1. The Heart of Scholarship.
- Author
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CHARLTON, JOHN
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COPYRIGHT , *TAX laws , *ACADEMIC libraries , *ARCHIVES , *COMPUTER input-output equipment , *ELECTRONIC books , *INTERNET , *PRESERVATION of materials , *ACCESS to information , *PROFESSIONAL licenses - Abstract
The article reports on the Weston Library where digitization is at the center of scholarship, research and preservation. The Weston Library is part of the Bodlleian Libraries at the University of Oxford where archivists will discover new ways to preserve digital materials. Lucie Burgess, the Bodleian's associate director for digital libraries, says the digital archivists face challenges daily with respect to the preservation of digital materials such as old floppy disks which are deteriorating.
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- 2015