tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post3537378545745692513..comments2024-03-28T13:39:27.601-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: Threats to preservationDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-89486297997042882392011-02-04T09:57:27.423-08:002011-02-04T09:57:27.423-08:00Another close call as a Flickr employee screws up ...Another close call as a <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/03/flickr_finds_lost_photos/" rel="nofollow">Flickr employee screws up</a> and deletes a customer's pictures. Fortunately, Flickr managed to restore them and issue a groveling apology. The Register <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/04/flickr_lesson_for_cloud_customers/" rel="nofollow">draws the moral of the story</a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-21771532579670817632011-01-30T15:50:54.148-08:002011-01-30T15:50:54.148-08:00I agree that format obsolescence should not be the...I agree that format obsolescence should not be the principal focus of digital preservation efforts For the last 2 years, I've been working on a project called "Digital Continuity":<br /><br />http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/projects-and-work/digital-continuity.htm<br /><br />This project is looking at issues of short to medium term digital information management in active business use (rather than archival). <br /><br />Although we began with the classic format obsolescence horror stories, we have shifted our focus towards governance and information risk management, with strong links to the information assurance and security world.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410290293813481776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-71914332199860501692011-01-28T11:29:42.020-08:002011-01-28T11:29:42.020-08:00In this context, I should also point to Dan Geer&#...In this context, I should also point to <a href="http://geer.tinho.net/ieee/ieee.sp.geer.1101b.pdf" rel="nofollow">Dan Geer's wonderful essay</a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com