About PADI
Introduction | International
Advisory Group | Background | Reports and Papers | Selection
Criteria | Safekeeping | Technical
Notes | Contact
The 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:
- to facilitate the development of strategies and guidelines for the
preservation of access to digital information;
- to develop and maintain a web site for information and promotion
purposes;
- to actively identify and promote relevant activities; and
- to provide a forum for cross-sectoral cooperation on activities
promoting the preservation of access to digital information.
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.
An international advisory group has been established to provide advice
and guidance for the PADI initiative. Its members are:
- Mr Neil Beagrie, Charles Beagrie Ltd
- Ms Genevieve Clavel, Schweizerische Landesbibliothek/Bibliothèque
Nationale Suisse
- Ms Robin Dale
- Dr Stephen Ellis, National Archives of Australia
- Dr Daniel Greenstein, California Digital Library
- Mr Juha Hakala, Helsinki University Library-National Library of
Finland
- Mr. Hans Hofman, ERPANET
- Mr Alan Howell, Preservation Solutions Australia
- Mr Hans Liegmann, Die Deutsche Bibliothek
- Mr Johan Mannerheim, National Library of Sweden
- Mr. Ralph W. Manning, Library and Archives Canada
- Ms Deanna Marcum, Library of Congress
- Dr Vanessa Marshall, National Preservation Office (UK)
- Ms Trudi Noordermeer, Koninklijke Bibliotheek/National Library of The
Netherlands
- Mr Kevin Sumption, Australian Museums On-Line
- Mr Winston Tabb, Johns Hopkins University
- Mr Trond Teigen, National Library of Norway
- Mr Donald Waters, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Mr Colin Webb, National Library of Australia
- Ms Deborah Woodyard-Robinson
The PADI site owes its existence to the Australian library community
which made a recommendation at the Towards Federation 2001 (TF2001) meeting in
1993 that a group comprising members from the library and archives sectors be
established to develop appropriate guidelines for the preservation of
information in electronic form - this became the PADI Working Party. This Group
has included representatives from: the National Archives of Australia (previously
Australian Archives), the Australian Council of Libraries and Information
Services (ACLIS), Australian Information
Industry Association Ltd, Australian War
Memorial, Australian Department of
Communication, Information Technology and the Arts,
ScreenSound Australia,
National Gallery of Australia, the
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO), National Library of Australia,
National Museum of Australia and Starlit
Cooperative Multimedia Centre.
In 1996, it received some funding from the Australian Vice-Chancellor's
Committee (AVCC) and the following year gained support through incorporating
its activities in the National Library of Australia's
Australia's Cultural Network (ACN)
initiative.
The National Library of Australia will continue its support for this
activity through its Digital Preservation Section.
Selection Criteria
For guidance on selection of resources for PADI, please refer to the
PADI Selection Criteria.
Safekeeping
For information about the PADI Safekeeping project, please refer to the
Safekeeping page.
Technical Notes
For more about the PADI system see the Technical Notes page.
For further information about PADI, or to convey your comments or
queries, please contact:
- PADI Coordinator
- Web Archiving and Digital Preservation Branch
- National Library of Australia
Canberra ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: +61 2 6262 1780
Facsimile: +61 2 6262 1703 Email:
padi@nla.gov.au
Or, alternatively, use our feedback
form.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA, Canberra, ACT 2600, AUSTRALIA
Telephone + 61 2 6262 1111; Facsimile +61 2 6257 1703; Telephone Typewriter
Number: 1800 026 372
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