Preserving Digital Information

Part I: Digital Preservation - Why Do We Need it ? 1) State of the Art - 2) Economic Trends and Social Issues Part II: Information Object Structure 3) Introduction to Knowledge Theory - 4) Lessons from Scientific Philosophy - 5) Truth and Authenticity - 6) Describing Information Structure Part III: Distributed Content Management 7) Digital Object Formats - 8) Archiving Practices - 9) Everyday Digital Content Management Part IV: Digital Object Architecture for the Long Term 10) Durable Bit-Strings and Catalogs - 11) Durable Evidence - 12) Durable Representation Part V: Peroration 11) Assessment of the Future