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TraversalsThe Use of Preservation for Early Electronic Writing$
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Traversals: The Use of Preservation for Early Electronic Writing

Stuart Moulthrop and Dene Grigar

Print publication date: 2017

Print ISBN-13: 9780262035972

Published to MIT Press Scholarship Online: January 2018

DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/9780262035972.001.0001

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Afterword

Afterword

The Sappho Syndrome, and Other Concerns in the Preservation of Born-Digital Media

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(p.227) Afterword
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Traversals
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Dene Grigar

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The MIT Press
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262035972.003.0007

This chapter concludes by raising the issue of the Sappho Syndrome, whereby whole works disappear and only are known through fragments and references to them. In doing so, the chapter provides a call to action for Digital Humanities to take on the task of preserving the cultural heritage reflected in born-digital media through a multi-faceted approach involving not just emulation and migration of media but also collection and documentation.

Keywords:   Sappho Syndrome, Digital Humanities, Cultural heritage, Born digital

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