Difference between revisions of "SUNScholar/Repository Preservation"

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The repository preservation plan (RPP) is usually for the repository director/manager to formulate in collaboration with the institutions IT department.

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Below are link to pages detailing the issues to resolve with repository preservation planning.

Below are links to pages that detail the essential elements of a repository preservation plan.

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 ==Considerations==
-Currently in the academic literature, much is being said about digital curation/preservation, however this distracts from the <font color ="red">'''strategic imperative'''</font> of ''preserving the repository itself and the contents of the repository on the internet'', in the same way that libraries and the contents of libraries in buildings, are preserved.
-<font color ="red">'''There is a very subtle, but very important distinction between digital curation/preservation and holistic repository preservation.'''</font>
 Below are link to pages detailing the issues to resolve with repository preservation planning.
 ===[[SUNScholar/Capacity_Building|Issue 1]] - Sustainability Capacity Building===