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Digital preservation in the tertiary education sector: management implications

 

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Title:

Digital preservation in the tertiary education sector: management implications

Author(s):

R. John Robertson

Journal:

Library Review

Year:

2006

Volume:

55

Issue:

3

Page:

173 - 178


DOI:

10.1108/00242530610655975

Publisher:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the future of long-term curation and preservation of digital assets with particular reference to Further Education (FE) in the UK.
Design/methodology/approach – Reviews current requirements of digital preservation and the efforts underway to support them. Drawing on other recent work and the author’s experience in a recent development project it subsequently comments on these efforts in the context of FE.
Findings – Argues that the long-term curation and preservation of digital assets produced by further education colleges should not be the responsibility of those colleges.
Research limitations/implications – Written with direct reference to the UK; how the suggested solution would be applied elsewhere remains undeveloped.
Practical implications – National memory institutions should strive to establish collaborative curatorial practices with the FE sector.
Originality/value – Suggests that the preservation of digital assets in the FE sector requires a different approach than the HE sector.

Keywords:

Archives management, Digital storage, National libraries, Tertiary education, United Kingdom


Article Type:

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Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00242530610655975

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