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The Selection of Scientific and Technical Records for Permanent Retention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Janet Dudley
Janet Dudley*
Affiliation:
Royal Signals & Radar EstablishmentMalvern, Worcestershire UK WR14 3PS

Abstract

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A small fraction of the enormous volume of records that are generated by research and development activities should be selected for permanent retention because of their potential value to future scientists, engineers, historians and others. The records are generated for many different purposes and in many different forms (not all are documents). There are, however, some basic principles that should be used in appraising the records so that the most appropriate of them are selected according to identifiable criteria.

Type
Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 8: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1988 , 1989 , pp. 97 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1989

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