Session
Computer Science and Communication Engineering
Description
The National Archive of Albania (NAA) is the main institution in Albania, according to legislation, responsible to create the rules for document life management produced by any organization, and preserve them. Almost all archival documents stored in archival institutions, must be saved for unlimited period of time, or forever. Preservation of digital documents is different from preservation of paper documents. It is a very complex procedure directly connected with the inevitable phenomenon of hardware and software obsolesces. A successful mission of the NAA must have a well-defined strategy regarding the Digital Long-term Preservation. This paper aims to present the possible file formats, able to use during the digitization process of paper based documents and photography. Technical characteristics of same useful file formats are analyzed. The study tells that sustainability and quality factors are very important in digital file format selection for long term preservation.
Keywords:
file format, image quality, digital collection
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-14-7
First Page
9
Last Page
14
Location
Durres, Albania
Start Date
7-11-2015 9:00 AM
End Date
7-11-2015 5:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2015.82
Recommended Citation
Topi, Ardiana and Xhuvani, Aleksandër, "Digital long-term preservation in Albania, determining the right file formats" (2015). UBT International Conference. 82.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2015/all-events/82
Digital long-term preservation in Albania, determining the right file formats
Durres, Albania
The National Archive of Albania (NAA) is the main institution in Albania, according to legislation, responsible to create the rules for document life management produced by any organization, and preserve them. Almost all archival documents stored in archival institutions, must be saved for unlimited period of time, or forever. Preservation of digital documents is different from preservation of paper documents. It is a very complex procedure directly connected with the inevitable phenomenon of hardware and software obsolesces. A successful mission of the NAA must have a well-defined strategy regarding the Digital Long-term Preservation. This paper aims to present the possible file formats, able to use during the digitization process of paper based documents and photography. Technical characteristics of same useful file formats are analyzed. The study tells that sustainability and quality factors are very important in digital file format selection for long term preservation.