Digital Preservation and Continuity Forum

1. Preservation isn't pretty. (but you need it) Kevin L. De Vorsey November 24th, 2009

2. NLNZ includes: The National Library (a depository library) The Alexander Turnbull Library (a research library ) Material is collected regardless of format based on its value in documenting New Zealand’s heritage. The challenge: permanent access

3. What you are creating:

4. What we see: You watch movies, listen to audio, and read digitised books but we look at in terms of properties, not content.

5. The preservation view:

6. There are plenty of risks! Icebergs? Theft? Fire? Volcano? Chuds? Earthquakes?

7. Publishing Delivery Search tool Technical Analysts Permanent Repository Deposit NL & ATL Staff Preservation Manager Preservation Management Deposit UI Back-Office UI Staging Web Deposit INDIGO Web Curator Tool System Administrators But we can address some directly: Preservation Analysts NZ’s Publishers, Authors, & Artists Researchers, and the public

9. How can we assess the risk of format obsolescence? The majority of work in this area has focused on format sustainability.

12. Compounding the problem:

15. Is there a role for sustainability?

16. Format sustainability

17. Thank You! Kevin L. De Vorsey [email_address]