Best Practices Discussion Stability

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Contents 1 Definition 2 Goals 3 Examples 4 Properties 5 References

Definition

The definition describes this element of best practices.

Goals

The goals influence the value of stability.

SUCCESS FACTORS

Examples

These are a few representative samples to encourage additional suggestions.

Properties

These are characteristics of stability.

References

For further reading.

• Rothenberg, Jeff. (1995). Ensuring the longevity of digital documents. Scientific American, 272 (1), 42-47. http://www.clir.org/pubs/archives/ensuring.pdf

• Taking a byte out of history: the archival preservation of federal computer records, Report of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Operations, Nov. 6. 1990 (House Report 101-978). http://books.google.com/books/about/Taking_a_byte_out_of_history.html?id=2q1ek_kLVmMC

• Smith, Abby. 1998. "Preservation in the Future Tense." CLIR Issues 3 (May/June). Washington, D.C.: Council on Library & Information Resources.

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