Cinderella's Stick: A Fairy Tale for Digital Preservation

This book discusses digital preservation issues using a modernized Cinderella fairy tale,with each chapter having two parts: an episode and a technical background. It is intended for anyone who wants to understand the problems related to digital preservation, even if they lack technical knowledge. The book's website offers additional resources and links.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 249 pages
\n Publication date: 11 December 2018
\n Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
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Digital preservation is a crucial endeavor aimed at safeguarding digital material from the threat of loss, corruption, technological advancements, and evolving societal understanding. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the primary challenges associated with digital preservation, drawing upon a modernized version of the well-known Cinderella fairy tale. Structured in a modular manner, the book consists of chapters divided into two parts: the episode and the technical background. The episodes follow a chronological narrative, mirroring the structure of a fairy tale. Alongside the captivating story, each episode delves into one or more digital preservation problems, which are analyzed in the technical background section. To provide a broader and abstract perspective, the concept of patterns is employed, offering named formulations of these challenges. Each pattern encompasses a problem's summary, a narrative detailing an attempted solution, an explanation of potential pitfalls, lessons learned, and connections to related patterns discussed in other chapters. This book is designed to be accessible to a wide range of readers, including those without a technical background. It provides an introductory level of technical detail, references key approaches and solutions currently employed in the field, and concludes with questions and exercises suitable for computer engineers and scientists. Furthermore, the book's website, maintained by the authors, offers an interactive experience by presenting the contents of Cinderella's "real USB stick," along with links to various tools and updates. By delving into the complexities of digital preservation through the lens of a familiar fairy tale, this book serves as a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand and address the challenges posed by the preservation of digital information in our rapidly evolving digital world.

\n Weight: 560g\n
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9783319984872\n
Edition number: 1st ed. 2018\n