JISC Beginner's Guide to Digital Preservation » mla http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/jisc-bgdp ...creating a pragmatic guide to digital preservation for those working on JISC projects Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:33:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Supporting long-term access to digital content http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/jisc-bgdp/2011/01/28/supporting-long-term-access-to-digital-content/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supporting-long-term-access-to-digital-content http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/jisc-bgdp/2011/01/28/supporting-long-term-access-to-digital-content/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:10:31 +0000 Marieke Guy http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/jisc-bgdp/?p=631 The MLA has recently released a principles paper on Supporting long term access to Digital Material.

“At a time when digital formats are increasingly important, it is vital to ensure they are sustainable and accessible over the long term. This is equally the case for materials that originate in digital format, and for those that originate in different forms which are then digitally reformatted.”

The paper, commisssioned by the MLA, was produced on its behalf by Collections Trust, in collaboration with the following organisations:

The National Archives; Heritage Lottery Fund; Archaeology Data Service; The British Library; Collections Trust; Digital Preservation Coalition; Museums Galleries Scotland; Joint Information Systems Committee; UKOLN.

The principles will be supplemented by guidance and other tools to support long term access to digital material across the sector and promoted using a joint advocacy and marketing plan.

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