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Digital Communications: Documentary Opportunities Not to Be Missed

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Abstract

Drawing upon professional literature and electronic records and digital library research initiatives at the University of Michigan, this paper examines the nature of and opportunities provided by digital communications, primarily as evolving documentary media, but also as digital environments through which documentation may potentially be made more widely available and relevant. It cautions against utilizing a pure systems or risk management approach in identifying such materials for long-term retention, and concludes with a discussion of the need to revisit the role of appraisal to establish and capitalize on the nature and use of digital communications.

How to Cite:

Gilliland-Swetland, A. J., (1995) “Digital Communications: Documentary Opportunities Not to Be Missed”, Archival Issues 20(1), 39–50. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.10644