Got Data? a Guide to Data Preservation in the Information Age.
The article discusses data preservation, exploring the issues and trends associated with preserving digital data. The author also examines the manner in which such data can be kept manageable, available, accessible, and secure. Examples of vital information stored digitally include medical records,...
| Published in: | Communications of the ACM Vol. 51; no. 12; pp. 50 - 57 |
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Association for Computing Machinery
Dec2008
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