Preservation of Digital Information
Useful Resources
Some key international organizations with resources related to
preserving digital assets
Preserving
Access to Digital Information (PADI)
A wealth of resources are available from this site devoted to
preservation of digital information. The Web site is divided into
relevant sections including issues, strategies, rights management,
digital records, data documentation and standards..
Collaboration
between RLG and OCLC -- Digital Archiving Initiatives with two
main areas of focus:
Preservation Metadata (OCLC taking lead)
Attributes of a Digital Archive (RLG leading)
Described
in RLG DigiNews
December 15, 1001
Volume 5, Number 6
Digital
Preservation Coalition
Working with organizations both within the UK and internationally
to secure digital memory
National Archives of Australia
Archiving
Web Resources
National Library of Australia
Managing
Web Resources for Persistent Access
Addresses the problems associated with the lack of long-term consistency
of links on the World Wide Web, and makes recommendations to address
the problem, including:
- Use a persistent identifier system
- Organize the website in a way the material won't require moving
around
- Keep older material accessible even if it is no longer on the
main pages of the Web
Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI) Digital
Preservation
This report outlines the issues around maintaining data integrity,
and provides guidance on how to protect digital image archives against
obsolescence.
Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) Preservation
Management of Digital Materials: A Handbook Neil Beagrie and
Maggie Jones
Annotated Bibliographies on Digital Preservation
E-preservation:
Preserving digital information in Canada
A collection of links on topics related to E-Preservation such
as Digitization, Metadata, Storage, URL Stability
Preservation
of Digital Resources
Compiled by Kathleen Shearer
Canadian Association of Research Libraries
December 2001
This collection of articles focusses on preservation of digital
resources, particularly publications.