Preserving the Digital Record of Science and Engineering: the Challenge of New Forms of Grey Literature.
Research communications today are largely conducted by digital means. At this time, however, only a small percentage of these digital communiques are archived and preserved for future use. This article provides an overview of the challenge of this digital grey literature, a brief overview of digita...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Alberta Library
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/1675 |
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| Summary: | Research communications today are largely conducted by digital means. At this time, however, only a small percentage of these digital communiques are archived and preserved for future use. This article provides an overview of the challenge of this digital grey literature, a brief overview of digital archiving, and the role librarians and researchers can play in facilitating the availability and accessibility of these resources for future generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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| ISSN: | 1092-1206 |