Digital curation is the selection, preservation, maintenance, and archiving of digital assets. It’s main goal is long term preservation and conservation. Digital archivists strive to maintain material in a digital form in a way that can be safety accessed for decades to come.
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Digital curation is an inclusive concept. It begins before digital objects are even created by setting elite standards for planning data collection that results in “curation ready” objects that are in the best possible condition to ensure they can be maintained and used in the future.
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