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Archive: December 2012 (3 Posts)

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Why Does Digital Preservation Matter?

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

In conversations with professional colleagues, I find we rarely talk about “the why” of digital preservation. We take it as an article of faith that what we do is important, so much so that we worry that we should be doing more, saving more. Sadness arises when we hear about loss, such as when a …

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Digital Technology Expands the Scope and Reach of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

I am happy to have had the chance to interview Jan Ziolkowski, Director, and Yota Batsaki, Executive Director, of Dumbarton Oaks, about some recent developments involving use of technology to enhance the institution’s collections. Bill: The Dumbarton Oaks collections are as fascinating as they are diverse, relating as they do to Byzantine, Pre-Columbian and Garden …