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Posted by: Bill LeFurgy
We have noted earlier in this blog that digital preservation terminology is hard to pin down with precision. There are seemingly as many interpretations of “authenticity” and “repository” as there are digital preservation practitioners. Digital preservation as a concept actually has even more plasticity when viewed through the lens of popular culture. I did a …
Posted in: Outreach and Events, Personal Archiving
Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder
This is the first in a series of articles that takes a closer look at the National Digital Stewardship Alliance. The National Digital Stewardship Alliance is rooted in the work of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. The NDSA is open to any organization committed to digital preservation, and each of its diverse …
Posted in: Digital Content
Posted by: Susan Manus
The late Jonathan Larson went through many drafts when composing what became the hit-musical RENT. The tragic end to his life is well known – he died suddenly at age 35 in 1996 shortly before the off-Broadway opening of the musical. What may not be well known is that these early drafts of RENT and …
Posted in: Digital Content, Inside the Library
Posted by: Leslie Johnston
I lead a group that develops software for the management, preservation and delivery of digital collections. In some organizations, digital preservation is part of the physical preservation unit. In some organizations, software development is part of the systems office. Or software development might be part of a central IT unit. I work with colleagues who …
Posted in: Inside the Library, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Trevor Owens
The following is a guest post from Andrea Goethals, digital preservation and repository services manager at the Harvard University library. This post is similar to a presentation I gave as part of a panel called “Assessing and Mitigating Bit-Level Preservation Risks” at DigitalPreservation 2012. It grew out of conversations and work within the NDSA Infrastructure …
Posted in: Digital Content, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Erin Engle
“Do you remember how we did things back when your great great grandma or grandpa [were alive]? We had moved Native Americans from their homelands, so we could have more and more land for ourselves.” The above reference describes the Whitefish Middle School’s Montana Indian Tribes, Modern Life, 2010-2011 Web Archiving Collection. This unique collection, …
Posted in: Digital Content, Education and Training, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Videos and Podcasts
Posted by: Bill LeFurgy
The following is a guest post by Emily Reynolds, a 2012 Junior Fellow. One of the many highlights of the DigitalPreservation 2012 conference last month was the Preserving Digital Culture panel, which featured speakers discussing the preservation of born-digital art and other creative output. While much of the conference addressed the often automated management of …
Posted in: Digital Content, Outreach and Events
Posted by: Trevor Owens
The following is a guest post from Meg Phillips, Electronic Records Lifecycle Coordinator for the National Archives and Records Administration. “What’s the bare minimum I can responsibly do with my electronic stuff?” was one of the central questions on the table at CurateCamp Processing. The unconference, focused on Processing Data / Processing Collections, was a …
Posted in: Digital Content, Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Tools and Infrastructure
Posted by: Trevor Owens
The five recipients of the inaugural National Digital Stewardship Alliance innovation awards are exemplars of the creativity, diversity and collaboration essential to supporting the digital community as it works to preserve and make available digital materials. In an effort to learn more and share the work of the individuals, projects and institutions who won these …
Posted in: Outreach and Events, Partners and Collaboration, Personal Archiving, Publications and Resources, Tools and Infrastructure