Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Third Edition
Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Third Edition
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Description
The third edition of Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums is the most current, complete guide to digital preservation available today. The text has been both updated and revised, preserving its approach to presenting complex topics thoroughly, in a way that is accessible. Of special note, new content about environmental sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has been added.
The information in this book is presented in a way that is understandable; after laying out the problems and perspectives that inform digital preservation, it presents a variety of solutions ranging from basic to complex. Although this book addresses technology, which can be a source of concern for those new to the
field, it also presents aspects relating to both the management of these initiatives and the content that is being preserved. This is not a how-to book giving step-by-step processes for certain materials in a given kind of system. Instead, it addresses a broad group of resources that could be housed in any number of digital preservation systems. Finally, this book covers “things I wish I knew before I got started.”
Although there are different definitions of digital preservation, this book addresses digital preservation in the broadest sense of the term: looking at all aspects of curating and preserving digital content for long term access.
The book is divided into four parts:
1.Situating Digital Preservation, 2.Management Aspects, 3.Technology Aspects, and 4.Content-Related Aspects.
Digital Preservation will answer questions that you might not have even known you had, leading to a more robust understanding of digital preservation and more successful digital preservation initiatives.
Table of Contents
1. What is Digital Preservation? (1 table)
Introduction
Debunking Digital Preservation Myths
Digital Preservation Is Not Only About Backups and Recovery Digital Preservation Is Not Only About Access
Digital Preservation Is Not an Afterthought Elements of Digital Preservation
Why Digital Preservation?
Digital Preservation: A Management Issue Why Libraries, Archives, and Museums? Conclusion
2. Getting Started with the Digital Preservation Triad (3 figures) Introduction
Steps in The Digital Preservation Process The Digital Preservation Triad Management
Policies and Planning
Technology Decisions (including Trustworthy DP Systems) The Question of Rights
Resource Issues
Human Resources Financial Resources
Outreach Technology
Digital Preservation Software
Servers, Storage, and Other Computer Equipment Metadata
File Formats Content
Selection and Collection Copyright Issues
Content-Related Challenges Conclusion
PART II: MANAGEMENT ASPECTS
3. Management for Digital Preservation (1 figure and 1 table) Introduction
Management Aspects
What Is Management? Strategic Planning Policy Development Budget Management
Technology Management Human Resources
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consortia and Membership Organizations
Activities of Digital Preservation Consortia Education and Advocacy
Research
Preservation Services
Change Management
Making the Most of Change Communication
Conclusion
4. The OAIS Reference Model (1 figure and 2 tables) History
OAIS Reference Model Components Vocabulary
Information Model OAIS Functional Model
OAIS Required Responsibilities
Negotiates for and Accepts Information Obtains Sufficient Control for Preservation Determines Designated Community
Ensures Information Is Independently Understandable Follows Established Preservation Policies and Procedures Makes the Information Available
Recent Work Conclusion
5. Staffing and Staff Development (1 figure)
Introduction Staffing
Staff Development Continuing Education Future Directions Conclusion
6. Financial and Organizational Sustainability (1 table) Introduction
Digital Preservation and Risk Management Involvement in the Creation Process
Open and/or Well-Documented Standards and Systems Making Informed Decisions and Documenting Them Accepted Standards for Metadata Schemas
Needs of the User Exit Strategy Succession Planning
Other Considerations for Risk Management Sustainable Digital Resources
Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access Five Conditions Necessary for Digital Preservation Sustainability
Factors Affecting Digital Preservation Sustainability Organizational Factors
Financial Factors
Cost Models
Return on Investment Revenue Streams
Social and Societal Factors Technological Factors
Homegrown, Open Source, and Proprietary Software Development Models Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)
Conclusion
7. Environmental Sustainability (1 figure and 1 table) Introduction
Categories of Environmental Impact Conscious Selection
Storage Policies and Preservation Levels Availability Expectations
Conclusion
8. Evaluation of Digital Preservation Programs (1 table) Introduction
Trusted Repository Criteria and Checklists
European Framework for Audit and Certification of Digital Repositories Basic Certification: Data Seal of Approval
Extended Certification: DIN 31644 and nestor Certification Formal Certification
TRAC, TRD, and ISO 16363
Center for Research Libraries TRAC Audits DRAMBORA
Informal Assessments
NDSA Levels of Preservation
DPC's Rapid Assessment Model (RAM) Security
Privacy
Trust in Cloud-based Systems Conclusion
PART III: TECHNOLOGY ASPECTS
9. Digital Repository Software and Digital Preservation Systems (1 table) Introduction
What is a Digital Repository?
Benefits of Digital Repositories Digital Asset Management
What is a Digital Preservation System? Cloud Computing and Repositories
Opportunities and Challenges Conclusion
10. Metadata for Digital Preservation (2 figures and 2 tables) Introduction
Types of Metadata
Descriptive Metadata Administrative Metadata Technical Metadata Structural Metadata
Metadata Necessary for Digital Preservation Preservation Description Information (PDI)
Metadata Specific to Digital Preservation Digital Preservation Metadata PREMIS Model
Encoding PREMIS Metadata Encoding Metadata Files
Structure of Metadata Files Markup Languages Metadata Schema
Dublin Core Metadata Element Set
Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS)
METS Profiles
Metadata Schemas Used by Special Communities Application Profiles
Converting Records and Data to a New Format Metadata Generation and Creation Documentation
Metadata Exchange Conclusion
11. File Formats and Software for Identification (4 figures and 2 tables) Introduction
File Formats
Textual and Other Document Files
Still Images
Audio and Video Files
Evaluating File Formats for Digital Preservation
Park and Oh's Common Criteria Used to Evaluate File Formats
Determining File Formats File Extensions
MIME Internet Media Types File Format Registries
PRONOM
Global Digital Format Registry (GDFR) Unified Digital Format Registry (UDFR) DBpedia
Let's Solve the File Format Problem
Why Are Registries So Difficult?
Software to Help Identify and Analyze File Formats Generic Tools
File Type Specific Tools
PDF Tools
Microsoft Word Office Format Tool Image Format Tools
Audio/Video File Format Tools
Conclusion
Persistence and Fixity Checking Significant Properties
Format Migration Emulation
Advantages to Emulators
Some Limitations of Emulation Emulators
Frameworks for Delivering Emulations Challenges with Emulation Technologies
Strategizing Emulation
Preserving with Emulation
Conclusion
PART IV: CONTENT-RELATED ASPECTS
13. Selecting Content (1 figure and 1 table)
Introduction Criteria
Existing Collections New Collections
Environmental Sustainability Considerations Diversity Considerations
Conclusion
Datasets
Research Data Life Cycle
Best Practices with Research Data Research Data Management
Provenance of Research Data Authenticity of Research Data
Big Data
Internet Archiving
Small Data as Big Data's Counterpart Qualitative Data
Open Data Initiatives
Data Archiving
Metadata to Support Data Archiving
FAIR
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) The U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) Other U.S. Initiatives
English-Speaking Countries: Approaches to Open Data Human Subjects and Data Preservation
Challenges with Preserving Human Subjects Data Rights, Privacy, and Confidentiality
Conclusion
Audiovisual File Formats Compression
Selecting Audiovisual Content Audiovisual File Format Policies
Metadata Schema for Encoding Video and Sound Three-Dimensional and Architectural File Formats
Web Archiving Social Media
Web-Based Description
Games and Immersive Experiences Electronic Records Management Conclusion
16. Conclusion
Appendix A: Select Resources in Support of Digital Preservation Glossary
Product details
| Published | Jul 10 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 1 |
| ISBN | 9781538186343 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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