Preserving Digital Information

Citation
Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information, Preserving Digital Information (May 1, 1996) (full-text).

Overview
This document is the final report of the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information. The report explores in detail the roles and responsibilities associated with the critical functions of managing the operating environment of digital archives, strategies for migration of digital information, and costs and financial matters.

The report concludes with a set of recommendations on which the Commission on Preservation and Access and the Research Libraries Group need to act, either separately or together and in concert with other individuals or organizations as appropriate.