Networked digital material
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E-prints | Electronic Theses and Dissertations
| Electronic journals
| Electronic publishing
| Grey literature
| Research data
Networked digital material is information accessible through a communications network such as the Internet. This material may also be known as "web documents", "Internet publications" or "online material". E-mail is discussed separately on the PADI site.
- There is an increasing wealth of information being produced online and a growing realisation of the need to collect and preserve it. The issues involved in managing this material include:
- - selection of material
- - acquisition
- - technical issues
- - copyright
- - creating appropriate storage systems
- - providing access to archived versions
- - preservation
The selection of which materials to collect is one of the first steps in archiving networked digital material. A very selective collecting policy focusing on a small number of items will allow a high degree of descriptive information to be added to records which will enhance access to material. Conversely, a broad selection of material, such as the entire Internet output of a country at a specific time, will usually result in limited bibliographic control.
The acquisition of Internet material often requires downloading files from the Internet with the aid of harvesting software, but this is not appropriate for all types of networked electronic materials. Database structured websites for example cannot be downloaded as a whole because each page is created on the fly and therefore these sites may have to be actively deposited by the producer if they are to be preserved with their functionality maintained.
Other technical issues, such as ensuring links within a work continue to function, whether the links between separate works are maintained or are deactivated as necessary, and connecting versions which may have been captured on different dates need to be considered. Persistent identification of Internet resources and methods of establishing authenticity are also technical issues which need to be considered.
The processes of collecting, storing, and providing access to networked digital material raise copyright issues which need to be resolved.
Access to networked digital material will be assisted by persistent identifiers, the creation of metadata, cataloguing or applying a local search engine.
Cataloguing networked digital resources has required modifications to standards and rules applied to traditional documentary resources.
The preservation of networked electronic materials is threatened most by technological obsolescence, and procedures to save this kind of material are being developed through a range of initiatives.
Research Overview
There are a number of projects in Europe, Australia, and North America addressing the preservation of networked electronic materials. Most are initiatives of large libraries which are creating a type of digital library that can be accessed over the Internet, and they also have declared their intentions to preserve their online collection through methods such as migration.
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3D Culture on the Web
Gill, Tony
In: RLG DigiNews
(Date Created: 15 Jun 2001)
- This article provides an overview of the use of three dimensional modelling and web technologies in allowing access to cultural heritage materials.
- http://digitalarchive.oclc.org/da/ViewObjectMain.jsp?fileid=0000070513
:000006284476&reqid=2789#featured
- 3D-ArchGIS: Archiving Cultural Heritage In A 3D Multimedia Space
Arnaoutoglou, Fotis; Chamzas, Christodoulos; Koutsoudis, Anestis; Pavlidis, George; Tsirliganis, Nestor C
In: DigiCULT.Info Newsletter
(Date Created: Dec 2003)
(Greece)
- This article looks at the work of the Cultural and Educational Technology Institute (CETI) in Greece in developing an experimental application known as 3D-ArchGIS. Only in its initial stages, 3D-ArchGIS has been designed for the purposes of 3D-digital archiving of cultural objects. The article provides an overview of the system’s main features, the technology behind 3D-ArchGIS as well as a description of future developments.
- http://www.digicult.info/downloads/dc_info_issue6_december_20031.pdf
- Accountability and Accessibility : Ensuring the Evidence of E-governance in Australia
Cunningham, Adrian; Phillips, Margaret E.
(Date Created: Aug 2005)
(Australia)
- This article is an updated version of a earlier article called Keeping Online Information Accessible for E-governance and E-democracy published in 2004. The article focuses on the need for government agencies and other institutions to ensure that electronic publications and organisational records are collected, managed and preserved as a means of ensuring long-term access for the benefit of e-governance and e-democracy. The article provides definitions of online publications and online records; explores the role of libraries and archives in e-government, including initiatives undertaken at the National Library of Australia and National Archives of Australia; addresses factors that contribute to the vulnerability of online information; and concludes with a list of factors that inhibit the long-term availability of online information for e-governance and e-democracy.
- http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00012530510612059
- Aslib Proceedings, ISSN 0001-253X , vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 301-317. Available via subscription from www.emeraldinsight.com
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Addressing the Limitations of Open Standards
Guy, Marieke; Kelly, Brian
(Date Created: 31 Mar 2007)
(United Kingdom)
- This paper given at Museums and the Web 2007 (April 11-14, 2007 San Francisco, California) outlines a contextual model for the selection and use of open standards which was developed to support JISC’s development programmes within the UK higher and further education community. It considers the background and implementation of the model and how a community based approach to the acceptance of open standards could be beneficial.
- http://archimuse.com/mw2007/papers/kelly/kelly.html
- Available in J. Trant & D. Bearman (eds.) Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings
- Addressing the Uncertain Future of Preserving the Past: Towards a Robust Strategy for Digital Archiving and Preservation
Stijn Hoorens; Jeff Rothenberg; Constantijn van Oranje; Martin van der Mandele; Ruth Levitt
(Date Created: 2007)
(Netherlands)
- This report prepared for the Koninklijke Bibliotheek reviews the history of digital preservation, the role of National Libraries and publishers and discusses the dynamic environment of scholarly publishing. The report considers the strategy implications for the KB and its e-Depot archive.
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR510/
- Summary and Full document in PDF available for download from http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR510/ also available for sale. RAND (Technical ) Report TR-510-KB
- Application of Persistent Identifiers as One Approach to Ensure Guarantee Long-Term Availability of Online Theses : the Established Uniform Resource Name (URN) Management at Die Deutsche Bibliothek
Schroeder, Kathrin
(Date Created: 2003)
(Germany)
- This article discusses the implementation, management and structure of URNs at Die Deutsche Bibliothek (German National Library), within the international NBN (National Bibliography Number) name space of national libraries. Practical experiences of URN management including workflows, current activities and examples are also included.
