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2010

Digital Preservation

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"The Song Remains ... The Same? Three Case Studies Of Issues Of Digital Preservation In Second Life Performance Practices", Dennis Moser Sep 2010

"The Song Remains ... The Same? Three Case Studies Of Issues Of Digital Preservation In Second Life Performance Practices", Dennis Moser

Dennis Moser

The documentation of performance is neither new nor restricted to the Western world. One need only look elsewhere to see the impetus of sharing and passing along the essential elements of music and dance. As we move deeper and deeper into the digital expression of culture, we must grapple with new solutions for capturing and conveying these essentials. There are countervailing attitudes towards the documentation of the manifestation of the aesthetic experience. The emergence of “performance” art and “installation” art in the late 19th and 20th centuries have given impetus to a field of critical theory somewhat at odds with …


University Institutional Repositories: An Investigation Into Long-Term Preservation And Copyright Compliance, Elizabeth M. Shaffer Aug 2010

University Institutional Repositories: An Investigation Into Long-Term Preservation And Copyright Compliance, Elizabeth M. Shaffer

Elizabeth M. Shaffer

This poster presents a research project that explores the challenges presented to Institutional Repositories (IRs) by the requirements of long-term digital preservation and copyright compliance. IRs have been developed by universities throughout North America and Western Europe with the goals of preserving and making accessible the scholarly output of academic communities, including materials that range from publications to scientific data sets. However, the literature shows that these same institutions lag behind when it comes to policies and procedures for long-term preservation and the licensing of their contents. IRs face some serious challenges: How to ensure the long-term preservation of and …