A new JISC briefing paper on digital preservation has been published. It offers an introduction to the topic of digital preservation in terms of continued access to authentic digital assets. The briefing paper also defines digital preservation and its relationship with digital curation, outlines policy and strategy requirements, and identifies the essential roles and responsibilities that a preservation strategy should address. The paper was authored by Maureen Pennock, DCC research officer at UKOLN.
Archive for December 7th, 2006
JISC briefing paper on digital preservation
Thursday, December 7th, 2006Mainstream Uses of Collaborative Technologies
Thursday, December 7th, 2006Brian Kelly recently gave a short presentation at the 2006 “StarGazing Conference” held at the University of Edinburgh. The theme of the conference was “Social technologies: from pioneers to mainstream use?”. Slides from his presentation are available.