| What is an Archive? |
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| • | Archives: |
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| • | “…documents,
irrespective of form, medium or age, intended |
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| for
long-term preservation because of their continuing value.” |
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| (BS
5454 - 2000) |
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| • | Web
Archiving: |
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| • | Collections
of websites or website content that may or may |
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| not be
intended for long-term preservation |
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| • | Commonly
(but not always) carried out by libraries |
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| • | ‘Archive’
and ‘Archiving’ can mean different things to |
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| different
people |
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