Digital Preservation: Issues and Challenges in Knowledge Resource Centres
Author(s): Dr. Srinivasa Rao Nalluri
Abstract - This paper focuses on operational digital preservation systems specifically in information
Resource centre (IRC). It considers the wide range of digital objects of interest to IRC, including e journals, technical reports, e-records, project documents, scientific data, etc. The report also discusses archiving based on format types – text, data, audio, video, etc.
Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents the concepts and observations on the contents of digital preservation. It discuses about the overview of technological approaches and strategies to digital preservation and challenges on information resource centre (IRC). This paper is also describes the main objectives, process and technological issues involved in preservation of digital materials. Finally, the paper highlights the process ladder of digital preservation initiatives.
Findings – The paper discovers to facilitate digital preservation goal can be achieved by the Implementation of several technologies but on the other hand managerial environment and nature of the materials are also the study points before adopting techniques involved in digital preservation. It is also find out that the Digital preservation of documents restores it from loss, theft and decay.
Originality/value – The paper explains the overview of technological approaches and strategies to digital preservation and challenges on information resource centre (IRC).
Keywords - Digital Preservation, Documents, Preservation Planning, Digital resources, Preservation Initiatives, Preservation Strategies.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.8.1.2022.1513
Cite This Article As: (2022). Nalluri, S.R. Digital Preservation: Issues and Challenges in Knowledge Resource Centres. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 8(1) 207-214. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1513 Page: 207-214 Publication Date: 08 March 2022