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2 Commonalities Between Requirements for the ERA and Requirements for Other Activities
Pages 15-18

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... ~ It is based on the idea that special requirements apply to archival institutions, that NARA plays a unique role in the federal government, and that the scale and diversity of the government's programs exceed those of any other entity. NARA does have unique statutory responsibilities for the management of federal government records and the identification and preservation of records of long-term value.
From page 16...
... , for example, seeks solutions to digital preservation by integrating archival storage technology from supercomputer centers, data grid technology from the scientific community, information models from digital libraries, and preservation models from the archival community. The SDSC persistent archive prototype (discussed in Chapter 3)
From page 17...
... Online text retrieval services such as Lexis-Nexis and WestLaw maintain very large digital libraries. A number of industry sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, public utilities, aviation, and those using hazardous materials, must retain very large collections of records for the long term to fulfill regulatory requirements.
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