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Link rot, pay walls and the perils of preservation

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Link rot, pay walls and the perils of preservation

The cliché is that once something goes online, it’s up there forever.

But the truth is that the Internet has a memory problem and some of what we’re losing – or could potentially lose – has significance and value.

While archivists struggle with the challenge of preserving our digital record, the rise of pay walls present a particular problem.

Guests

Clare Stanton – Communications and Outreach, Library Innovation Lab, Harvard Law School

Mark Graham – Director, Wayback Machine, Internet Archive

David Fricker – Director General, National Archives of Australia

Rebecca Cremona – Senor Developer, Library Innovation Lab, Harvard Law School

Clifford Lynch – Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information

Credits

  • Antony Funnell, presenter
  • Karin Zsivanovits, producer
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Internet Technology, Internet Culture, Information and Communication, Science and Technology
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