This document provides an overview and introduction to the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) program's baseline modules on managing digital content over time. It outlines the six main stages or modules covered: Identify, Select, Store, Protect, Manage and Provide. The document presented here focuses on the first two stages - Identify and Select. It discusses the importance of identifying and inventorying all potential digital content, as well as selecting the portion of that content that will be preserved by applying criteria and documenting decisions. The goal is to gain control over content for effective planning and development of a sustainable digital preservation program.
Digital Preservation is the focus of a three-part webinar series that will help you preserve your digital content. Sponsored by the Nebraska State Historical Society and the Nebraska Library Commission, these webinars will connect you to Library of Congress training modules. The LC’s Digital Preservation Outreach Education (DPOE) program simplifies the complex world of digital preservation into six tasks modules: inventory, select, storage, protect, manage, and provide.
February 20 features Storage and Protect Modules: From metadata to the Cloud, learn how proper storage for digital content will preserve it well into the future. Plus, should disaster strike, is your digital content protected? Backing up your data may not be enough. Learn how to identify potential risks and how to develop policies to protect your digital content.
All three webinars will be presented by Karen Keehr, Curator of Photographs at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Karen represented Nebraska at an intensive week-long DPOE training workshop this summer. These webinars are the first in a series of training opportunities for libraries, archives and museums that will be presented in 2013-14 as part of the newly-formed "Husker Heritage NEtwork," funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. To find out more about future offerings, Nebraska’s statewide collections preservation plan and more resources, go to www.nebraskahistory.org/connect.
NCompass Live - February 20, 2013
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
This document provides an overview of the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) program from the Library of Congress. It discusses the six baseline modules for digital preservation: Identify, Select, Store, Protect, Manage, and Provide. For each module, it outlines the key aspects and considerations. It also discusses standards, policies, skills, technologies, and other organizational issues relevant to long-term digital preservation and providing ongoing access to preserved content. The overall aim is to educate on best practices for preserving and managing digital materials over time.
Presented by Sarah Grimm (Wisconsin Historical Society) and Emily Pfotenhauer (WiLS) for the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) conference, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, April 25, 2013. Content based on Modules 1 & 2 of the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum developed by the Library of Congress.
NISO Two-Part Webinar: Sustainable Information
Part 2: Digital Preservation of Audio-Visual Content
About the Webinar
Audio-visual resources in digital formats present even more challenges to preservation than do digital text resources. Reformatting information to a common file format can be difficult and may require specialists to ensure it is done with no loss in integrity. While digital text may still be usable if done imperfectly (e.g. skewed but still readable pages), even small errors in digital A/V files could render the material unusable.
This webinar will share the experiences of several projects that are working to ensure that A/V files can be preserved with their full integrity ensured.
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
Planning for Video Preservation Services at Harvard
Andrea Goethals, Manager of Digital Preservation and Repository Services, Harvard University Library
David Ackerman, Head of Media Preservation, Harvard University Library
AXF: Finally a Storage and Preservation Standard for the Ages
Brian Campanotti, Chief Technical Officer, Front Porch Digital
An Open-Source Preservation Solution: Hydra/Blacklight
Tom Cramer, Chief Technology Strategist & Associate Director, Digital Library Systems & Services, Stanford University Libraries
NISO Two-Part Webinar: Sustainable Information
Part 2: Digital Preservation of Audio-Visual Content
December 17, 2014
AXF: Finally a Storage and Preservation Standard for the Ages
Brian Campanotti, Chief Technical Officer, Front Porch Digital
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
NISO Two-Part Webinar: Sustainable Information
Part 1: Digital Preservation for Text
National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Levels of Preservation
Trevor Owens, Digital Archivist, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), Office of Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress
Preserving the Law: Digital Curation in a Law Library Setting
Leah Prescott, Associate Law Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections, Georgetown University Law Library
Rosetta digital preservation system: Enabling institutions to preserve and provide access to their
digital collections
Edward M. Corrado, Director of Library Technology, Binghamton University Libraries
The document discusses the National Library of Australia's approach to digital preservation. It addresses the various types of digital materials in the library's collections, preservation responsibilities, required preservation processes, and approaches to prioritizing preservation treatment. It describes how understanding these areas led the library to develop systems for preservation assessment and reporting to help manage risks to digital content over time. The goal is to maintain long-term access to content while addressing different levels of complexity, formats, and preservation needs across collections.
A presentation on Digital Content Creation by Rupesh Kumar A, Assistant Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India.
Digital Preservation is the focus of a three-part webinar series that will help you preserve your digital content. Sponsored by the Nebraska State Historical Society and the Nebraska Library Commission, these webinars will connect you to Library of Congress training modules. The LC’s Digital Preservation Outreach Education (DPOE) program simplifies the complex world of digital preservation into six tasks modules: inventory, select, storage, protect, manage, and provide.
February 20 features Storage and Protect Modules: From metadata to the Cloud, learn how proper storage for digital content will preserve it well into the future. Plus, should disaster strike, is your digital content protected? Backing up your data may not be enough. Learn how to identify potential risks and how to develop policies to protect your digital content.
