Curating the CIA World Factbook
The CIA World Factbook is a prime example of a curated database – a database that is constructed and maintained with a great deal of human effort in collecting, verifying, and annotating data. Preservation of old versions of the Factbook is important for verification of citations; it is also essenti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2009-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Digital Curation |
| Online Access: | http://www.ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc/article/view/132 |