Radio Program: “Link Rot, Pay Walls and the Perils of Preservation”

“Link Rot, Pay Walls and the Perils of Preservation” aired on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio National’s “Future Tense with Antony Funnell” program on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Description

The cliché is that once something goes online, it’s up there forever.

But the truth is that the Internet has a memory problem and some of what we’re losing – or could potentially lose – has significance and value.

While archivists struggle with the challenge of preserving our digital record, the rise of pay walls present a particular problem.

Guests

Clare Stanton – Communications and Outreach, Library Innovation Lab, Harvard Law School

Mark Graham – Director, Wayback Machine, Internet Archive

David Fricker – Director General, National Archives of Australia

Rebecca Cremona – Senior Developer, Library Innovation Lab, Harvard Law School

Clifford Lynch – Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information

Direct to Program Webpage

Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Preservation