Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom: Our Pragmatic Ignorance
For workaday pragmatic purposes, common understandings of data, information, knowledge, wisdom, and their relationships may be worthwhile. But for our...
Continue reading →Copyright Law, TPMs, and Appraisal
Recent copyright legislation prevents archives from legitimately fulfilling key requirements for the long term preservation and provision of access to...
Continue reading →How Recent Copyright Legislation (C-11) and TPMs Prevent Digital Preservation
Recent copyright legislation prevents archives from legitimately fulfilling key requirements for the long term preservation and provision of access to...
Continue reading →Long Term Digital Preservation and the Role of TDRs
Recent copyright legislation prevents archives from legitimately fulfilling key requirements for the long term preservation and provision of access to...
Continue reading →First Take on the Public Domain Manifesto
Communia published its Public Domain Manifesto . The manifesto identifies the public domain concept with respect to historical development and more...
Continue reading →Ephemera and the National Memory
I'd been concerned with what I had once called digital cultural amnesia. Though in reflecting on the word "amnesia" I no longer think it's the best way to...
Continue reading →Some Notes on the Canadian Digital Information Strategy Draft
I've been reading the draft consultation version of the Canadian Digital Information Strategy ( PDF ). The strategy proposes strengthening content, ensuring...
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