Preservation, Security, and Digital Content

Institutions must expand beyond traditional organizational models to accomodate the expanding realm of digitization. If digital content preservation entails operating a trustworthy networked information system, migrating content, and emulating systems, to say nothing of analysis-upon-acquisition and the execution of legal agreements for remote resources-we are surely not talking about an office in the singular. This calls for distributed responsibilities and carries a strong need for computer science expertise. This begins to describe a library in a digital age. It reminds us that securing and preserving digital content require a collective effort that will depend on the contributions of many people.