Towards a Theory of Digital Preservation
A preservation environment manages communication from the past while communicating with the future. Information generated in the past is sent into the future by the current preservation environment. The proof that the preservation environment preserves authenticity and integrity while performing the...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Edinburgh
2008-12-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Digital Curation |
| Online Access: | https://129.215.67.1/ijdc/article/view/42 |
| _version_ | 1797393100830670848 |
|---|---|
| author | Reagan Moore |
| author_facet | Reagan Moore |
| author_sort | Reagan Moore |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | A preservation environment manages communication from the past while communicating with the future. Information generated in the past is sent into the future by the current preservation environment. The proof that the preservation environment preserves authenticity and integrity while performing the communication constitutes a theory of digital preservation. We examine the representation information that is needed about the preservation environment for a theory of digital preservation. The representation information includes descriptions of the preservation management policies, the preservation processes, and the state information that is needed to verify the correct working behavior of the system. We demonstrate rule-based data grids that can verify that prior policies correctly enforced preservation properties, while sending into the future descriptions of the current preservation management policies. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T23:58:15Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-f5da59e05f3846d48924a39bf7a63374 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1746-8256 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T23:58:15Z |
| publishDate | 2008-12-01 |
| publisher | University of Edinburgh |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Digital Curation |
| spelling | doaj.art-f5da59e05f3846d48924a39bf7a633742023-12-12T23:52:38ZengUniversity of EdinburghInternational Journal of Digital Curation1746-82562008-12-0131Towards a Theory of Digital PreservationReagan MooreA preservation environment manages communication from the past while communicating with the future. Information generated in the past is sent into the future by the current preservation environment. The proof that the preservation environment preserves authenticity and integrity while performing the communication constitutes a theory of digital preservation. We examine the representation information that is needed about the preservation environment for a theory of digital preservation. The representation information includes descriptions of the preservation management policies, the preservation processes, and the state information that is needed to verify the correct working behavior of the system. We demonstrate rule-based data grids that can verify that prior policies correctly enforced preservation properties, while sending into the future descriptions of the current preservation management policies.https://129.215.67.1/ijdc/article/view/42 |
| spellingShingle | Reagan Moore Towards a Theory of Digital Preservation International Journal of Digital Curation |
| title | Towards a Theory of Digital Preservation |
| title_full | Towards a Theory of Digital Preservation |
| title_fullStr | Towards a Theory of Digital Preservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a Theory of Digital Preservation |
| title_short | Towards a Theory of Digital Preservation |
| title_sort | towards a theory of digital preservation |
| url | https://129.215.67.1/ijdc/article/view/42 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT reaganmoore towardsatheoryofdigitalpreservation |