Basic training for digital preservation
In response to feedback we have received, we are developing new courses which will be announced soon including:
half day overview of digital preservation for managers and chief executives
2 day course covering OAIS in greater depth
2 and a half...
Tools and services
PTAB spreadsheet – available here
Preparing for an ISO 16363 audit – see here
PTAB Repositories handbook – in preparation
APARSEN list of tools - see here
SCIDIP-ES tools, including tools to find or create Representation Information - see...
Useful groups
CCSDS is developing further standards in in OAIS family - see the CCSDS site
The Research Data Alliance is working in several related areas
Background
Background
In 1996 the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information declared, ‘a critical component of digital archiving infrastructure is the existence of a sufficient number of trusted organizations capable of storing, migrating, and providing a...
Further reading
Here is a list of useful reading material
Material
Venue
Authors
ERS2011copy.pptx
Society of American Archivists' Annual Meeting in Chicago, 22-28 August 2011
Mark Conrad
PV2011Giaretta.pdf
PV2011 http://www.pv2011.com...