Online publications are continually gaining importance. Be they electronic journals, reference databases, abstract services or independent publications (online dissertations, eBooks) - formerly printed works are increasingly being published in the Internet alongside their printed versions. Electronic resources are a central part of our cultural and intellectual heritage, but this material is at risk.
Results generated in the field of science and research are based on digital primary data and are then themselves published via digital platforms. Considerable amounts are also being invested in the subsequent digitization of printed publications and this is generating huge quantities of digital information. The long-term accessibility of all digital resources of lasting value must be preserved - this despite the changing conditions arising from rapid technological development.
Scientific and medical co-operation and technological approaches like e-science and grid computing, the handling of multimedia data, and the incorporation of semantic technologies represent fundamental research challenges for the long-term preservation of digital objects.
To cope with all aspects of these research topics, the RA is supported and carried by scientists of 3 chairs of the University of Hagen. Thus, the interdisciplinary field can be investigated from different perspectives.
In the year 2006 the research area has successfully been founded,third party funding has been acquired and first R&D works are performed within several national and European projects.
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