Who's afraid of file format obsolescence? Evaluating file format endangerment levels and factors for the creation of a file format endangerment index.
- Resource Type
- Theses
- Authors
- Ryan, Heather
- Source
- Dissertation Abstracts International; Dissertation Abstract International; 75-10A(E).
- Subject
- Information Science
Library Science
Information Technology
- Language
- English
Summary: These factors are ideal candidates for use in a file format endangerment index. Such an index allows only for the inclusion of formative indicators, or factors that indicate a cause of file format endangerment. The three factors shown to be the most relevant as causal indicators of file format endangerment, rendering software available specifications available, and community/3rd party support are the best candidate indicators to build into the index. The intention is to construct and validate an index using these three candidate factors as part of a future research agenda.