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Re: Electronic Records: Conversion vs Migration
From:
Luciana Duranti <[log in to unmask]>
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Records Management Program <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 25 May 2011 21:10:53 -0700
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 From the InterPARES Terminology Database 
(http://www.interpares.org/ip2/ip2_terminology_db.cfm):

Conversion:
n. The process of transforming a digital document or other digital 
object from one format, or format version, to another one.
v., To move data to a different format, especially data from an 
obsolete format to a current format; migration. [Computer and 
Information Sciences - 
<http://www.interpares.org/ip2/ip2_term_fdisplay.cfm?tid=358&cit=1&pageID=2>A 
Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (The Society of American 
Archivists) ]
n., Process of changing records from one medium to another or from 
one format to another. [General Dictionaries - 
<http://www.interpares.org/ip2/ip2_term_fdisplay.cfm?tid=358&cit=1&pageID=2>15489-1 
, Page: 2]

Migration:
n., The process of moving or transferring digital objects from one 
system to another. [Computer and Information Sciences ]

Transformative Migration:
n., The process of converting or upgrading digital objects or systems 
to a newer generation of hardware and/or software computer 
technology. [Computer and Information Sciences ]

Luciana

Dr. Luciana Duranti
Chair and Professor, Archival Studies
Director, The InterPARES Project www.interpares.org
Director, Digital Records Forensics Project www.digitalrecordsforensics.org
School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) www.slais.ubc.ca
The University of British Columbia
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Suite 470, 1961 East Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia  V6T 1Z1 CANADA
Tel: 604.822.2587
Fax: 604.822.6006
www.lucianaduranti.ca
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