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It is impossible to give an exhaustive list of types of digital objects, yet it is useful to remind ourselves of at least some of the great variety that we must be able to deal with. By types we mean not just different formats, but rather different classifications.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
(William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”)
There are many types of digital objects which we may come across and we need to recognise the extent of their diversity otherwise we will aim too low when we design our tools and techniques for digital preservation .
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Giaretta, D. (2011). Types of Digital Objects. In: Advanced Digital Preservation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16809-3_4
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