Natasha, I'm a little confused about your statement below.  Can you clarify?  I 
am confused because migration is simply moving a file from one place to 
another without changing the file format.  Conversion is changing the file 
format.  That's not new ISO terminology.  

I think the subject of migration vs. conversion comes up every once in a 
while...and I think the original article (http://www.kb.nl/nieuws/2011/keep-
en.html) about emulation might have gotten it wrong:

>"Long-term access: Generally speaking, there are two strategies for retaining 
>access to data on the long term: The first is migration. It converts an old file 
>format into a new one that can be accessed with today’s software. The 
>second approach is emulation."

This is not migration...this is conversion.  You can tell when they have to 
say 'CONVERTS an old file'.  

Thanks!

Kelly Hamilton, CRM
Records Analyst


On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:14:59 +0400, NKhramtsovsky 
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Dear Lydia,
>
>You’ve asked about the list’s opinion on emulation. Well, for some
>electronic objects (programs, games etc.) it’s the only solution. But
>emulation requires skills, “museum” software and hardware, often fails, and
>may be difficult to defend in courts of law. However, I’d recommend
>considering emulation as a useful migration tool.
>
>At present migration (or, if you prefer to align with the brand-new ISO
>terminology, as per ISO 30300, - “conversion”) seems to be the mainstream
>approach. However, check the laws and regulations in your jurisdiction. In
>my country, for example, the law doesn’t provide for the legal recognition
>of migrated records. You may end up keeping originals as the proof and
>migrated versions for accessibility.
>
>*    *    *
>Dr Natasha Khramtsovsky
>Member, ARMA & Records Managers' Guild (Russia),
>Senior RIM expert,
>Electronic Office Systems LLP, Moscow, Russia

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