- http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/etd2003/schroeder-kathrin/HTML/index.html
- APSR Sustainability Issues Discussion Paper
Bradley, Kevin
(Date Created: 28 Jan 2005)
- This comprehensive paper examines various aspects of digital sustainability. These include economic aspects, such as costing, funding and business models; technological aspects, such as repositories, formats, bit stream and persistence; and risk and risk management. Also included is a summary of specific issues and their associated tasks. The document also includes an extensive bibliography.
- http://www.apsr.edu.au/documents/APSR_Sustainability_Issues_Paper.pdf
- Archive Profile : Portico : an Electronic Archiving Service
Dale, Robin
(Date Created: 14 Oct 2005)
- This profile covers PORTICO, a born digital scholarly E-journals archive, from several perspectives. They include organisational structures, systems architecture, deposit agreements and user communities.
- http://www.crl.edu/content/DigArc/DigArc2/portico.pdf
- Archive Server DEPOSIT.DBB.DE
Barth, Kristina; Michel, Michaela
(Regularly Updated)
(Germany)
- The German National Library's (Die Deutsche Bibliothek) storage system for the national collection of born digital and born again digital publications. At present German legal deposit law only requires the deposit of static electronic documents, but networked materials are also accepted into the system via voluntary arrangements with publishers. Subject to copyright limitations, the content of the DEPOSIT.DBB.DE archive can be searched and accessed via the Library's gateway and online catalogues.
- http://deposit.ddb.de/index_e.htm
- Archiving Archaeological Data -- Is There a Viable Business Model for a U.S. Repository?
Eiteljorg, Harrison
(Date Created: 2005)
(United States of America)
- This article explores the problems of a lack of active digital repositories for archaeological data in the United States. The author proposes that a lack of funding and a viable business model for this type of archive is in part responsible for this situation.
- http://csanet.org/newsletter/winter05/nlw0501.html
- CSA Newsletter, vol. XVII, no. 3 (Winter 2005)
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Archiving Digital Cultural Artifacts: Organizing an Agenda for Action
Kahle, Brewster; Lyman, Peter
In: D-Lib magazine
(Date Created: Jul 1998)
- In this article, Peter Lyman and Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive describe the World Wide Web as a new kind of cultural artifact requiring new kinds of management techniques, giving examples of innovative approaches already on the Web. Further technical work is proposed, including developments in legal and data transmission infrastructures, technologies for digital publishing, digital libraries and archives, and time-capsule technologies.
- http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july98/07lyman.html
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Archiving E-journals Consultancy Final Report
Maggie Jones
(Date Created: Oct 2003)
(United Kingdom)
- Report (64 p.) commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). The report addresses the issue of long term access to the content of licensed e-journals. It notes that it is now timely to explore options for implementing the archiving clauses in the JISC/Publishers Association Model Licence. The report has 13 recommendations including the development of constructive dialogue between libraries and publishers and the adoption of a staged approach to the development of a centrally co-ordinated archiving service for the United Kingdom.
- http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/ejournalsfinal.pdf
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Archiving Electronic Publications: A report of the NISO/BISG Meeting, January 20, 2002
National Information Standards Organisation (NISO)
(Last Updated: 02 Feb 2002)
- This report from the ALA Midwinter Conference 2002, provides descriptions of three ongoing electronic archiving projects that "examine cost-effective business models for archiving, explore rights issues, and identify the needed standards". Powerpoint slides by presenters from the respective projects area available.
- http://www.niso.org/news/events/niso/past/niso_bisg_rpt/
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Archiving Scientific Data
Buneman, Peter; Khanna, Sanjeev; Tajima, Keishi; Tan, Wang-Chiew
(Date Created: Jun 2002)
- A paper presented at ACM SIGMOD 2002, describing the development of an archiving tool for XML data that allows retention of all previous states of the data as it changes over time. Meaningful change descriptions, retrieval of specific versions and history over time for any element in the archive are supported. The paper is available in a number of formats.
- http://db.cis.upenn.edu/research/ki.html
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Austrian Online Archive Processing: Analyzing Archives of the World Wide Web
Aschenbrenner, Andreas; Rauber, Andreas; Witvoet, Oliver
(Date Created: Sep 2002)
(Austria)
- A paper describing the use of OLAP technologies (On-Line Analytical Processing) to build a data warehouse of a web archive. Data warehousing allows exploration and analysis of technical aspects of the archive, such as the use of operating systems, scripts and file types, from which inferences of change over time may be drawn.
- http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/ifs/research/pub_pdf/rau_ecdl02.pdf
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Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World
Lynch, Clifford
In: First Monday
(Date Created: 04 Jun 2001)
- In this article, Clifford Lynch, Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), discusses the implications of electronic books (e-books), including issues of contents and rights management, and long-term preservation and access.
- http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_6/lynch/index.html
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Building a National Strategy for Digital Preservation: Issues in Digital Media Archiving
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
(Date Created: Apr 2002)
(United States of America)
- A collection of papers commissioned by the Library of Congress and the Council on Library and Information Resources as a background to developing the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. Topics of the papers covered "six principal areas in which the LC faces collection-management issues: large Web sites, electronic books, electronic journals, digitally recorded sound, digital film, and digital television."
- http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub106abst.html
- Also available in PDF format at http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub106/pub106.pdf
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CEDARS Project Report: April 1998 - March 2001
CEDARS Project Team
(Date Created: Jun 2001)
(United Kingdom)
- The report of the first three years of the CEDARS project, a focussed investigation into digital preservation issues. The report comprises an overview of the CEDARS demonstrator archive established across the CEDARS partners, the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Leeds, and contains case studies for a variety of deposited digital materials and basic recommendations for use of migration and emulation as preservation strategies. The report also provides guidance and recommendations on organisational and management issues. The full report is available for download as PostScript or PDF.
