Questions about technical terms and definitions
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What basic services are typically provided by a library?
As part of the Document Availability Information API (DAIA) I once defined a set of services that libraries can provide, connected to a particular document. The result was:
loan: a patron can borrow ...
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What is the difference between digital-media and e-resources?
I was about to suggest to merge the tags digital-media and e-resources but I am not fully sure. Is there a commonly agreed upon difference between both terms? I think the term e-resources is only used ...
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What's the most useful definition of technological obsolescence for digital preservation purposes?
Technological obsolescence is commonly seen as a big issue in digital preservation yet some people seem to have different interpretations of what it means, leading to heated discussions about the ...
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Who coined the term “discovery layer” or rather “discovery interface”?
Is that something vendors introduced after libraryland invented "Next generation Catalogs"?
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Is there any real distinction between File Fixity and File Integrity?
File fixity is a key concept in digital preservation, referring to the property of a digital file being fixed, or unchanged. File integrity is a much more broadly used term in the business world which ...
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What has been found to be the most effective alternate term for “digital preservation” when communicating beyond the library and archives community?
The term "digital preservation" can be a turn-off when there is a need to describe, sell or make the case for implementing this kind of work. Curation, digital stewardship, permanent access... Which ...
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What is the difference between digital preservation and digital curation?
In the United States use of the term "digital preservation" seems dominant, while "digital curation" seems to be dominant in the United Kingdom. Do these terms entail fundamentally different ...
