Long-term Preservation Of Digital Information Research Articles

Metadata and its Elements for the Storage and Retrieval of Graphic Material and Artwork

In today's digital age, the management and preservation of artwork have taken a digital turn, necessitating the use of advanced tools and methodologies. One such crucial aspect is metadata – the structured information that provides context, description, and organization to artistic creations. The current research delves into the diverse forms of metadata and their constituent elements utilized in the context of Graphic Material/Artwork across a range of institutions, museums, and galleries. Metadata standards, that aid in managing, describing, indexing, and ensuring the long-term preservation of digital information. This article will prove to be a valuable reference for professionals such as Fine Arts College Librarians, Archivists, Technicians, and other personnel involved in describing Graphic Material/Artwork. Within this piece, a presentation is made of the various metadata standards and their corresponding components, encompassing frameworks like Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA), CDWA Lite, Dublin Core, VRA (Visual Resource Association) Core 4.0, RLG REACH (Record Export for Art and Cultural Heritage), and Object ID. These standards are employed to organize and characterize Graphic Materials/Artwork, underscoring the significance of metadata in the art world. This significance is highlighted by showcasing its diverse types, elements, and standards that collectively facilitate efficient organization, accessibility, and preservation.

Технології створення оптичних носіїв для систем довготермінового зберігання даних

It was shown that long-term preservation of digital information is an important issue in modern world and there are a number of engineering tasks and applications that need long-term storage of information. The variety of technical solutions were proposed for technology of long term data storage which is based on using highly stable materials for both substrate and recording medium. The concept of storing data optically in the bulk of non-photosensitive transparent materials which is renowned for its high chemical stability and resistance via femtosecond-laser allows for high-capacity optical recording, It was noticed that in the process of creation of WORM optical discs the main attention was also paid to the choice of materials for recording media capable to provide long-term storage of recorded data, though, modern WORM-media as well as rewritable optical discs do not meet requirements and standards of the long-term recording. It was analyzed M-DISC's design which was intended to provide greater archival media longevity. M-DISC's technology asserts that the data layer is a glassy carbon and that the material is substantially inert to oxidation and has a high melting point. It was concluded that information structure of long-term optical discs should bring possibility to provide readout process by different methods: with modern optical disc drive, optical microscopy and ultra-sonic readout.

The Long-Term Preservation of Digital Information in the National Diet Library Digital Collections

The Long-Term Preservation of Digital Information in the National Diet Library Digital Collections

Langzeitsicherung digitaler Informationen durch Bibliotheken

Given the rapid progress of digital transformation, the long-term preservation of digital information is one of the most urgent challenges facing us. The article provides a concise overview of the developments to date. It highlights problem areas and desirable goals, identifies coordination and cooperation as urgent tasks, and urges libraries to redouble their efforts with regard to addressing the issues and providing suitable training.

Enterprise Content Management and the Records Continuum Model as strategies for long-term preservation of digital information

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to establish whether Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Records Continuum Model (RCM) frameworks could be used to mitigate long-term preservation challenges. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative research was undertaken using two case studies and interviews were conducted with the different categories of the municipal personnel to solicit answers to the research questions. The questions were designed using the lens of the RCM and its four dimensions that cover the creation, capture, organization and pluralization of records and prescribed factors of ECM which include business process management, enterprise architecture, collaboration, system integration, re-purposing of information, change management, knowledge management and the life cycle management of information. Not all the ECM factors are dealt with in this paper: the remainder have been dealt with in the author's earlier works. Findings – Challenges of long-term preservation of information still persist despite the enormous research that has been generated over the years. The municipalities that were subjects of this research are still grappling with issues of lack of long-term information management policies, enterprise architecture, disparate information systems, collaboration and system integration. This is likely to work against the investments that are being ploughed into e-Government developments should the municipalities fail to espouse strong information and records management regimes. Embracing the ECM prescribed factors and the RCM thinking might mitigate these challenges. Originality/value – The author's licentiate research proved that there was no discourse between records managers/archivists and ECM proponents. Therefore, the originality of this article lies in the application of the two frameworks of ECM and RCM. The findings confirmed that even within the records management framework the municipalities were addressing factors similar to ECM prescribed factors. Embracing both the RCM model and the ECM prescribed factors might mitigate the challenges of long-term preservation and hence the re-use of information and enhancement of the societal memory.

Preservation of Information: Past, Present and Future [End

The article is devoted to the multidimensional problem of preservation of electronic information. There is analyzed the experience of the past to preserve the printed information on paper. At present all the information environment has become more complex and diverse, a lot of new kinds and types of information and its media have appeared; however, the philosophical basis and realistic objectives for the long-term preservation of digital information are still missing. It is highlighted that the preservation of electronic information can be achieved only through forming and implementation of effective targeted policy and sustained activities at global and national levels. There were defined the first priority tasks for preservation of electronic information resources.

Preservation of Information: Past, Present, Future

On the multifaceted problem of preserving electronic information. The experience of the past to preserve the printed information on paper is analyzed. At present the whole information environment has become more complex and diverse, a lot of new kinds and types of information and its mediums have been appeared, but the philosophy and realistic purposes of long-term preservation of digital information is still missing. The author highlights that the preservation of electronic information can be achieved only through effective policy and successive actions at global and national levels. The primary task of preserving electronic information resources are defined in the paper.

Avoiding "Bit Rot": Long-Term Preservation of Digital Information [Point of View

This paper discusses about the long term preservation of digital information. There is something ultimately satisfying about keeping information in digital form. It does not take up much space. It can be replicated for resilient preservation. It can be searched mechanically. It can be used to combine with other material using digital power tools. But this blissful outlook may not comport with the reality of digital information preservation and interpretation.

Robust Tools and Services for Long-Term Preservation of Digital Information

An unprecedented amount of digital information, appearing on a daily basis, needs to be archived and preserved over long time periods. Such information covers major facets of human activities such as business exchanges and electronic commerce, cultural and social interactions, e-government and legal proceedings, scientific studies and data collections, and even personal data such as digital photos and videos. It has been widely recognized that digital preservation is in general a very challenging process that requires innovations in institutional and business models, technology infrastructure, and social and legal frameworks.

La préservation de l’information scientifique et technique

During a fifteen years period, the long-term preservation of digital information has only been a matter under consideration for a few scientific or patrimonial institutions. These have played a key role in the understanding of the subsequent risks and the definition of standards in this domain. The exponential progress of the digital information in every domain, as well as the mandatory aspect of its preservation have sped up the awareness process even at the highest management level of companies or public administrations. Thus, a significant number of projects have kicked off during the last four years, with the objective of rolling out infrastructures dedicated to the long term preservation of electronic data. Among those projects, the one currently run at the CINES, which main goal is to provide the scientific and technical community in the Higher Education and Research sectors with a genuine long term preservation service for digital information, is now operational. Here is a brief outline of the PAC system...

The design of the VERS encapsulated object experience with an archival information package

In this paper, the information package (IP) used within the Victorian Electronic Records Strategy (VERS) is described. The VERS IP was designed in 1999 to support the long-term preservation of digital information and has been implemented in government agencies and it is the basis of the Public Record Office Victoria's digital archive. Its key feature is the use of a self-documenting encapsulation. The encapsulation binds the content information to be preserved and its metadata into a single object that can survive independently of an archival system. The self-documentation ensures that the content can be manually extracted from the encapsulation using only the simplest tools. The VERS IP is compared with the IP defined in the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) and the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS).