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![Cyberinfrastructure and the Cultural Record
“Digital cultural heritage resources are a fundamental
dataset for the humanities…
… combined with computer networks and software
tools, now shape the way that scholars discover and
make sense of the human record…
… [and] the way their findings are communicated to
students, colleagues, and the general public”
"The Report of the American Council of Learned Societies Commission on Cyberinfrastructure for
the Humanities and Social Sciences." American Council of Learned Societies (2006).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/preservingourdigitalheritage-121023081221-phpapp01/85/Preserving-Our-Digital-Heritage-12-320.jpg)
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Preserving Our Digital Heritage
This document discusses the importance of preserving digital heritage and collections. It notes that digital preservation is similar to physical preservation, but with some key differences due to the nature of digital media. The document outlines challenges like obsolete file formats, lack of connections between resources, and ensuring digital materials remain reusable and their stories can be visualized. It argues for embracing technology and principles of the profession to preserve digital cultural heritage for future generations of scholars and the public.
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- 10. Preserving Digital Collections Preservingdigital collections is the same as preserving physical collections, except where it is different Respect the principles of the profession Embrace the potential of technology
- 11. Five Equations ofthe Cultural Record Content = Data Analog = Non-existent Unconnecte = Invisible d Reusable = Valuable Visualization = Storytelling
- 12. Cyberinfrastructure and theCultural Record “Digital cultural heritage resources are a fundamental dataset for the humanities… … combined with computer networks and software tools, now shape the way that scholars discover and make sense of the human record… … [and] the way their findings are communicated to students, colleagues, and the general public” "The Report of the American Council of Learned Societies Commission on Cyberinfrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences." American Council of Learned Societies (2006).
- 13. Counters of Bitsand Tellers of Stories “When it was made simple, counted in bits, Information was found to be everywhere” -James Gleick, The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood (2011) “It is not just about the data, it is about the story” -Arianna Huffington (2012)
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- 16. Greg Colati Sr. Director,Archives, Special Collections and Digital Curation University of Connecticut gregory.colati@uconn.edu