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- preserve complex digital art objects in a large-scale digital repository
- provide researchers with the best possible access to them, even when full rendering may be impossible
- document new research into digital preservation methods for future archives and curators.
Return to this site soon for further information about the project and updates on our progressPreservation & Access Framework for Digital Art Objects will help cultural and educational institutions broaden and sustain community access to an increasingly significant, yet challenging area of our cultural heritage. It will promote interdisciplinary learning, teaching, research, and cultural practice across the fields of art, art history, information science, comparative literature, media culture, visual studies, performing arts, anthropology, and digital humanities. The preservation model developed will apply not merely to new media artworks, but to other rich digital media environments.