RETHINKING DIGITAL PRESERVATION: Conceptual Foundations

Abrams, Stephen

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Title

RETHINKING DIGITAL PRESERVATION: Conceptual Foundations

Author(s)

Abrams, Stephen

Issue Date

2023

Keyword(s)

• abductive inference
• abstract reference model
• communicology
• finite state machine
• information experience

Abstract

In support of a multi-year initiative to revitalize its core digital preservation infrastructure, the Harvard Library is engaged in an open-ended exploration of an ideal system solution. The individual components of that ideal cohere into abstract functional and informational reference models, which act as aspirational benchmarks for requirements and subsequent procurement and deployment activities. The models are derived through the logical refinement of a small set of high-level axiomatic principles. These reflect a conceptualization of digital preservation as an inherently communicative enterprise with an ultimate goal of complementing the persistence of authentic digital information objects with that of opportunities for legitimate information experiences.

Series/Report Name or Number

iPRES 2023

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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