- http://www.leeds.ac.uk/cedars/OurPublications/cedarsrepmar01exec.html
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CEDARS Summative Evaluation: Final Report, April 2001
Coutts, Margaret; Owen, John Mackenzie; Veling, Solke
(Date Created: Apr 2001)
(United Kingdom)
- A summative evaluation of the first three years of the CEDARS project, examining objectives and outcomes and aiming to provide guidance for the final extension year of the project. The report is provided as a Microsoft Word document.
- http://www.leeds.ac.uk/cedars/admin/sumeval.doc
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CFP : Call For Preservation! : Results and discussion of a survey on the preservation of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Libner, Kelsey
(Date Created: 2003)
(United States of America)
- The first part of this paper discusses the results of a survey of 16 institutions regarding practices for the long term preservation of ETDs (electronic theses and dissertations). Data migration, preservation policies, electronic file backup and workflows are some of the areas surveyed. The second part of the paper discusses the file formats, particularly PDF and PDF/A. Areas requiring further investigation are also discussed.
- http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/etd2003/libner-kelsey/HTML/index.html
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Some Challenges and Issues in Managing and Preserving Access to Long-Lived Collections of Scientific and Technical Data
Anderson, W. L.
(Date Created: Dec 2004)
- This report summarises the major archiving, preservation and access issues for scientific and technical data as identified by an ad hoc working group of the U.S. National Committee for CODATA. The author divides these issues into four categories: science-based issues, including interoperability and compatiblity of the various types of science data (e.g. observational, experimental and computer generated data); data management issues, including selection and appraisal; policy issues, such as access and copyright; and technical issues including the volume of data and the diversity of formats.
- http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/dsj/3/0/191/_pdf
- Data Science Journal, ISSN 1683-1470, Vol. 3, December 2004, pp. 191-202.
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Collecting and Preserving the Web : Developing and Testing the NEDLIB Harvester
Hakala, Juha
In: RLG DigiNews
(Date Created: Apr 2001)
- This article by Juha Hakala outlines the outcomes of the NEDLIB Harvester Project for the archiving of Web resources. Some of the key issues in using this form of technology for preserving materials on the Web are reviewed.
- http://worldcat.org/arcviewer/1/OCC/2007/08/08/0000070511/viewer/file1
424.html#feature2
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Collecting and Preserving the Web : The Minerva Prototype
Arms, William Y.
In: RLG DigiNews
(Date Created: Apr 2001)
(United States of America)
- This article, by William Arms (Cornell University), Roger Adkins, Cassy Ammen and Allene Hayes (Library of Congress), describes the Library of Congress' Minerva Project (Mapping the INternet the Electronic Resources Virtual Archive). The main features of Minerva are described, and suggestions for a full-scale preservation system explored.
- http://worldcat.org/arcviewer/1/OCC/2007/08/08/0000070511/viewer/file1
424.html#feature1
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Collecting, Indexing and Archiving Net Publications
Schwens, Ute
(Last Updated: 12 Jun 2006)
(Germany)
- These pages outlined the legal mandate and deposit arrangements of the Die Deutsche Bibliothek (DDB) for acquiring digital publications, both for physical formats such as DVDs and for online publications such as websites and electronic periodicals prior to the introduction of the new law which came into effect on 22 June 2006. The current situation is explained on the later web pages about online publications.
- http://web.archive.org/web/20070128202450/http://www.d-nb.de/eng/wir/u
eber_dnb/netzpubl.htm
- Creating an Institutional Repository : LEADIRS Workbook
Barton, Mary R. ; Waters, Margaret M.
(Date Created: 2005)
- This extensive document covers all aspects of building institutional repositories such as planning, choosing repository software platforms, including digital preservation considerations, legal and regulatory environmental and policy development and cost modelling. Each section has associated worksheets and key questions. There are many references to case studies which are used to highlight approaches to the various issues in developing an institutional repository.
- http://www.dspace.org/implement/leadirs.pdf
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Creating Trading Networks of Digital Archives
Cooper, Brian; Garcia-Molina, Hector
(Date Created: 2001)
- This paper examines how agencies might preserve digital collections by forming and participating in peer-to-peer (P2P) trading networks. Peer-to-peer trading algorithms and a simulator, to conduct and report on trading sessions, were used to examine issues of storage and replication allowances, trading network size, and choice and reliability of trading partners. The paper is available in several formats, including text, PostScript and PDF, or may be read online by selecting "Pagewise preview".
- http://dbpubs.stanford.edu:8090/pub/2001-23
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Cyberculture, Cultural Asset Management, and Ethnohistory : Preserving the Process and Understanding the Past
Ross, Seamus
(Date Created: Jun 2001)
- In this keynote address from the Preserving the Present for the Future : Strategies for the Internet conference, Seamus Ross emphasises the importance of preserving the cultural context in which the internet operates. The author highlights eight challenges for ensuring long-term access to materials in cyberspace, and compares the advantages of centralised, decentralised and distributed archiving models.
- http://www.deflink.dk/upload/doc_filer/doc_alle/740_sross_cyberculture
_rev2.doc
- The DARE Chronicle: Open Access to Research Results and Teaching Material in the Netherlands
Waaijers, Leo
In: Ariadne
(Date Created: Oct 2007)
(Netherlands)
- This article reflects on the four years and future of the DARE project which enables Dutch Higher Education and research institutions to provide easy and timely open access to research results and teaching materials.
- http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue53/waaijers/
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From Data Deluge to Data Curation
Giaretta, David; Lord, Philip; Lyon, Liz; Macdonald, Alison
(Date Created: Sep 2004)
- This article discusses the findings and strategic and policy level recommendations of the e-Science data curation report commissioned by JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee). The article also discusses the role and activities of the Digital Curation Centre in meeting some of these recommendations.
- http://www.allhands.org.uk/2004/proceedings/papers/150.pdf
- Paper presented at the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting, 31 August - 3 September, 2004
- Data Preservation, the New Science and the Practitioner Librarian
Joint, Nicholas
(Date Created: Apr 2007)
- This paper discusses the challenge of preserving e-Science data as the output of scientific experimentation in contrast to the traditional scientific paper which librarians are more used to dealing with. It considers how the librarian/ information professional skillset could potentially contribute to curating this new form of scientific output (data-intensive research produced by virtual organisations).
