The DeLorean or the Mini? Digital imperatives for publishers, digital dilemmas for repositories
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to examine the issue of the development of digital publishing and also the preservation of data.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper looks at literature on this issue and examines the importance of storing digital data.
Findings
The paper finds that, as writers, publishers and readers become increasingly digital, there is a greater burden being placed on libraries and other repositories to deal effectively with digital artefacts. It also reveals that preservation of digital artefacts/media is a context‐specific activity.
Originality/value
The paper provides an insight into the dilemma of digital preservation facing libraries and other repositories.
Keywords
Citation
Gorman, G.E. (2007), "The DeLorean or the Mini? Digital imperatives for publishers, digital dilemmas for repositories", Online Information Review, Vol. 31 No. 6, pp. 741-743. https://doi.org/10.1108/14684520710841739
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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