This workshop will address the important problem of data archiving and information preservation. Various aspects should converge to a visionary report providing research directions for archivists, system developers, owning organizations, and technologists. WG1 Information Preservation and its Requirements WG1 will address the general requirements of information preservation in the information age. Because of its importance, WG1 will take place on both days. WG2 Information Media and Storage Media WG2 will discuss the standards and adaptation to changing standards of both information media and storage media.
Information media are multimedia, including text, images, voice, video, and their inter-linkages.
Storage media include paper, and various optical and electrical media. WG4 Workflow, Information Preservation and Data Archiving Continuously, documents and records are created by workflow processes in organizations. This workshop can only offer ideas from the scientific and technological perspective. Legal and policy issues will require a long decision process involving a much wider community. Issues to be discussed at the workshop may include governmental versus professional responsibility, cost of alternative models, interfaces for professionals and the public, copyright restrictions for archives, privacy vs. public accessibility.