- 10.1108/00242530710760337
- http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00242530710760337
- Also available in PDF and in Library Review ISSN: 0024-2535, 2007 Vol: 56 No.: 6 pp: 451 - 455
- Dataset Preservation for the Long Term: Results of the DareLux Project
Dekker, Ronald; Dürr,Eugène ; Luxemburg, Wim; van der Meer, Kees
In: International Journal of Digital Curation
(Date Created: Jul 2008)
(Netherlands)
- This article reports on the DareLux (Data Archiving River Environment Luxemburg) Project which aimed to preserve unique and irreplaceable datasets. Hydrology data required for future climate modelling was used as an example to build an operational archive built with XML containers, OAI-PMH protocol and an architecture based on web services. Research is recommended on visualisation tools for search and retrieval.
- http://www.ijdc.net/ijdc/article/view/61/62
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Dealing with Data : Roles, Rights, Responsibilities and Relationships. Consultancy Report
Lyon, Liz
(Date Created: 19 Jun 2007)
(United Kingdom)
- This report funded by the JISC Digital Repositories Programme explores the roles, rights, responsibilities and relationships of institutions, data centres and stakeholders working with data in the UK. Based on a consultation workshop and interviews with stakeholder representatives, the report makes recommendations of interest to JISC, institutions and research funding organisations in the areas of Co-ordination and strategy, Policy and planning, Practice, Technical Integration and interoperability, Legal and ethical issues, Sustainability, Advocacy, and Training and skills.
- http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/digitalrepositories/d
ealing_with_data_report-final.pdf
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DEJA: A Year in Review
Baudoin, Patsy; Smith, MacKenzie
(Date Created: 30 May 2002)
(United States of America)
- This article, presented as part of the Andrew W Mellon Foundation Electronic Journal Archiving Program, provides an overview of the work undertaken by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in relation to the design of a Dynamic E-journal Archive (DEJA). Areas addressed in the article include a definition of dynamic electronic journals, the types of content that should be considered for preservation purposes and a description of preservation strategies.
- http://www.diglib.org/preserve/mitfinal.pdf
- Also available in Archiving Electronic Journals: Research Funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, edited and introduced by Linda Cantara, Indiana University.
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Deposit of Scientific and Technical Gray Literature in Portugal : a Case Study
Borbinha, José; Correia, Ana Maria Ramalho
(Date Created: Jul 2001)
(Portugal)
- This article outlines a project developed by the National Library of Portugal to archive scientific and technical grey literature. The project involves the development of an infrastructure to enable voluntary deposit, to identify and specify the types and formats of grey literature, to establish workflows in the publication and to enhance the awareness and access to grey literature. Existing national and international approaches to accessing, archiving and preservation of grey literature are discussed
- http://www.sigmod.org/dblp//db/conf/nddl/nddl2001.html
- Paper presented at the International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 7-10 July, 2001.
- Developing the Skills to Support eResearch
Henty, Margaret
In: Ariadne
(Date Created: Apr 2008)
(Australia)
- This article reports on a study conducted in 2007 in Australia to "identify the range and types of skills required to undertake and support eResearch; to provide information on which to base proposals for future events, training and other means of skills development; and to provide information for institutions and government for consideration in relation to formal Higher Education and vocational training options".
- http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue55/henty/
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Digital Archiving : What is Involved?
Flecker, Dale
(Date Created: Jan 2003)
(United States of America)
- This article discusses the issues in archiving and preserving electronic journals, especially within a higher education context. The article is based on the results of Harvard University's study in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant on electronic journal archiving.
- http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0316.pdf
- in, Educause Review, January/February 2003
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Digital Archiving and Long Term Preservation: An Early Experience with Grid and Digital Library Technologies
Chadduck, Robert; JaJa, Joseph; McCall, Fritz; Moore, Reagan; Smorul, Mike
(Date Created: 2004)
- This article describes two large scale data archiving projects which have a common infrastructure based on storage hierarchies. The projects are the Persistent Digital Archives project, which is a joint effort between the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), the University of Maryland (UMD), and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); and the second is the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) that currently offers over 13TB of earth science data to a very broad international user community, including researchers and government agencies interested in environmental and ecological studies.
- http://www.archives.gov/era/papers/thic-04.html
- Digital Archiving in the Twenty-First Century:Practice at the National Library of the Netherlands
Steenbakkers, Johan F.
In: Digital Preservation : Finding Balance
(Date Created: 2005)
(Netherlands)
- This article discusses the development of electronic journals and the changing responsibilities of publishers and national libraries in providing ongoing access. It focuses on the work of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) to secure the permanent archiving of electronic publications through cooperation with publishers. It provides a brief overview of e-depot which is the KB’s deposit system.
- http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/library_trends/v054/54.1steenbakkers.pdf
- Digital Archiving of E-journals for Special Libraries
Balnaves, Edmund; Chehade, Mark
(Date Created: 28 May 2008)
(Australia)
- This paper delivered at World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council (10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada) presents findings of a study of e-journal archiving experiences in Australian special libraries and architectural design
and proof-of-concept implementation of an archiving application.
- http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/papers/159-Balnaves_Chehade-en.pdf
- Also available in Spanish http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/papers/159-Balnaves_Chehade-trans-es.pdf
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Digital Archiving- Developing Policy and Best Practice Guidelines at The National Library of Australia
Gatenby, P.
(Date Created: 30 Jan 2000)
(Australia)
- This paper looks at the National Library of Australia's business model for online publications. There is a focus on PANDORA including selection, collection, metadata and cataloguing.
- http://web.archive.org/web/20010303103129/www.icsti.org/icsti/2000work
shop/gatenby.html
- Digital Curation for Science, Digital Libraries, and Individuals
Beagrie, Neil
(Date Created: Sep 2006)
(United Kingdom)
- This paper explores inter-disciplinary research, trends, practices and new developments in the emerging field of digital curation.
