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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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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| spelling | doaj-art-c1944cdaf0554ae39992beef285bbf472025-08-20T03:32:16ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship1092-12062016-04-018310.29173/istl1675Preserving the Digital Record of Science and Engineering: the Challenge of New Forms of Grey Literature.Linda Musser 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] https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/1675 |
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