World Digital Libraries

Heather Brown ¹

Affiliations
1 Artlab Australia and BIM/LIM (Business and Library and Information Management), State Library of South Australia, AU

Abstract

Digital preservation management has evolved from an initial emphasis on technological issues to a broader understanding of resourcing and organizational issues. Internationally, the trend has moved to a risk management framework that is common to both digital and physical worlds. There are a number of common 'high level' principles and frameworks that intersect both digital and traditional (physical) preservation, and which in turn provide an opportunity to explore an integrated approach to preserving both digital and physical materials. This paper explores the opportunity for such an integrated approach through the paradigm of an interconnected web.

Keywords

Digital Preservation, Preservation, Training, Digital Preservation Policy, Risk Management.

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Heather Brown ¹

Affiliations
1 Artlab Australia, AU

Abstract

This paper discusses the importance of preserving digital knowledge over a period of time, the challenges, priorities and the various principles and strategies for long term preservation. It draws on a risk management framework, using the analogy of 'who guards the guards' to explore the implications of dangers, the roles of those who safeguard digital content, and various strategies - technological, resourcing and organizational - for mitigating risks over a period of time. Three key strategies potentially have the capacity to profoundly influence the survival of digital knowledge into the future: collaboration and alliances, risk management and quality assurance, and education and training.

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