A Chesapeake Project Legal Information Archive report illustrates the severity of link rot: the tendency of web hyperlinks to become invalid over time.
The report notes that nearly 14 percent of 4,300 online publications archived between 2007 and 2009 have already disappeared from their original locations on the web. Due to the project’s efforts, however, these publications remain available.
Access the Full Report (49 pages; PDF)
Link rot is addressed on page six.
Source: National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program / LC
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