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Technologies and Trends of Digital Preservation: An Appraisal


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1 School of Computer Application, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India
2 Central Library, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
     

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Digital preservation is post consideration to digitization. It is found that there is a sizeable growth in digital libraries all across the world. However, the matter of digital preservation still remains an unsolved issue. The paper puts spotlight on worldwide trends of digital preservation, technological perspectives, key strategies required for preservation and highlights global efforts on preservation with some constructive recommendations for future research on the aforesaid issue.

Keywords

Technology Preservation, Emulation, Migration, Encapsulation, Digital Tablets, Replication.
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Dillip K. Swain
School of Computer Application, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
India

Rabindra K. Mahapatra
Central Library, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar
India


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Authors

Dillip K. Swain
School of Computer Application, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India
Rabindra K. Mahapatra
Central Library, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India

Abstract


Digital preservation is post consideration to digitization. It is found that there is a sizeable growth in digital libraries all across the world. However, the matter of digital preservation still remains an unsolved issue. The paper puts spotlight on worldwide trends of digital preservation, technological perspectives, key strategies required for preservation and highlights global efforts on preservation with some constructive recommendations for future research on the aforesaid issue.

Keywords


Technology Preservation, Emulation, Migration, Encapsulation, Digital Tablets, Replication.

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