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''' Libraries should serve humanity; they should respect all forms by which knowledge is communicated; use technology intelligently to enhance service; protect free access to knowledge and honour the past and create the future.''' ''-Michael Gorman-'' | ''' Libraries should serve humanity; they should respect all forms by which knowledge is communicated; use technology intelligently to enhance service; protect free access to knowledge and honour the past and create the future.''' ''-Michael Gorman-'' | ||
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Revision as of 15:49, 30 December 2014
Back to Guidelines - Step 1
Contents
Libraries should serve humanity; they should respect all forms by which knowledge is communicated; use technology intelligently to enhance service; protect free access to knowledge and honour the past and create the future. -Michael Gorman-
Introduction
Currently in the academic literature, much is being said about digital curation/preservation, however this distracts from the strategic imperative 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.
There is a very subtle, but very important distinction between digital curation/preservation and holistic repository preservation.
Formulation
The repository preservation plan (RPP) is usually for the repository director/manager to formulate in collaboration with the institutions IT department.
Introduction and Research
Click on the heading above.
The essential elements of a repository preservation plan
Below are links to pages that detail the essential elements of a repository preservation plan.
Priority 1 - The Self-Hosting Value Proposition
Priority 2 - Sustainability Capacity Building
Priority 3 - Preservable Digital Objects
Priority 4 - Electronic Citation Persistence
The major issues to consider in the repository preservation plan
Below are link to pages detailing the issues to resolve with repository preservation planning.
