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Complexities of Digital Preservation in a Virtual Reality Environment, the Case of Virtual Bethel

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The complexity of preserving virtual reality environments combines the challenges of preserving singular digital objects, the relationships among those objects, and the processes involved in creating those relationships. A case study involving the preservation of the Virtual Bethel environment is presented. This case is active and ongoing. The paper provides a brief history of the Bethel AME Church of Indianapolis and its importance, then describes the unique preservation challenges of the Virtual Bethel project, and finally provides guidance and preservation recommendations for Virtual Bethel, using the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Levels of Preservation. Discussion of limitations of the guidance and recommendations follow.

Source: International Journal of Digital Curation

DOI: 10.2218/ijdc.v13i1.631

Authors: Angela P. Murillo, Lydia Spotts, Andrea Copeland, Ayoung Yoon, Zebulun M Wood

Institution: Indiana University

Language: English

Topic: Digital and Traditional Archives Management

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Indiana Humanities, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

OpenAlex ID: W2907470405

FWCI: 21.22

Cites: 7

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10