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NOF-digi Preservation Workshop,
18th November 2003

Presentations from a NOF-digitise Preservation workshop

This workshop was part of training under the NOF-digitise Digitisation Programme. It took place with assistance from UKOLN and the Digital Preservation Coalition. Presentations are either available in the PowerPoint format (.ppt) or as image-free rich text format (.rtf) files.

There is also a set of links to other useful pieces of information

Digital Archaeology, Alastair Dunning
What happens if documents aren't preserved.
PPT version (115kb) | RTF version (9kb)

Planning Horizons, Hamish James
Short, medium and long-term thinking about preservation.
PPT version (115kb) | RTF version (14kb)

Preserving your Website, Brian Kelly
How to stop a website from rotting.
PPT version (115kb) | RTF version (35kb)

Documenting Your Resource, Malcolm Polfreman
What extra information does a resource require?
PPT version (89kb) | RTF version (29kb)

Updating software + hardware, migrations and software, Gareth Knight
Dealing with changes in technology.
PPT version (90kb) | RTF version (27kb)

Strategic thinking and significant characteristics, Hamish James
Deciding what to keep and what to shelve.
PPT version (1.2MB) | RTF version (12kb)

Senior Manager's Brief (and Intro to DPC), Maggie Jones
Informing others of the importance of preservation + the Digital Preservation Coalition.
PPT version (104kb) | RTF version (22kb)

Outsourcing to Third Parties, Alastair Dunning
Short, medium and long-term thinking about preservation.
PPT version (58kb) | RTF version (14kb)

Case Study, Alastair Dunning, Hamish James
Asking questions of your own preservation strategy.
PPT version (56kb) | RTF version (4kb)

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Links

There are few resources on digital preservation aimed at providing practical advice to the non-specialist. Here are a few possible starting points. (Links last checked 4th December 2003)

Digital Preservation Handbook, AHDS / Digitial Preservation Coalition (external link)

  • Handbook on managing digital resources over time

Digital Archaeology , HATII (external link, pdf file)

  • The original report that included the concept of Digital Archaeology

Newham Case Study, AHDS

  • What can happen without a preservation strategy

Top 10 Tips For Preserving Web Sites, AHDS / UKOLN (external link)

  • One of the many Briefing Papers of the Quality Assurance (QA) Project

Mothballing your Website, AHDS / UKOLN (external link)

Depositing with the AHDS, AHDS

  • Contact details for depositing data with the AHDS

PRONOM, Public Records Office / National Archives (external link)

  • Archive of information on file formats

Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI), (external link)

  • PADI is a subject gateway to digital preservation resources

Risk Management of Digital Information: A File Format Investigation , Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) (external link)

  • Detailed US investigation on long-term suitability of certain file formats

A Survey of Digital Cultural Heritage Initiatives and Their Sustainability Concerns, CLIR (external link)

  • A survey of North American-based digital cultural heritage initiatives (DCHIs)
  • Includes some discussion of preservation

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS), (external link, pdf file)

  • For the daring!

Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs, (CLIR) (external link, pdf file)

  • More information on looking after optical media