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Article Information:
Title:
Long-term preservation of digital information in China: some problems and solutions
Author(s):
Jiazhen Liu, Peng Du
Journal:
Program: electronic library and information systems
Year:
2009
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
175 - 186
ISSN:
0033-0337
DOI:
10.1108/00330330910954389
Publisher:
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Document Access:
Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this paper to describe the research work on the long-term preservation of Chinese digital information funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) since 2001.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an overview, in text and figures, of ways in which e-documents originating in China, in now obsolete formats, can be made readable again. Also, results of a recent survey of electronic records management in government and corporations are given.
Findings – The lifecycle management gap with respect to electronic records is highlighted and the main factors that restrict the Chinese anti-disaster data backup plan are analysed. It is suggested that the data backup centre which can be accepted by small medium enterprises should be the e-government disaster recovery centre for local government.
Originality/value – All the research results are useful for those who need to understand the long-term preservation of Chinese digital information and electronic records management.
Keywords:
China, Data collection, Electronic document delivery, Electronic media, Records management
Article Type:
Research paper