World Digital Libraries- An International Journal
Year : 2009, Volume : 2, Issue : 1
First page : ( 51) Last page : ( 68)
Print ISSN : 0974-567X. Online ISSN : 0975-7597.

Who guards the guards: meeting the challenges of digital preservation

Brown Heather

Assistant Director, Paper, Artlab Australia and Project Officer, State Library of South Australia for University of S A Business Information Course. E-mail: Brown.Heather@dpc.sa.gov.au

Online published on 25 November, 2013.

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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