- http://www.ijdc.net/ijdc/article/view/6/5
- The International Journal of Digital Curation Issue 1, Vol 1 Autumn 2006 pp 3-16
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Digital Division is Cultural Exclusion. But Is Digital Inclusion Cultural Inclusion?
Worcman, Karen
In: D-Lib magazine
(Date Created: Mar 2002)
- This article examines "the extent to which digital technologies and the Internet can be instruments of social and cultural inclusion" and "how the use of these technologies can be linked to the preservation of the history of a particular cultural group." It also notes the impacts of digital technology on history and the collective memory of communities and the challenges in overcoming digital exclusion of economically disadvantaged groups, in the creation and preservation of digital history and of sustainable projects and resources.
- http://www.dlib.org/dlib/march02/worcman/03worcman.html
- Digital Object Identifiers for Scientific Data
Paskin, Norman
(Date Created: 28 Apr 2005)
- This article describes the application of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) in maintaining links to scientific data. It explains the function and purpose of Digital Object Identifiers and presents two case studies of DOI use within large repositories of scientific data sets.
- http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/dsj/4/0/4_12/_article
- Data Science Journal, ISSN 1683-1470, Vol. 4, April 2005, pp. 12-20.
- Digital Preservation Conundrum, Part 1
Smith, Abby
(Date Created: 2004)
(United States of America)
- This article forms the first of two articles addressing the digital preservation conundrum. The author examines a number of factors which contribute to making the long-term preservation of digital information difficult. Areas explored include the dynamic nature of digital content, copyright issues and the changing needs of users. The author also comments on the roles of US federal agencies (such as the Library of Congress) in relation to digital preservation
- 10.1300/J123v46n01_12
- http://www.haworthpress.com/store/E-Text/View_EText.asp?sid=87VE2H85QQ
N48GT93H3M8GE63VLQ6G6C&a=3&s=J123&v=46&i=1%2F2&fn=J123v46n01%5F12
- Available in The Serials Librarian, Vol 46, No 1/2, 2004, pp. 107-113 and as a section in the monograph, Serials in the Park, pp. 107-113, ISBN 0789025647 (hardcover)
- Digital Preservation Conundrum, Part 2: Preservation and Electronic-Archiving
Fenton, Eileen Gifford
(Date Created: 2004)
(United States of America)
- This article forms part two of the Digital Preservation Conundrum and addresses some of the issues highlighted in Abby Smith’s commentary on this topic. In this article, the author looks at the basic assumptions in preserving print resources and examines how these can/cannot be applied to the preservation of digital materials. The author also argues that, like their print counterparts, electronic resources require an effective supporting infrastructure if they are to be preserved for the long-term.
- 10.1300/J123v46n01_13
- http://www.haworthpress.com/store/E-Text/View_EText.asp?sid=87VE2H85QQ
N48GT93H3M8GE63VLQ6G6C&a=3&s=J123&v=46&i=1%2F2&fn=J123v46n01%5F13
- Available in The Serials Librarian, Vol 46, No 1/2, 2004, pp. 115-119 and as a section in the monograph, Serials in the Park, pp. 115-119, ISBN 0789025647 (hardcover)
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Digital Preservation of E-Prints
James, Hamish; Pinfield, Stephen
In: D-Lib magazine
(Date Created: Sep 2003)
- The first part of this article discusses whether e-print repositories should preserve their contents as part of their service. The author maintains that filling e-print repositories and preserving their contents need not be mutually exclusive activities. Within this context, the technical and managerial challenges to the preservation of e-prints are discussed.
- http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september03/pinfield/09pinfield.html
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Digital Reality II: Preserving our Electronic Heritage
NELINET
(Date Created: 05 Jun 2000)
(United States of America)
- This page contains links to conference papers.
- http://www.nelinet.net/edserv/conf/digital/dr_2000/digital.htm
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Digitizing Dissertations for an Institutional Repository : A Process and Cost Analysis
Palmer, Lisa A.; Piorun, Mary
(Date Created: Jul 2008)
(United States of America)
- "This paper describes the Lamar Soutter Library's process and costs associated with digitizing 300 doctoral dissertations for a newly implemented institutional repository at the University of Massachusetts Medical School."
- http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2479051
- Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2008 July, 96(3):223-229 and through PubMed
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Disclosing Digital Cultural Wealth: Museums and the Open Archives Initiative
Perkins, John
In: Cultivate Interactive
(Date Created: Feb 2002)
- The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) develops and promotes technical standards to allow the creation of metadata repositories that can be further harvested and processed. This article provides a broad overview of the testing of the OAI protocol by the Consortium for the Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI), as well as noting other implementers in the museum community and directions for further research.
- http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue6/cimi/
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DPC Forum with Industry: Future R & D for Digital Asset Preservation
Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)
(Date Created: Jun 2002)
(United Kingdom)
- This web page provides links to a summary meeting report and presentations by speakers from both the public and private sectors, as presented at the Digital Preservation Coalition forum with industry, held at Prospect House, London on 5th June, 2002. Topics covered long-term trends and research and development issues for preservation and access to digital material in both government and industry.
- http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/events/rdfuture.html
- DRIVER: Building the Network for Accessing Digital Repositories Across Europe
Feijen, Martin; Horstmann, Wolfram; Manghi, Paolo; Robinson, Mary; Russell, Rosemary
In: Ariadne
(Date Created: Oct 2007)
- This article provides an outline of the DRIVER project, its achievements to date in supporting and enhancing access to European digital repositories.
- http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue53/feijen-et-al/
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DSpace: An Institutional Repository from the MIT Libraries and Hewlett Packard Laboratories
Smith, MacKenzie
In: Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries: 6th European Conference, ECDL 2002, Rome, Italy, September 16-18, 2002. Proceedings
- A paper presented at ECDL 2002, describing the rationale for institutional repositories, the DSpace system, and its implementation at MIT. Plans to release the system in open source to allow continued research in open scholarly communication and long-term preservation for digital materials are also discussed. The abstract is available free-of-charge online. The full article may be obtained in print form or online for a fee.
