The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies (JCAS) announces the publication of a new book review:
"Review of Averting the Digital Dark Age: The Future of Digital Literary Heritage," written by Rebecca L. Hastings.
Download the article: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol12/iss1/4/
Abstract: In Averting the Digital Dark Age: How Archivists, Librarians, and Technologists Built the Web a Memory, Ian Milligan explores the efforts of technologists and information professionals to develop means of preserving information shared on the World Wide Web. The web lacks a built-in archiving function, raising fears of a "digital dark age," an unprecedented gap in the historical record as information sharing via the web increases. Milligan tracks the development of web preservation debates and activities from the anxiety and turmoil of the early to mid-1990s to the coming of age of web preservation in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This concise and accessible book makes clear the fragility of web-based information and the importance of collaborative web preservation efforts.
JCAS is a peer-reviewed, open access journal sponsored by the New England Archivists, Yale University Library, and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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