Digital preservation activities at the British Library (23-02-09)
1. Richard Davies Digital Approvals Manager The British Library Digital Preservation Activities at the British Library 23 Feb 2009 www.bl.uk/dp
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5. The LIFE Model v1.1 Acquisition Selection Selection Policy Lifecycle Sub-element Lifecycle Element Lifecycle Stage Lifecycle
6. LIFE Model v1.1: Stages and Elements Check-in Inspection Obtaining Backup Reference Linking Ordering & Invoicing .... User Support Refreshment Metadata Extraction Holdings Update IPR & Licensing .... Access Control Storage Provision Metadata Creation Deposit Submission Agreement .... Access Provision Repository Admin Re-use Existing Metadata Quality Assurance Selection .... Lifecycle Elements Access Re-ingest Preservation Action Preservation Planning Preservation Watch Content Preservation Bit-stream Preservation Metadata Creation Ingest Acquisition Creation or Purchase Lifecycle Stage
7. LIFE 2 Case Studies SHERP-LEAP SHERPA-DP BL Newspapers 01101101010101011001110100110110101010101100111010011011010101010110011101001101101010101011001110100110110101010101100111010110
8. SHERPA-LEAP Case Study Mostly text-based objects Journal and conference papers, and book chapters, with only a few A/V objects currently held. Research output from the visual and performing arts perspectives. Few repositories hold this kind of material. A range of text-based materials Mostly journal and conference papers.
11. Comparing Analogue and Digital Lifecycles ? x Lifecycle Sub-element Lifecycle Element Lifecycle Stage Lifecycle
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Risk Analysis Build an accurate view of digital assets, provide evidence to prioritise activities Cover physical media, software environments, disk- and file-formats Highlight: 3% of optical media have unreadable files DLP Digital Preservation Project Ensure that DLP exploits new methods and technology Provide expertise DP Change Manager Ensure that Library processes support long-term access to digital content Review and adjust content handling processes Content Stabilisation Project Stabliise legacy content on handheld media; make it ready for DLP Address media failure; damaged items, poor or inconsistent packaging Technology watch Keep up-to-date on file formats, preservation tools and technology E.g. Disk imaging, checksum
Digital Lives AHRC funded project, focusing on the preservation of e-manuscripts PRESERV2 JISC funded project developing demonstrator preservation services, primarily to UK HE. BL involved in an advisory role Partners include TNA, Oxford and Southampton Universities ROAR Demonstrator: http://roar.eprints.org/ (see Preserv profile options) INSPECT Developing methodology to identify and categorise the significant properties of digital objects JISC funded BL involved in an advisory role Workshop at BL PLANETS: € 15m budget, 16 partners, 4 years
Approach – little evidence, so develop estimation approach