| Preservation of Digital Collections: An Overview |
A. Jeyaveeran
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai- 625 021 & Tamil Nadu, India |
| Abstract: Transition from print format to electronic format has given rise to various issues in preserving the digital form. The problem of preservation is further complicated by the rapid obsolescence of the hardware and software required to interpret and present digital documents. The paper highlights on necessity in preserving the digital form, Digital preservation, Tools required for Digital Preservation, Preservation Strategies, Increasing in Digital Preservation and Developing Digital Preservation Guidelines. |
| Keywords: Digital library, Digital Preservation, Preservation Strategies Preservation of Digital Collections: An Overview |
| DOI:https://doi.org/10.6025/jdp/2020/10/3/97-99 |
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