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About PADI trails

Each of our trails have been designed to introduce the beginner both to digital preservation and the PADI website. The trails consist of general background information, as well as links to resources from our PADI database. These resources have been chosen for their broad coverage and easy-to-read content of relevant topics. The trails are a subset of the full PADI database.

If you have a suggestion for a resource that may be useful in the Trails, please fill out PADI's contribution form.


Beginners Trail

Follow our Beginners Trail for general resources relating to broad digital preservation issues.

Go to the Beginners Trail


Other Trails

The trails below centre on the main areas considered essential in gaining a basic understanding of digital preservation issues. They include background information in the form of Frequently Asked Questions, as well as links to guides, bibliographies, articles, online tutorials and further explanatory information from our PADI database.


Removable Storage Media Trail

This trail provides information relating to preserving your CDs, floppy disks, audio cassettes and VHS videos.

Go to the Removable Storage Media Trail


Metadata and Preservation Metadata Trail

Follow this trail to find out about how digital resources are described and controlled. This trail also deals with the more specific type of metadata, preservation metadata. It provides links to introductory resources.

Go to the Metadata and Preservation Metadata Trail


Digital Preservation Management Trail

This trail sets out the different areas that need to be considered when developing a preservation program.

Go to the Digital Preservation Management Trail


Digital Preservation Methods Trail

Take this trail to discover the different ways digital objects can be preserved so that access is available for people in the future.

Go to the Digital Preservation Methods Trail


Web Archiving Trail

This trail provides links to the major initiatives and resources that illustrate the different approaches to Web archiving.

Go to the Web Archiving Trail


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