Preservation

 Information about the CAMiLEON Project, a joint undertaking between the Universities of Michigan (USA) and Leeds (UK). It involves the development and evaluation of a range of technical strategies for the long term preservation of digital materials.

 The Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries (CIDL) is an alliance of Canadian libraries and organizations that recognizes the growing importance of digital information, and wishes to collaborate to ensure better use of digital information and better service to its users.

 A report on the 1998 "Guidelines for Digital Imaging" conference working towards international agreement on guidelines and best practices for digital imaging projects.

 This page indexes both current projects and past work to advance the course of effective digital preservation through standards, new models, shared expertise, and practical tools.

 The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) was established in 2001 to foster joint action to address the urgent challenges of securing the preservation of digital resources in the UK and to work with others internationally to secure our global digital memory and knowledge base. Their website has practical guides, reports, current news, and resources.

 The ERPANET Project will establish an expandable European Consortium, which will make viable and visible information, best practice and skills development in the area of digital preservation of cultural heritage and scientific objects.

 The European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) was established to promote activities aimed at keeping collections in European archives and libraries accessible over time.

 A presentation by Ian E. Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, on the decisions involved in the preservation and destruction of government records. (May 2000)

 The Corporate Information Management Branch provides central information management services and support to ministries, Crown corporations and agencies within the government of British Columbia.

 Library and Archives Canada has prepared these guidelines to explain its position and assist institutions in the management and disposal of records created under the Public Key Infrastructure system using encryption and digital signatures.

 Guidance for federal institutions on how to prepare records for transfer to the custody of Library and Archives Canada.

 The International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES) aims at developing the theoretical and methodological knowledge essential to the long-term preservation of authentic records created and/or maintained in digital form. This knowledge should provide the basis from which to formulate model policies, strategies and standards capable of ensuring the longevity of such material and the ability of its users to trust its authenticity.

 The goal of this bibliography is to provide information to the library community and support for the application and development of standards relating to preservation. It is intended for use by anyone working in the field of library preservation.

 Proceedings from the conference that addressed guidelines for the selection of collections, the preparation of materials, and digital image capture; as well as issues and approaches to preservation metadata and progress toward evolving best practices in digital preservation.

 Information on the legal deposit service, which requires publishers to deposit copies of all works published in Canada with Library and Archives Canada. The service provides a means of collecting Canadian published heritage.

 Information on the different procedures of the legal deposit for the preservation of published Canadian heritage.

 (PDF document) Libraries, especially in the academic world, need some general guidelines to assist in selectively choosing digital resources which are of great need to collect and preserve. This paper attempts to provide some structure for the concepts and ideas on a general collection management decision guide in the form of a requirements analysis framework that may assist in determining the metadata granularity required for digital resource management within an archive.

 This report details the findings of the InterPARES Project.

 Information on the preservation policy of Library and Archives Canada. It outlines the guiding principles of LAC preservation activities, provides direction to staff, and communicates preservation principles to those outside the institution.

 This article published in "Computerworld" describes the National Archives of Australia's plans for the preservation of digital records. (November 2005)

 The mission of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program is to develop a national strategy to collect, archive, and preserve the burgeoning amounts of digital content, especially materials that are created only in digital formats, for current and future generations.

 The National Library of Australia's PADI initiative aims to provide mechanisms that will help to ensure that information in digital form is managed with appropriate consideration for preservation and future access. PADI is a subject gateway to digital preservation resources.

 National Library of New Zealand has developed a Preservation Metadata Schema designed to strike a balance between the principles expressed in the OAIS Information Model and the practicalities of implementing a working set of preservation metadata. (Article, D-Lib Magazine, April 2003)

 Cornell's Project Prism is exploring technologies and tools to assess the lifestyle and habits of the Web that research libraries and other entities can monitor and use to develop retention policies for online resources. Project Prism is producing a framework for developing an ongoing comprehensive monitoring program that is scalable, extensible, and cost effective.

 This is the home page of the British Library website. Use this site to search their catalogues, order items for research, view exhibitions and link to information resources worldwide. The Library conserves knowledge for future generations. It is the UK's leading research library.