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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
Date of Ingest
2023-11-01T18:56:59-05:00
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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Copyright held by the author(s). The text of this paper is published under a CC BY-SA license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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