- http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0302-9743&v
olume=2458&spage=543
- e-Diss.ch : Collecting and Archiving Online Theses at the Swiss National Library
Signori, Barbara
(Date Created: Jun 2007)
(Switzerland)
- This paper given at ETD 2007 (Uppsala Sweden 13-16 June 2007) describes e-Diss.ch which is a project undertaken at the Swiss National Library in collaboration with the Swiss university libraries as part of the e-Helvetica project to archive all Swiss online theses. The paper describes the digital archive, the approach chosen for collecting, cataloguing and disseminating the online theses and collaboration with university libraries.
- http://epc.ub.uu.se/etd2007/files/papers/paper-47.pdf
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E-Journal Archive DTD Feasibility Study
Inera Incorporated
(Date Created: 05 Dec 2001)
- This report, commissioned by the Harvard University Library E-Journal Archiving Project under a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, provides recommendations for the development of a common SGML structure for representing the intellectual content of archived journal articles and examines the challenges to be faced in transforming such content. It is based on examination of DTDs from ten publishers and the experiences of organisations that have worked with multiple publishers and DTDs.
- http://www.diglib.org/preserve/hadtdfs.pdf
- E-Journal Archiving Metes and Bounds : a Survey of the Landscape
Buckley, Ellie L.; Entlich, Richard; Hirtle, Peter B.; Kenney, Anne R.; McGovern, Nancy Y.
(Date Created: Sep 2006)
- This report describes the results of a review of 12 e-journal archiving programs. The review comprised of an interview and a survey. The survey was conducted by Cornell University Library and covered organisational issues, stakeholders, content, access, technology and resources. The organisations surveyed represented a variety of government supported, subscriber supported and consortia based organisations from around the world. The report makes recommendations to academic libraries, publishers and e-journal archiving programmes.
- http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub138/pub138.pdf
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E-Journals - What Do You Get For Your Money?
Jones, Maggie
(Date Created: Feb 2003)
(United Kingdom)
- This article focuses on the role of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, in relation to the issues and challenges of the long-term preservation and continued access of licensed e-journals. JISC has acknowledged the challenges that have emerged with licensed e-journals, particularly with regard to the differing roles and responsibilities of both libraries and publishers. To that end, the Committee has developed a JISC/Publishers Association (PA) Model Licence that seeks to explore such areas as continued online access and different archival options. Between September and November 2002, a JISC consultancy conducted a survey of libraries and publishers as a means of addressing this need for a more definitive role between libraries and publishers, as well as assessing options for a central archiving facility.
- http://serials.uksg.org/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&back
to=issue,8,25;journal,17,62;linkingpublicationresults,1:107730,1
- Available online at uksg.metapress.com and in Serials for the International Serials Community, ISSN 0953-0460, Vol. 16, No. 1, March 2003, pp. 27-31
- E-journals: Archiving and Preservation Briefing Paper
Jones, Maggie
(Date Created: 06 Mar 2007)
(United Kingdom)
- This briefing paper reports on the current options for e-journal archiving in the UK. It considers the role of Legal Deposit, the role of institutional and open access repositories and current e-journal archiving options.
- http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/pub_ejournalspreservat
ionbp.aspx
- Available in HTML with PDF and RTF versions available for download
- E-only Tipping Point for Journals : What’s Ahead in the Print-to-Electronic Transition Zone
Johnson, Richard K.; Luther, Judy
(Date Created: 05 Dec 2007)
(United States of America)
- This (48 p.) report aims to "discern how far the process of migrating to electronic-only journal publishing has come and to examine library and publisher perspectives on the dynamics that will govern the process of replacement of print editions with entirely electronic journals". The study included desk-based research and interviews conducted between June & August 2007 with U.S. academic librarians and journal publishers.
- http://www.arl.org/bm%7Edoc/Electronic_Transition.pdf
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Earth Observation Archives in Digital Library and Grid Infrastructures
Fusco, Luigi
(Date Created: Dec 2004)
- Earth observation missions generate petabytes of data which need to be preserved for use in long-term analyses. This article describes how digital library and Grid technology can support long-term data preservation and access. Examples of initiatives that use these technologies are described, such as the European DILIGENT project.
- http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/dsj/3/0/222/_pdf
- Data Science Journal, ISSN 1683-1470, Vol. 3, December 2004, pp 222-226.
- Electronic Publications : Access Now and in the Future
Lunden, Tomas
(Date Created: 15 Nov 2005)
(Sweden)
- This is a report of a seminar held on the 18th October 2005 at the Swedish Royal Library. The seminar discussed technical, political and organisational issues involved in the long term preservation and access to electronic publications.
- http://www.sciecom.org/sciecominfo/artiklar/lunden_05_03.shtml
- ScieCom info, Issue 3, 15 November 2005
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Electronic Publications Pilot 1996/97 : Final Report
Hjartarson, Fay; Mowat, Kathryn; Ramage, Pamela
(Date Created: May 1999)
(Canada)
- Conducted as a joint initiative between Statistics Canada and the Depository Services Program (DSP) between 1996-1997, the Electronic Publications Pilot's (EPP) main aim was to gather information on how DSP libraries and their users were embracing the electronic environment, and to assess the impact electronic publications would have on print publications. This article provides an overview of the pilot, including an explanation of the methodology undertaken, limitations of the study, research findings including technical and resource problems and archiving issues.
- ISBN: 0662278607
- http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=11-534-R&CHROPG=1
- Catalogue no. 11-534-RIE
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Ensuring Long-Term Access to Online Publications
Phillips, Margaret
In: JEP - The Journal of Electronic Publishing
(Date Created: Jun 1999)
(Australia)
- This article gives an overview of archiving networked digital material in the PANDORA project and covers topics such as collection, selection, metadata, access, costs, permanent naming, technological obsolescence and preservation.
