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DIGITAL PRESERVATION: MAINTAINING THE FUTURE’S REAR-VIEW MIRROR

DIGITAL PRESERVATION: MAINTAINING THE FUTURE’S REAR-VIEW MIRROR. Janet Vavra ICPSR University of Michigan IASSIST Conference 2002 Storrs, Connecticut June 14, 2002. Overview. Digital Preservation Issues Solutions The Future. Digital Preservation.

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DIGITAL PRESERVATION: MAINTAINING THE FUTURE’S REAR-VIEW MIRROR

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  1. DIGITAL PRESERVATION: MAINTAINING THE FUTURE’S REAR-VIEW MIRROR Janet Vavra ICPSR University of Michigan IASSIST Conference 2002 Storrs, Connecticut June 14, 2002

  2. Overview • Digital Preservation • Issues • Solutions • The Future

  3. Digital Preservation Definition • to save; to maintain and protect Goal • to maintain access to and the integrity of materials indefinitely Characteristics • immediate • ongoing • changing

  4. Issues • The “universe” of digital records • legacy formats • proprietary formats • textual formats • microfilm/microfiche • data bases • web sites • email

  5. Issues (cont) • Digital preservation impacts anyone with electronic materials • Rapidly changing technology makes preservation challenging and ongoing concern • Ease of use today is tomorrow’s headache • Volume is escalating

  6. Solutions • Nature of holdings • digital data and documentation • magnitude and diversity of holdings • changes over time • how materials used by clientele • future acquisitions

  7. Solutions (cont) • Digital Preservation Strategies • migration • conversion • emulation • metadata • combination

  8. Solutions (cont) • evaluate holdings especially legacy formats • utilize software tools • make preservation part of managing electronic records • raise awareness among colleagues about preservation • network with others who face similar issues

  9. The Future • Preservation will be more diverse • Preservation must be part of the archival process right at the beginning • Preservation is a community effort • Educate relevant communities about preservation • Resource needs • Keep abreast of changes that are ongoing

  10. The Future (cont) • Formalize mechanisms to aid in preservation efforts • clearinghouse • training programs • professional advocates

  11. Want More Information? • Conway, Paul. Preservation in the Digital World http://www.clirg.org/pubs/reports/conway21 • Day, Michael. Metadata for Preservation http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/edars/AIW01.html • Hestrom, Margaret. “Digital Preservation: A Time Bomb for Digital Libraries”. http://www.uky.edu/~kiernan/DL/hedstrom.html • Kenny, Anne R.. And Oya Y. Reiger Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives http://www.clir.org/pubs/pubs.html

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