Using a multi-criteria decision making approach to evaluate format migration solutions

Authors:
Feng Luan;Mads Nygård;Guttorm Sindre;Trond Aalberg
Affiliations:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Venue:
Proceedings of the International Conference on Management of Emergent Digital EcoSystems
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Migration is a strategy used in preservation systems to make digital objects survive from the continuing evolution of technology. However, it is difficult for custodians to decide an objective migration solution, as heterogeneous data, many system requirements, and complex programs will affect the selection of the solutions. In this paper, we describe a multi-criteria decision making approach for the selection of migration solutions. The approach mainly uses the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the technique ordered preference by similarity to the ideal solution (TOPSIS). Finally, the viability of our approach is illustrated in a series of experiments to find the best migration solution for doc files.