Digital Archives
Preserving digital information for more than a few years poses interesting technical challenges due to the rapidly evolving nature of digital storage medial, presentation applications, and hardware. We are developing methods to guide organizations faced with the challenge of long-term digital preservation.
Selected publications on this topic include:
Carrying Authentic, Understandable and Usable Digital Records Through Time - 1999
Jeff Rothenberg, Tora K. Bikson, RAND RE-99.016
Electronic Information Media and Records Management Methods: A Survey of Practices in UN Organizations - 1996
Tora K. Bikson, Sally Ann Law, RAND RP-508
Scholarly Communication and Information Technology: Exploring the Impact of Changes in the Research Process on Archives - 1993
Avra Michelson, Jeff Rothenberg, RAND RP-187
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