In whose hands does the future of digital archiving lie?

Steve Bailey, Senior Advisor - JISC infoNet, University of Northumberland, UK. In this thought-provoking presentation, Steve Bailey discusses the history of records management by format rather than by content. He speculates about the efficacy of trusting our archives to a third party who is focused exclusively on format and profit. He looks at storing our archives in the 'cloud', comes to some interesting conclusions and ends with recommendations. Duration 30.55