Preserving Complex Digital Objects

This groundbreaking edited collection explores the challenges of preserving complex digital objects such as simulations, visualisations, digital art and video games. Drawing on the outputs of the JISC-funded Preservation of Complex Objects (POCOS) symposia, enhanced with specialist pathfinder solutions, this book will cover topics such as the legal and technical challenges of preservation, curation and authority, and digital archaeology. Written by international experts from a broad background of library, collecting institutions, information and computer science, and digital preservation backgrounds, this collection showcases the state of the art of the discipline and brings together stakeholder perspectives from across the preservation community. Readership: Academics and students on digital preservation, digital humanities and information management courses, those working in preservation and collecting for memory institutions, computer scientists, artists, games and emulation communities, archaeologists and digital forensic scientists.