scholarly journals Trends in Digital Preservation Capacity and Practice: Results from the 2nd Bi-annual National Digital Stewardship Alliance Storage Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (7/8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Gallinger ◽  
Jefferson Bailey ◽  
Karen Cariani ◽  
Trevor Owens ◽  
Micah Altman
Keyword(s):  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Digital Stewardship

scholarly journals HathiTrust and Local Digital Stewardship: A Case Study in How Massive Digital Libraries Affect Local Digital Resources Decisions

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Heidi M. Winkler ◽  
Joy M. Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Digital Curation ◽  
Digital Collection ◽  
History Of ◽  
Digital Stewardship

This article reviews the influence that massive digital libraries like the HathiTrust Digital Library can have on local, smaller institutions’ digitization, preservation, and curation programs. The history of HathiTrust’s digital preservation efforts as a Trusted Repository is reviewed. A case study is presented showing how one academic library made difficult digital stewardship decisions in a modern world of globally federated preservation initiatives. The authors introduce the concept of deselection as part of the digital curation process and discuss how digital collection administrators can refine their local digital preservation efforts to better reflect the realities of constrained human and financial resources.

scholarly journals HathiTrust and Local Digital Stewardship: A Case Study in How Massive Digital Libraries Affect Local Digital Resources Decisions

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Winkler ◽  
Joy Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Digital Curation ◽  
Digital Collection ◽  
History Of ◽  
Digital Stewardship

This article reviews the influence that massive digital libraries like the HathiTrust DigitalLibrary can have on local, smaller institutions’ digitization, preservation, and curationprograms. The history of HathiTrust’s digital preservation efforts as a Trusted Repository isreviewed. A case study is presented showing how one academic library made difficult digitalstewardship decisions in a modern world of globally federated preservation initiatives. Theauthors introduce the concept of deselection as part of the digital curation process and discusshow digital collection administrators can refine their local digital preservation efforts to betterreflect the realities of constrained human and financial resources.

scholarly journals Complexities of Digital Preservation in a Virtual Reality Environment, the Case of Virtual Bethel

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Angela P. Murillo ◽  
Lydia Spotts ◽  
Andrea Copeland ◽  
Ayoung Yoon ◽  
Zebulun M Wood
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Virtual Reality Environment ◽  
Ame Church ◽  
History Of ◽  
Digital Objects ◽  
Digital Stewardship

The complexity of preserving virtual reality environments combines the challenges of preserving singular digital objects, the relationships among those objects, and the processes involved in creating those relationships. A case study involving the preservation of the Virtual Bethel environment is presented. This case is active and ongoing. The paper provides a brief history of the Bethel AME Church of Indianapolis and its importance, then describes the unique preservation challenges of the Virtual Bethel project, and finally provides guidance and preservation recommendations for Virtual Bethel, using the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Levels of Preservation. Discussion of limitations of the guidance and recommendations follow.

scholarly journals The Gold (AU)DRIPSS Framework: Factors for a Maturing Digital Preservation Strategy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett D. Currier ◽  
Courtney R. Butler
Keyword(s):  
Las Vegas ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Digital Stewardship

Originally presented to the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Digital Preservation 2018 (DigiPres), Las Vegas, NV.Recommended citation: Currier, B. D. & Butler, C. R. (2018). The Gold (AU)DRIPSS Framework: Factors for a Maturing Digital Preservation Strategy. Presentation to the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Digital Preservation 2018 (DigiPres), Las Vegas, NV. Accessed through LIS Scholarship Archive. Available at http://doi.org/10.31229/osf.io/fecwu As archivists, librarians, and preservationists develop and implement digital preservation strategies, they are often faced with choices and tradeoffs that are difficult to articulate to stakeholders. In this presentation, we will discuss the Gold (AU)DRIPSS framework as a way to consider prioritizing different goals and discuss those goals with stakeholders.

