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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Main Author: Linda Musser
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Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2016-04-01
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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