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Avoiding Technological Quicksand

Avoiding Technological Quicksand:
Finding a Viable Technical Foundation for Digital Preservation

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by Jeff Rothenberg
January 1998

 

 

 

Preface

Executive Summary

     

  1. Introduction

     

  2. The Digital Longevity Problem

     

  3. Preservation in the Digital Age

     

  4. The Scope of the Problem

     

  5. Technical Dimensions of the Problem

     

  6. The Inadequacy of Most Proposed Approaches

     

  7. Criteria for an Ideal Solution

     

  8. The Emulation Solution

     

  9. Research Required for the Emulation Approach

     

  10. Summary

References

 

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