Digital preservation

thumb|Internet Archive book scanner thumb|Digital camera imaging setup at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection used for extended depth of focus photography of specimens. Digitization is the process of converting information into a digital format, i.e., a format that can be read by computers. The result is the representation of an object, image, sound, document, or signal (usually an analog signal) obtained by generating a series of numbers that describe a discrete set of points or samples. The result of this conversion is called digital representation or, more specifically, a digital image for

process of data preservation done by collecting and saving web content

PDF/A is an ISO-standardized version of the Portable Document Format (PDF) specialized for use in the archiving and long-term preservation of electronic documents. PDF/A differs from PDF by prohibiting features unsuitable for long-term archiving, such as font linking (as opposed to font embedding) and encryption. The ISO requirements for PDF/A file viewers include color management guidelines, support for embedded fonts, and a user interface for reading embedded annotations.

formal endeavor to ensure that digital information of continuing value remains accessible, trustworthy, and usable

conceptual situation in which large swathes of historic digitised materials are inaccessible

data preservation facility in Svalbard, Norway

initiative against unplayability of video games with purchased licenses (partly linked to servers)

opposing theories of Wikipedia

accumulation of data corruption on a storage device over time

Data storage format

archival system

study of old data sources

selection, preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital assets

Passing down of digital assets after a person's death

digital media in the service of preserving cultural or natural heritage

international standard for metadata to support the preservation of digital objects

work performed to ensure meaningful and enduring access to data

infrastructure supported by INRIA and UNESCO; its 3 core missions are: to collect, preserve and share the source code of publicly available software.

project aimed at preserving browser games and Flash animations

situation where a digital resource is no longer readable because of its archaic format

form of preservation

branch of archival science and genealogy

data archiving project

KryoFlux is a hardware and software solution for preserving software on floppy disks. It was developed by the Software Preservation Society.

voluntary organization digitizing and preserving the cultural heritage of Panjab

VisualAudio is a project that retrieves sound from a picture of a phonograph record. It originated from a partnership between the Swiss National Sound Archives and the School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg.

Civil society organisation dedicated to Libian history digitalisation

form of digital preservation applied to video games

physical degradation process