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A Conservator takes on Digital Preservation

Kevin Driedger Library of Michigan. A Conservator takes on Digital Preservation. Conserve and Ingest WSU NDSA Colloquium Oct. 23, 2012. About me. I’m a librarian. I’m a conservator. More about me. I’m a cataloger/ metadater. I’m a digitizer. Preservation/Conservation/ Curation.

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A Conservator takes on Digital Preservation

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  1. Kevin Driedger Library of Michigan A Conservator takes on Digital Preservation Conserve and Ingest WSU NDSA Colloquium Oct. 23, 2012

  2. About me I’m a librarian I’m a conservator

  3. More about me I’m a cataloger/metadater I’m a digitizer

  4. Preservation/Conservation/Curation • Preservation is a core principle of collecting institutions • A history of developing administrative and technical practices to preserve collections of various media • Digital material is just another medium to preserve (or is it?)

  5. Values of Conservation • Authenticity • Reversibility • Documentation

  6. Challenges of Conservation • Use • Neglect • Object creation

  7. Lessons of Conservation • Compromise • Humility NBF_Corrupted_small 240 by wlef70 on Flickr

  8. Digital Preservation Difference • Institutional context deconstructed • Copies are copies • Loses on emotion but wins on funding

  9. Closing words • De-ghettoize physical and digital preservation • Don’t neglect the least of these • Always ask “What are we to preserve?”

  10. thank you Kevin Driedger Library of Michigan driedgerk@michigan.gov 517.373.9440 @kevindriedger www.facebook.com\Conservation.at.LM www.librarypreservation2.blogspot.com

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