Lynne Brindley was one of the UK's leading players in the digital preservation arena. This article dedicated to Brindley argues that if selection models for collaborative digital preservation are to have any chance of being effective, then there is an urgent need to agree on the philosophical basis of the selection activity that underpins them. Careful thought needs to be given, and collective agreement achieved, regarding the intellectual rationale governing the decision-making processes by which digital materials are selected for long-term curation. If selection models are to command general acceptance, they must be robustly based on demonstrably sound principles.
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