Emulation as a Tool. What Can Emulation Do for You?

Emulation as a Tool. What Can Emulation Do for You? Dr. Klaus Rechert. CurateGear 2015. January 7, 2015.
     Emulation can be used as a tool for:

• Contextualization, To identify, describe and preserve object environments
• Generalization. To allow the environment to be run everywhere
• Preservation Planning. Prepare environments to run long term
• Publication & Access. Provide citation of objects in context; allow reuse

Emulation as a Service (EaaS)

• Encapsulation of different emulators and technology to common component 
• Centralize technical services
• Hide technical complexity of emulation through web interfaces
• Browser-based access

Preservation of and access to inherited personal digital assets

• Provides citation support
• Available with simple browser-based access 
• Make emulated content embeddable and shareable like Youtube videos 

Digital Preservation Matters.