Dear Jeremy. Interesting question.
They way I do it is this: if no one asks you what you mean then you either
both mean the same thing or it doesn't matter.
sustainable = inexpensive
digital object = something that can be reified.
preservation = maintaning an identifier (or indentity) over time
Regards,
Colin Baird
On 9/22/06, Ottevanger, Jeremy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> For those in a hurry, the short version:
>
> Before next week's MA/DHRG conference "Fast Forward: Building a
> sustainable new media future for UK Museums", I'd really appreciate your
> definitions or understanding of a few terms:
>
> * Sustainable/sustainability
> * Digital object
> * Preservation
>
> The long version, for a bit more explanation:
>
> The Museums Association and Leicester University's Digital Heritage
> Research Group are organising next week's "Fast Forward" conference. In
> my role as a research student with the DHRG, I am in the initial stages
> of investigating precisely this area (the working title of the project
> is "Sustaining public-facing digital assets in museums"). I am aware
> that there are multiple meanings, assumptions and understandings with
> regard to many key terms - indeed almost every word in the project's
> title would be contested - and I would very much appreciate your
> interpretations. It seems like a good idea to ask the question now,
> before the conference - we can start with quite fresh "first takes", as
> well as perhaps develop our ideas a little before the 29th. So your
> thoughts, please, on the meanings of:
>
> * Sustainable/sustainability
> * Digital object/digital asset, and indeed any related term (I
> suspect the word "virtual" may crop up, perhaps "learning object", what
> else?)
> * Preservation
>
> At some point I'd also like to explore that old chestnut, the limits of
> the museum and its responsibilities to digital material, but that might
> be better left for another time.
>
> I will of course ask your permission before citing any responses. Many
> thanks in advance,
>
> Jeremy
>
>
>
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