Digital archivingOverviewThe National Library of Australia has been involved in archiving Australian online publications since 1996. Since that time it has gained an international reputation for the archive it has established, as well as for its contribution to the development of principles and practice in the areas of selecting, harvesting, cataloguing, storing, persistently identifying, preserving and providing access to online publications. The ongoing focus of the National Library's digital archiving activities is to understand the complex and evolving technical issues involved in preserving Australian digital information and to develop both internal and national strategies to ensure future access to this information. The Library is working closely with other national libraries and key cultural institutions to further these developments. The Library's key initiatives in the field of digital archiving are: PANDORA, Australia's web archiveThe PANDORA Archive is a selective archive of Australian online publications, which was established by the National Library in 1996 and has subsequently been developed in collaboration with other Australian libraries and cultural institutions. Access to the contents of the Archive, as well as comprehensive information about its history, development, the policy that underlies it, statistics on its size and growth, and the technical infrastructure that supports it, is available from the PANDORA website. PADIThe National Library of Australia's Preserving Access to Digital Information (PADI) initiative aims to provide mechanisms that will help to ensure that information in digital form is managed with appropriate consideration for preservation and future access. Its objectives are:
The PADI web site is a subject gateway to digital preservation resources. It has an associated discussion list padiforum-l for the exchange of news and ideas about digital preservation issues. Archiving Web Resources: Issues for Cultural Institutions - International Conference 9-11 November 2004This conference is designed to advance understanding of the issues relating to archiving web resources through presentations on ways in which the Web is being used by various sectors and the challenges that these uses pose for those institutions with responsibility for collecting and preserving digital heritage. |
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