Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 15, No. 270.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
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Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 07:06:50 +0100
From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org>
Subject: Preservation/Conservation of Digital Heritage in Europe
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
September 21, 2001
Draft Resolution on Preservation of Digital Heritage
Prepared for UNESCO General Conference
http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/news.html
Calls for Support Issued
>Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:00:06 -0400
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>From: Terry Kuny <terry.kuny@xist.com>
>
The Committee on Digital Preservation of the Conference of Directors of
National Libraries (CDNL) took the initiative to prepare a draft resolution
on the preservation of the digital heritage for the 31st session of the
General Conference of UNESCO, which will begin on 15 October 2001. The
Dutch Government has now agreed to carry the draft resolution (DR.) and has
formulated a final version of the text, as an Amendment to the Draft
Programme and Budget for 2002-2003 (31 C/5) (of UNESCO), see
http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/news.html
The European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) wishes to
encourage institutions to gather support for the draft resolution. All
those working in the heritage field are aware of the uncertain life-span of
digital materials and the extreme complexities involved in keeping
born-digital materials accessible over decades or even centuries. This
draft resolution is meant to state, loud and clear, what is really at stake
and to encourage governments to take action now.
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