National Library of Australia Staff Papers, 1998

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Electronic Publications and the Survival of Information

Maggie Jones

Abstract


Increasingly, important information is being created in digital form. Libraries have traditionally taken responsibility for ensuring continued access to the diverse range of materials which reflect a nation’s cultural heritage. In the digital environment, libraries also have a role to play and need to combine theoretical understandings and overriding principles with solid practical activity in order to overcome the challenges posed by the technology. The issue of preserving important digital information has been recognised worldwide and much activity has been taking place in this area. Projects being undertaken by libraries in Europe, the U.S, and Australia are helping to illuminate the issues and considerable progress has been made in the past few years towards realising a goal in which it is feasible to ensure continued access to cultural heritage in digital form.

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