- http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/04-04/phillips.html
- Eprints Digital Repository Software
Pennock, Maureen
(Date Created: 25 Aug 2006)
- This DCC technology watch report provides an overview of the functionality and some of the implementations of the Eprints software.
- http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resource/technology-watch/eprints/
- DCC technology watch report
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ePrints UK : Developing a National E-Prints Archive
Martin, Ruth
In: Ariadne
(Date Created: 2003)
(United Kingdom)
- ePrints UK is a two year project which aims to provide the higher and further education sector access to and preservation of the e-print papers available from compliant open archive repositories. This paper provides a brief overview of the ePrints UK project, including technical issues such as database development and SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) interfaces and non technical issues such as intellectual property rights and insufficient repositories from which to harvest records.
- http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue35/martin
- Escience and Archiving for Space Science
Borne, K. D. ; Eastman, Timothy E.
(Date Created: 01 Sep 2005)
- This article explores space science data preservation, archiving, and access. It also looks at interoperability of datasets and OAIS architecture.
- http://journals.eecs.qub.ac.uk/codata/journal/contents/4_05/4_05pdfs/D
S430.pdf
- Data Science Journal, Vol. 4, 1 September, 2005, http://www.datasciencejournal.org/
- ETD Building the Nutrition for Researchers
Yu Zhenglu; Pan Yuntao
(Date Created: 31 May 2006)
(China)
- This paper discusses the status of Electronic Theses and Dissertations in China and ETD database building in the international context.
- http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla72/papers/110-Zhenglu_Yunato-en.pdf
- PDF also avilable in French
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Evolution of an Institutional E-prints Archive at the University of Glasgow
Nixon, William J
In: Ariadne
(Date Created: 8 Jul 2002)
(United Kingdom)
- This article describes the progress of the e-print archive at the University of Glasgow, including the aims of the archive, decisions about implementation, metadata and presentation. The article also notes the role of the library in encouraging submissions, providing advice on copyright, and arranging deposit, conversion of formats and review of metadata quality.
- http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue32/eprint-archives/
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Feasibility and Requirements Study On Preservation Of E-Prints: Report Commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
Anderson, Sheila; James, Hamish; Pinfield, Stephen; Ruusalepp, Raivo
(Date Created: 29 Oct 2003)
(United Kingdom)
- Published by the Joint Information Systems Committee, this final report observes that while UK e-print repositories probably lack the research, tools and strategies for long-term preservation, e-prints do not present unique technical challenges for preservation. It describes the properties of e-prints and identifies areas that require further research, including e-print metadata, cost models and e-print file formats.
- http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/e-prints_report_final.pdf
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Harvesting and Archiving of Electronic Resources in Lithuania : Towards Virtual Library
Jodelis, Remigijus
(Date Created: 2003)
(Lithuania)
- In November 2002 the National Library of Lithuania started the LIBIS Electronic Resources Subsystem, consisting of NEDLIB harvester and supplementary modules in LIBIS (the Lithuanian Integrated Library Information System), designated to create the Archive of Electronic Resources. This paper gives an overview of the project, types of resources archived, harvester problems and future directions.
- http://www.inforum.cz/inforum2003/prispevky/Jodelis_Remigijus.pdf
- Paper presented at Inforum 2003 : 9th Conference on Professional Information Resources
- Highlighted Web Site: RLG DigiNews
Entlich, Richard
In: RLG DigiNews
(Date Created: 15 Apr 2007)
(United States of America)
- This article reviews the online newsletter, RLG DigiNews which had digital preservation as a major focus and which ceased publication with this final issue on April 15, 2007
- http://worldcat.org/arcviewer/1/OCC/2007/08/08/0000070519/viewer/file1
37.html#article4
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Il Retaggio Multimediale fra Hardware, Software e Politiche Culturali
Ridi, Riccardo
(Date Created: May 1998)
- In this article, Riccardo Ridi highlights the risks of media degradation and technological obsolescence of both software and hardware for digital material on physical media, and the risk of continuous change for networked material. Seven principles for dealing with these risks are proposed, including adoption of standard languages and software, creation of software, hardware and emulator libraries, preference for network distribution of digital publications and institution of a distributed digital archive for networked digital publications.
- http://www.aib.it/aib/sezioni/veneto/ridi.htm
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Implementing a Reliable Digital Object Archive
Cooper, Brian; Crespo, Arturo; Garcia-Molina, Hector
(Date Created: 26 Jun 2000)
- This paper describes the implementation of a prototype digital repository, the Stanford Archival Vault (SAV), intended for the long-term preservation of digital objects, their metadata and software applications. It identifies unexpected challenges in indexing and configuration of replication in digital repositories and describes the mechanisms developed to address these challenges. The paper is available in several formats, including text, PostScript and PDF, or may be read online by selecting "Pagewise preview".
- http://dbpubs.stanford.edu:8090/pub/2000-28
- Improving DSpace@OSU with a Usability of the ET/D Submission Process
Boock, Michael
In: Ariadne
(Date Created: 30 Oct 2005)
(United States of America)
- This case study describes usability testing of a particular aspect of DSpace at Oregon State University. The testing was undertaken to improve the DSpace Electronic Thesis and Dissertation submission process.
- http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue45/boock/
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Institutional Repositories
Roy Tennant
(Last Updated: 15 Sep 2002)
- An article published in Library Journal discussing the use of web-based capturing systems to create repositories of “grey literature” and preprint materials touching on software, implementations and metadata.
- http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA242297.html?industryid=47125
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Institutional Repositories: Essential Infrastructure For Scholarship In The Digital Age
Lynch, Clifford A.
(Date Created: Feb 2003)
(United States of America)
- In this article, the author addresses the strategic role of institutional repositories in universities as a means for advancing scholarship and preservation of scholarly works. Citing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) development of the DSpace institutional repository system as a model for universities for the future, the author also seeks to define institutional repositories; looks at their strategic importance for scholarship and higher education; addresses their relationship with networked information standards and infrastructure such as persistent identifiers, preservable file formats and rights documentation; and provides his views for future developments in this field.
