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Repositories and Preservation. Ed Pinsent ULCC/LEAP IRM Workshop 15 June 2012. Why preservation?. Long-term value Legal needs – compliance or rights Business needs Cost a lot to produce Enhance reputation. May depend on…. Institutional commitment to doing it Mandate to preserve
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Repositories and Preservation Ed Pinsent ULCC/LEAP IRM Workshop 15 June 2012
Why preservation? • Long-term value • Legal needs – compliance or rights • Business needs • Cost a lot to produce • Enhance reputation
May depend on… • Institutional commitment to doing it • Mandate to preserve • Business drivers • Advocacy for “best practice” • “We are all in the business of knowledge and its preservation”
Ingest procedure…+ tools 1. Fixity generation – MD5 checksum 2. Virus checking - AVG 3. Format identification – DROID + PRONOM 4. Format validation - JHOVE 5. Environmental metadata extraction - NLNZ Metadata Extract Tool 6. Format specific metadata extraction - NLNZ Metadata Extract Tool 7. Store in digital archive – software script
Integrated tools and plugins • DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) - an automatic file format identification tool • Looks up live data held in PRONOM • Outputs definitive file format profile, size, extension + checksum • EPrints plugin • Automates process • Stores in database as metadata