Copied by Iain Flett, Dundee City Archives. Apologies for cross-posting ######################## ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 10:36:08 -0400 From: Terry Kuny <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [DOC] DLF report "Preserving the Whole" A new report from the Digital Library Federation explores options for salvaging quantitative data stored in technically obsolete formats and its associated documentation stored on paper. "Preserving the Whole: A Two-Track Approach to Rescuing Social Science Data and Metadata" reports on a project at Yale University to migrate - or move into currently accessible formats - public option survey data collected and encoded in the 1970's. "Preserving the Whole" is available on the Web site of the Digital Library Federation: http://www.clir.org/diglib/dlfhomepage.htm and in print form from the Council on Library and Information Resources CLIR) for $15 prepaid, including postage and handling. Checks should be made payable to CLIR and mained to: CLIR Publication Orders, 1755 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036-2124 Credit card orders may be placed by calling CLIR at 202-939-4750, sending a fax to 202-939-4765, or sending e-mail to [log in to unmask] A complete listing of publicatons may be found at CLIR's web site, http://www.clir.org