Much of the work in digital preservation has focused on the perceived threat of format obsolescence. The standard approach combines tools to validate formats and collect format metadata, registries preserving format specifications, and format obsolescence notification systems. The idea is that when a format becomes obsolete a notification will be issued, a converter created from the specificati...

Information and communication technologies (ICT) play a substantial role for enhancing participation and autonomy in old age. In Germany, as in most modern industrialized societies, huge diffusion gaps between younger and older age groups exist regarding the use of the internet and ICT devices. Very few studies address the differential role of older “frontrunners” in terms of modern ICT. In thi...

Abstract Planned obsolescence is the practice of deliberately designing products to limit their life span encourage replacement. It a common business strategy for consumer goods, with far-reaching ecological and social consequences. Here, we examine definition, causes consequences planned by using insights from corporate crime literature, integrated environmental philosophy, management sciences...