Mellor, P., Wheatley, P. and Sergeant, D. (2002) Migration on request, a practical technique for preservation. In: Goos, G., Hartmanis, J. and van Leeuwen, J., (eds.) Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries : 6th European Conference, ECDL 2002 Rome, Italy, September 16–18, 2002 Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2458 (2458/2). Springer , Berlin / Heidelberg , pp. 516-526. ISBN 978-3-540-44178-6
Abstract
Maintaining a digital object in a usable state over time is a crucial aspect of digital preservation. Existing methods of preserving have many drawbacks. This paper describes advanced techniques of data migration which can be used to support preservation more accurately and cost effectively. To ensure that preserved works can be rendered on current computer systems over time, “traditional migration” has been used to convert data into current formats. As the new format becomes obsolete another conversion is performed, etcetera. Traditional migration has many inherent problems as errors during transformation propagate throughout future transformations. CAMiLEON’s software longevity principles can be applied to a migration strategy, offering improvements over traditional migration. This new approach is named “Migration on Request.” Migration on Request shifts the burden of preservation onto a single tool, which is maintained over time. Always returning to the original format enables potential errors to be significantly reduced.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Academic Services (Leeds) > Library (Leeds) |
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Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2008 18:33 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jun 2014 18:14 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45747-X_38 |
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Publisher: | Springer |
Series Name: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Identification Number: | 10.1007/3-540-45747-X |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:3757 |