Digital Preservation

MetaArchive Cooperative, Digital Preservation Policy Planning WorkshopBoston College, Boston, MA October 26, 2010

MetaArchive Cooperative, Digital Preservation Policy Planning WorkshopBoston College, Boston, MA October 26, 2010

One great example Meg Bellinger, Director Yale ODAI

http://vimeo.com/13075243

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Centralized but CollaborativeComprehensive

Paradigm ShiftCampus-Wide Digital Infrastructure

Top-Level SupportDedicated Budget

Mission-Focus

Policies, policies, policies!

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MetaArchive Cooperative Preservation Committee▪ Bill Donovan▪ Rachel Howard▪ Susan Parham▪ Mark Stoffan▪ Katherine Skinner▪ Matt Schultz

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Digital Preservation Policy Building University Libraries have begun the process

of engaging digital preservation▪ Performing digitization▪ Building digital libraries▪ Establishing institutional repositories

Digital Preservation Policies have often lagged behind digital preservation activities▪ The result is a myriad non-standard developments

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Policies can also drive development and standardization

MetaArchive Preservation Committee Began reviewing successful policies▪ Found a lot of commonalities

Developed a Digital Preservation Policy Template

Developed a Digital Assets Survey

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Session 1: Digital Preservation Trends Session 2: Preservation Policy

Overview Resource: Policy Template

Break Session 3: Planning for Policy

Development Resource: Digital Assets Survey

Session 4: Policy DevelopmentSchultz, Donovan, Howard, Skinner, 2010

Not a Final Product! We need your feedback!

We will have Q&A breaks and activities But feel free to ask questions anytime

We are taking a top-down approach to digital preservation – BIG POLICY DEVELOPMENT Not all institutions are the same Feel free to tailor our resources to any scaleSchultz, Donovan, Howard, Skinner, 2010