Challenges in digital preservation: Relational databases
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چکیده
Chen (2001) coined the term ‘digital preservation paradox’ to describe a philosophy of preservation management that recognises change as a cornerstone of managing digital records for permanence. Paradox also surrounds use of the terms ‘structured’ and ‘unstructured’. As more and more so-called ‘unstructured’ information sources are generated from ‘structured’ repositories, preservation planning for ‘unstructured’ sources must move to encompass the ‘structured’ information sources from which
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