Preservation of and permanent access to electronic information resources: A system perspective

• Authors: Gail Hodge
• Venue: Information Services and Use - Electronic Information Management
• Year: 2005

The rapid growth in the creation and dissemination of electronic information has emphasized the digital environment's speed and ease of dissemination often with little regard for its long-term preservation and access. But, electronic information is fragile in ways that traditional paper-based information is not. Many projects, worldwide, have contributed to the growing collection of best practices and standards in areas such as metadata creation and format standards. These best practices are increasingly reflected in system software that can be tailored to local needs. However, these systems are still in development and for local implementations more than one approach may be needed. These systems provide an indication of the trends and issues remaining in the area of digital preservation and permanent access to electronic information resources.