Forgetful: Focus on the Important Things. The ForgetIT project introduces the idea of a forgetful approach to information and preser- vation management as an alternative to the dominating keep it all approach (see deliv- erables D3.1 [Kanhabua et al., 2013] and D3.2 [Kanhabua et al., 2014]). The forgetful approach opts for conscious decisions about what is important and thus should be kept (and preserved) replacing the often random form of forgetting (or losing) information as it can be often found with the keep-it-all approach (e.g. disk crashes, obsolescence of formats and technology, etc.). Since preservation comes at a cost , it is important to make conscious decisions about what to preserve or how much to invest in the preservation of which part of the information space (see for example [Kejser et al., 2011], [Bote et al., 2012] and [Xxxxx et al., 2013]). For this need, a forgetful approach is a good fit. A forgetful approach is based on Information Value assessment, i.e. computing and pre- dicting the value of information resources (see deliverables D3.3 [Kanhabua et al., 2015] and D3.4 [Zhu et al., 2016] as well as [Xxxx et al., 2016]). Value for different purposes can be considered. In the context of the PoF Reference Model, short-term and long-term values are important (see also Section 2.2). Effective information value assessment, especially for long-term information value, is a complex task involving a variety of param- eters and heuristics. Based on such value, preservation decisions can be taken. On a high level, these decisions could include choice of preservation provider and/or service as well as decisions about redundancy and transformation.
Forgetful: Focus on the Important Things. The ForgetIT project introduces the idea of an forgetful approach to information and preservation management as an alternative to the dominating keep it all approach. The forgetful approach opts for conscious decisions about what is important and thus should be kept (and preserved) replacing the often random form of forgetting (or losing) informa- tion as it can be often found with the keep-it-all approach (e.g. disk crashes, obsolescence of formats and technology, etc.). Since preservation comes at a cost [?] [?] [?], it is important to make conscious decisions about what to preserve or how much to invest in the preservation of which part of the information space. For this need a forgetful approach is a good fit. A forgetful approach is based on Information Value assessment, i.e. computing and pre- dicting the value of information resources. Value for different purpose can be considered. In the context of this Reference Model, short-term and long-term values are important (see also Section 2.2). Effective information value assessment, especially for long-term information value, is a complex task involving a variety of parameters and heuristics. Based on such value, preservation decisions can be taken. On a high level, these de- cisions could include choice of preservation provider and/or service as well as decisions about redundancy and transformation.
Forgetful: Focus on the Important Things. The ForgetIT project introduces the idea of an forgetful approach to information and preservation management as an alternative to the dominating keep it all approach. The forgetful approach opts for conscious decisions about what is important and thus should be kept (and preserved) replacing the often random form of forgetting (or losing) informa- tion as it can be often found with the keep-it-all approach (e.g. disk crashes, obsolescence of formats and technology, etc.). Since preservation comes at a cost [Xxxxx et al., 2013] [Kejser et al., 2011] [Bote et al., 2012], it is important to make conscious decisions about what to preserve or how much to in- vest in the preservation of which part of the information space. For this need a forgetful approach is a good fit. A forgetful approach is based on Information Value assessment, i.e. computing and pre- dicting the value of information resources. Value for different purpose can be considered. In the context of this Reference Model, short-term and long-term values are important (see also Section 2.2). Effective information value assessment, especially for long-term information value, is a complex task involving a variety of parameters and heuristics. Based on such value, preservation decisions can be taken. On a high level, these de- cisions could include choice of preservation provider and/or service as well as decisions about redundancy and transformation.
