Dorothy Mzumara's Blog for Learning: Academic work

Data curation is the active management of digital data throughout its lifecycle to ensure that it remains accessible, authentic, usable, and reusable over time. An essential component of data curation is digital preservation, which encompasses the policies, strategies, and actions undertaken to maintain long-term access to digital materials despite technological changes (Altman et al., 2020). As organisations increasingly rely on digital information for research, governance, and decision-making, preserving digital resources has become a critical responsibility for information professionals One of the most significant threats to digital materials is technological obsolescence. Digital records depend on specific hardware, software, and file formats for access and use. As technologies evolve, older systems may become unsupported, making digital files inaccessible even when the data itself remains intact. This challenge highlights the need for continuous migration of digital content to cu...