Dear all...
Loss
of records occurs when disaster strikes, affecting the loss of corporate memory
that can never be recovered. Digital preservation technology comes to the
rescue, allowing enormous storage of records and information indefinitely.
However, such technology is fragile in nature if not properly managed and
handled.
The keeping of digital objects comes together the risky parts and
challenges; cost, technological, organizational and legal challenges. These are
all ongoing process and not just a one off step. Information agencies;
libraries, archival institution, museums, research institutions and public
organizations face these challenges and must consider digital collection
maintenance as part of organizational strategies and ongoing tasks for
longevity and posterity of digital collection.
Digital technology today is used
to create, process, share, transfer, store, communicate and use information in
business transactions. The quantity of the digital objects transacted; records
and document created, born in various formats are enormous and grow
exponentially. It affects the amount of works for preservation tasks to be done
while relying for real and enduring solutions for digital preservation.
