Catherine C. Marshall
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Catherine C. Marshall is a pioneering researcher in digital preservation, personal information management, and human-computer interaction. Her work fundamentally shaped how we understand the fragility of digital content, most notably through her landmark study "Why web sites are lost (and how they're sometimes found)" (2009, 20 citations), which revealed that approximately two percent of the Web vanishes from its current location every week. This research illuminated the mechanisms behind link rot and content drift, establishing foundational knowledge for archivists, librarians, and web users alike. Marshall's broader contributions explore how people create, organize, and lose digital artifacts—from personal files to scholarly communications—and how technology can better support long-term access. Her work is highly influential in digital curation communities, and she has been recognized for her interdisciplinary approach bridging computer science, information science, and social science. Marshall’s insights continue to inform modern preservation strategies, reminding us that the web’s ephemerality demands deliberate, human-centered solutions.
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- 1Why web sites are lost (and how they're sometimes found)20 citations · 2009