- http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/br/br226/
- In ARL Bimonthly Report, no. 226, February 2003, pp. 1-10
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Integrating a Free Digital Resource: The Status of Making of America in Academic Library Collections
Walker, Kizer
In: RLG DigiNews
(Date Created: 15 Feb 2002)
(United States of America)
- This article presents the results of a web-based survey on the institutional use and integration of MOA (Making of America) digital materials into collections and compares these results to actual usage as shown by web usage logs. A comparison to JSTOR usage and an interview with MOA project representatives at Cornell University and the University of Michigan regarding interoperability and long-term access are included.
- http://digitalarchive.oclc.org/da/ViewObjectMain.jsp?fileid=0000070519
:000006287618&reqid=1358#feature2
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Intellectual Property and Electronic Theses
Andrew, Theo
(Date Created: 22 Sep 2004)
(United Kingdom)
- This paper examines various aspects of the publication and preservation of ETDs (Electronic Theses and Dissertations) from a legal viewpoint. Several recommendations are made including that copyright and repository licensing agreements should integrate provisions for migration to new formats, emulation and other digital preservation strategies.
- http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/publications/ethesesandrew.htm#content
- Introduction to the Dataverse Network as an Infrastructure for Data Sharing
King, Gary
(Date Created: Nov 2007)
(United States of America)
- This article provides an introduction to the Dataverse Network Project which enables data sharing via a standard citation format which enables persistent identification.
- http://gking.harvard.edu/files/abs/dvn-abs.shtml
- Also available in Sociological Methods and Research, Vol. 32, No. 2 (November, 2007): Pp. 173--199
- Issues in the Preservation of Born-Digital Scholarly Communications in Law
Danner, Richard A.
(Date Created: Sep 2004)
(United States of America)
- This article discusses preservation issues within the context of legal scholarly publishing. Discussed are electronic archiving of born digital legal scholarship an example of which is the LEDA Project and working papers initiatives such as the Legal Scholarship Networl (LSN).
- http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_llj_v96n04/2004-38.pdf
- Law Library Journal, Vol. 96, no. 4, Fall 2004, pp. 591-604. ISSN 0023-9283. Available online fro AALL publications.
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IuK 99 - Dynamic Documents Proceedings
, Jena
(Last Updated: 17 May 1999)
(Germany)
- "IuK 99 - Dynamic Documents will bring together experts from all over the world to discuss and evaluate the need for documentation in science in view of the upcoming dynamic, interacting, living (continuously upgraded) and chamaeleon (depending on user konwledge and interest) documents, the future perspectives and consequences fof professional services for information and communication management in Sciences." Included papers on digital libraries, digitisation and electronic theses and dissertations.
- http://elfikom.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/IuK99/iuk99-proceedings.html
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Keeping Online Information Accessible for E-Governance and E-Democracy
Cunningham, Adrian; Phillips, Margaret E.
(Date Created: Feb 2004)
(Australia)
- This article focuses on the need for government agencies and other institutions to ensure that electronic publications and organisational records are collected, managed and preserved as a means of ensuring long-term access for the benefit of e-governance and e-democracy. The article provides definitions of online publications and online records; explores the role of libraries and archives in e-government, including initiatives undertaken at the National Library of Australia and National Archives of Australia; addresses factors that contribute to the vulnerability of online information; and concludes with a list of factors that inhibit the long-term availability of online information for e-governance and e-democracy.
- http://www.nla.gov.au/nla/staffpaper/2004/phillips1.html
- This paper was prepared for the Australian Electronic Governance Conference. Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne, Victoria, April 14-15, 2004.
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Kulturarw3 Project - The Royal Swedish Web Archiw3e - An example of "complete" collection of web pages
Arvidson, Allan; Mannerheim, Johan; Persson, Krister
(Date Created: Aug 2000)
(Sweden)
- This paper describes the Royal Library of Sweden's project Kulturarw3 to test methods of collecting, preserving and providing access to Swedish electronic online documents.
- http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla66/papers/154-157e.htm
- Large Scale Data Sharing in the Life Sciences : Data Standards, Incentives, Barriers and Funding Models : the Joint Data Standards Study
Bioinformatics Research Centre, University of Glasgow; Digital Archiving Consultancy; National e-Science Centre
(Date Created: Aug 2005)
- This report examines the data sharing practices in the large-scale life-sciences and environmental data resources. The study is sponsored by MRC, BBSRC, NERC, Wellcome Trust, Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Department of Trade and Industry. The report includes recommendations on standards, tools, life cycle management, legal issues, core models for data sharing and case studies.
- http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Utilities/Documentrecord/index.htm?d=MRC002552
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Last Page of the Internet : the Importance of Preserving the Dynamic Aspects of the Internet
Brugger, Niels
(Date Created: Jun 2001)
- This paper, presented at the Preserving the Present for the Future : Strategies for the Internet conference, discusses the complications involved in the preservation of the dynamic features of the internet, as identified by media scholar Niels Brugger.
- http://www.deflink.dk/upload/doc_filer/doc_alle/1023_NBR.doc
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Long Term Retention and Reuse of E-Learning Objects and Materials
Barker, Ed; James, Hamish; Knight, Gareth; Milligan, Colin; Polfreman, Malcolm; Rist, Roger
(Date Created: Mar 2004)
- Commissioned by the UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), this feasibility study features the preservation of e-learning materials. The study concluded with a report, which consists of a list of recommendations, a discussion of long term risks to e learning digital content and the infrastructure necessary for ensuring that these materials are retained.
- http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=project_elo
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Long Term Spatial Data Preservation and Archiving : What are the Issues?
Bleakly, Denise R.
(Date Created: Jan 2002)
(United States of America)
- This report discusses the activities of several United States government
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