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The importance of interoperability and intelligibility in digital preservation

The importance of interoperability and intelligibility in digital preservation Simon Lambert, Simon.Lambert@stfc.ac.uk Scientific Computing Department, STFC, UK APARSEN webinar, November 2013. What is APARSEN?. A Network of Excellence in digital preservation Funded by European Commission

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The importance of interoperability and intelligibility in digital preservation

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  1. The importance of interoperability and intelligibility in digital preservation Simon Lambert, Simon.Lambert@stfc.ac.uk Scientific Computing Department, STFC, UK APARSEN webinar, November 2013

  2. What is APARSEN? • A Network of Excellence in digital preservation • Funded by European Commission • 7th Framework Programme — Digital Libraries and Digital Preservation • Runs January 2011 to December 2014 (4 years) • Coordinated by Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)

  3. Objectives of APARSEN • Broad scope • Application domains • Aspects of the problem • Approaches and techniques • Defragmentation of effort • Leading to a Virtual Centre of Excellence founded on a common vision of digital preservation

  4. Approach of APARSEN SUSTAINABILITY USABILITY TRUST ACCESS Stream 1 Integration Stream 2 Technical research Stream 3 Non-technical research Stream 4 Sustainable uptake

  5. What is interoperability? • “… the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.” • A prerequisite for intelligibility

  6. Why relevant to digital preservation? • PARSE.Insight’s threats to future access to digital assets • No. 1: “Users may be unable to understand or use the data e.g. the semantics, format, processes or algorithms involved” • An interoperability issue

  7. Interoperability and digital preservation temporal DP as INTEROPERABILITY WITH THE FUTURE The set of activities to ensure that current systems INTEROPERATE with future systems to guarantee that digital resources remain accessible and re-usable over a long period of time maintaining their meaning and value. Temporal

  8. 8 Interoperability and digital preservation

  9. 9 What APARSEN is doing

  10. The approach taken: Stage 1

  11. The approach taken: Stage 2 • Importance of concept of performability • Modelling dependencies • What can be automated? • Emphasis on converters and emulators

  12. The approach taken • Two stages with two reports: • Interoperability objectives and approaches • Interoperability strategies • Demonstrator developed: Epimenides

  13. Network of Excellence

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