Finding aids created prior to implementation of EAD. Such finding aids often must be restructured to some degree in order to fit within EAD's hierarchical structure and set of data elements.
Data that is left over from previous technologies. The analog recordings on tape are the legacy data that the Consortium wants to address. This normally involves a conversion process.
Information in old mainframe systems, such as customer accounts, billing, usage and payment history. Traditionally it is organised by product, not by customer. However, it is important that it can be accessed by customer relationship management systems.
Referring to information contained in old file types. Usually legacy data can only be viewed with special reader programs.
data stored on older computer systems or in older formats that remains behind as the legacy of outdated technologies. It can be difficult to integrate into newer systems.
Related Terms: content mining Information that is stored in a format that is not easy to work with using modern computer software. Previously "Legacy Data" often referred to reports and text that only existed in paper format, but could not be accessed by a computer. More recently, enterprise data published on web pages, or in PDF and Word documents, has become difficult for modern software to access and process in an automated way.
The data contained within a legacy system. The data is usually current but restrictive to work on as it is likely to be in an old-fashioned format.
Existing data that has been acquired by an organization.