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Archive: June 2014 (1 Post)

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Preserving Digital and Software-Based Artworks: Recap of a NDSA Discussion

Posted by: Kate Murray

In response to a suggestion from our active membership, the NDSA Standards and Practices Working Group recently hosted a discussion about preserving digital and software-based artworks. Interestingly, the suggestion for this topic came not from a museum staffer but by Winston Atkins, Preservation Officer at Duke University Libraries. Complex materials like digital art works and …