The role of format in digital preservation

VINE

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 49-55

  Abrams, S L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital storage; Information

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047792     PISSN: 03055728     EISSN: 14741032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03055720410530997     Document Type: Article

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