Revisión de programas para la gestión de repositorios digitales: una actualización

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Eíto-Brun ◽  
Isabel-María Lobón-Márquez
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Single Application ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Digital Curation ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Digital Stewardship ◽  
Datos Abiertos

A review of software applications for managing digital repositories is presented. Information managers have at their disposal several alternatives beyond those that have achieved greater popularity in the area of academic repositories: DSpace and EPrints. Existing alternatives have evolved and implemented mayor improvements in their more recent versions, with the aim of adopting the latest standards for the semantic web and linked data. This paper provides a description of the new features incorporated into the latest versions of the most popular open-source products. The selection has been made using as a reference the information offered by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), Digital Curation Center (DCC), National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA), and Open Preservation Foundation. The conclusions of the study indicate that the combined use of different tools is needed to support a complete archive and digital preservation program, as no single application seems to be able to provide the features required for an effective strategy. Resumen Se presenta una revisión del estado de las aplicaciones informáticas para la gestión de repositorios digitales. Los gestores de repositorios disponen de distintas alternativas, al margen de las que han alcanzado una mayor popularidad en el área de los repositorios académicos, en particular DSpace o EPrints, que han evolucionado sustancialmente en sus últimas versiones. Esta evolución responde principalmente a la adopción de nuevos estándares diseñados en el contexto de la web semántica y los datos abiertos enlazados, y a la necesidad de incorporar a los productos funciones para la preservación digital. Se describe la evolución y las novedades incorporadas en las últimas versiones de los principales programas de código abierto u open source de gestión de repositorios atendiendo a los puntos anteriores. La selección se ha completado a partir de los datos disponibles en sitios de referencia como la Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), Digital Curation Center (DCC), National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) y la Open Preservation Foundation. Las conclusiones señalan que una estrategia de archivo y preservación digital exige la utilización conjunta de distintos softwares, pues ninguno integra todos los componentes necesarios para implementar una estrategia de archivo digital y preservación efectiva.

A Problem of Long - Term Digital Preservation: Difference in Humanities and Natural Sciences

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 183-195
Author(s):  
Elena Macevičiūtė
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Dynamic Activity ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Time Line ◽  
Digital Documents ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Technological Science

The article deals with the requirements and needs for long-term digital preservation in different areas of scholarly work. The concept of long-term digital preservation is introduced by comparing it to digitization and archiving concepts and defined with the emphasis on dynamic activity within a certain time line. The structure of digital preservation is presented with regard to the elements of the activity as understood in Activity Theory. The life-cycle of digitization processes forms the basis of the main processing of preserved data in preservation archival system.The author draws on the differences between humanities and social sciences on one hand and natural and technological science on the other. The empirical data characterizing the needs for digital preservation within different areas of scholarship are presented and show the difference in approaches to long-term digital preservation, as well as differences in selecting the items and implementing the projects of digital preservation. Institutions and organizations can also develop different understanding of preservation requirements for digital documents and other objects.The final part of the paper is devoted to some general problems pertaining to the longterm digital preservation with the emphasis of the responsibility for the whole process of safe-guarding the cultural and scholarly heritage for the re-use of the posterior generations. It is suggested that the longevity of the libraries in comparison with much shorter life-span of private companies strengthens the claim of memory institutions to playing the central role in the long-term digital preservation.

Integration of Digital Preservation Knowledge, Skills and Competencies in the Teaching Curricula of Library and Information Studies at the University of Botswana

Mousaion ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thatayaone Segaetsho ◽  
Julie Moloi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
University Of Botswana ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Teaching Content ◽  
Library And Information Studies ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
The University

In the past few decades, digital technology has found a place in the acquisition, arrangement, description, preservation, and dissemination of information. However, heritage institutions are perturbed by the challenges of digital preservation strategies particularly for education. Despite continuous investment in digital preservation, there are limited skilled professionals to equip learners with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to drive digital preservation in Botswana. Therefore, this paper investigated the knowledge, skills and competencies related to digital preservation in the teaching curricula of the Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS) at the University of Botswana. Data collection was done through intensive structured interviews with specific educators who teach courses on digital preservation in the archives and records management stream. The study revealed that despite the fact that the educators in preservation courses are aware of current trends in digital preservation, most of them have not obtained formal degree certification specific to digital preservation. The findings further revealed that minimal digital preservation competencies are observed in the teaching curricula. A significant number of challenges observed illustrated mainly a lack of resources and limited skills in terms of practical demonstrations by educators. The curricula mostly lacked clarity on long-term and short-term digital preservation. The study recommends that DLIS and other institutions should conduct surveys or curriculum auditing on digital preservation in order to improve the teaching content. A significant number of shortcomings regarding digital preservation that could motivate further studies are also discussed under the conclusion and recommendations section of this study.

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