All three webinars will be presented by Karen Keehr, Curator of Photographs at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Karen represented Nebraska at an intensive week-long DPOE training workshop this summer. These webinars are the first in a series of training opportunities for libraries, archives and museums that will be presented in 2013-14 as part of the newly-formed "Husker Heritage NEtwork," funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. To find out more about future offerings, Nebraska’s statewide collections preservation plan and more resources, go to www.nebraskahistory.org/connect.
NCompass Live - February 20, 2013
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
This document provides an overview of the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) program from the Library of Congress. It discusses the six baseline modules for digital preservation: Identify, Select, Store, Protect, Manage, and Provide. For each module, it outlines the key aspects and considerations. It also discusses standards, policies, skills, technologies, and other organizational issues relevant to long-term digital preservation and providing ongoing access to preserved content. The overall aim is to educate on best practices for preserving and managing digital materials over time.
Presented by Sarah Grimm (Wisconsin Historical Society) and Emily Pfotenhauer (WiLS) for the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) conference, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, April 25, 2013. Content based on Modules 1 & 2 of the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum developed by the Library of Congress.
NISO Two-Part Webinar: Sustainable Information
Part 2: Digital Preservation of Audio-Visual Content
About the Webinar
Audio-visual resources in digital formats present even more challenges to preservation than do digital text resources. Reformatting information to a common file format can be difficult and may require specialists to ensure it is done with no loss in integrity. While digital text may still be usable if done imperfectly (e.g. skewed but still readable pages), even small errors in digital A/V files could render the material unusable.
This webinar will share the experiences of several projects that are working to ensure that A/V files can be preserved with their full integrity ensured.
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
Planning for Video Preservation Services at Harvard
Andrea Goethals, Manager of Digital Preservation and Repository Services, Harvard University Library
David Ackerman, Head of Media Preservation, Harvard University Library
AXF: Finally a Storage and Preservation Standard for the Ages
Brian Campanotti, Chief Technical Officer, Front Porch Digital
An Open-Source Preservation Solution: Hydra/Blacklight
Tom Cramer, Chief Technology Strategist & Associate Director, Digital Library Systems & Services, Stanford University Libraries
NISO Two-Part Webinar: Sustainable Information
Part 2: Digital Preservation of Audio-Visual Content
December 17, 2014
AXF: Finally a Storage and Preservation Standard for the Ages
Brian Campanotti, Chief Technical Officer, Front Porch Digital
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
NISO Two-Part Webinar: Sustainable Information
Part 1: Digital Preservation for Text
National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Levels of Preservation
Trevor Owens, Digital Archivist, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), Office of Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress
Preserving the Law: Digital Curation in a Law Library Setting
Leah Prescott, Associate Law Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections, Georgetown University Law Library
Rosetta digital preservation system: Enabling institutions to preserve and provide access to their
digital collections
Edward M. Corrado, Director of Library Technology, Binghamton University Libraries
The document discusses the National Library of Australia's approach to digital preservation. It addresses the various types of digital materials in the library's collections, preservation responsibilities, required preservation processes, and approaches to prioritizing preservation treatment. It describes how understanding these areas led the library to develop systems for preservation assessment and reporting to help manage risks to digital content over time. The goal is to maintain long-term access to content while addressing different levels of complexity, formats, and preservation needs across collections.
A presentation on Digital Content Creation by Rupesh Kumar A, Assistant Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India.
Digital Preservation Planning: Just Do It!valariek
AkLA 2014 Digital Preservation Planning: Just Do It!
Presenters: Valarie Kingsland, Kristine Bunnell, Lisa C. Krynicki, Neva Reece, and Rachel Seale
(Organized and moderated by Valarie Kingsland)
A Library of Congress Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Train-the- Trainer workshop was held at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at UAF, where participants from around the State of Alaska completed an intensive training program to learn how to present the Library of Congress curriculum in order to inform archives, libraries, museums, and other institutions or organizations, about how to develop a digital preservation plan. Join us to discover what Alaska DPOE Trainers have to offer in this fast paced introduction to concepts and stages of digital preservation that can be applied to your organization, workplace, or your personal digital environment. Start planning today!
http://akla.org/anchorage2014/presentation/digital-preservation-planning-just-do-it/
CESSI is an organization in Argentina that produces knowledge-based content but had difficulties sharing it. They implemented kbee.docs, a document management system, to create a digital library. Kbee.docs allows for secure uploading, organizing, searching, and sharing of documents and multimedia content. It provides tools for classification, security policies, and collaboration without requiring technical expertise or ongoing maintenance.
The document discusses various digital preservation activities the author undertook as part of an assignment, including archiving, harvesting, mirroring files, extracting metadata, and verifying checksums. The author learned how to use tools like PeaZip, Xena, emulators, and metadata extraction software. They created disk images and analyzed them using bulk extractor to identify sensitive data. The author automated a workflow to generate checksums and write them to an Excel file. Overall, the assignment helped the author gain hands-on experience with digital preservation concepts and tools.
Presented by Sarah Grimm (Wisconsin Historical Society) and Emily Pfotenhauer (WiLS) for the WiLSWorld conference, Madison, Wisconsin, July 24, 2013. Content based on Modules 1 & 2 of the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum developed by the Library of Congress.
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This document discusses the development of a research object authoring tool as part of the FAIR4CURES project. The tool will allow researchers to bundle different types of digital research outputs like datasets, software, and workflows into structured research objects. It will integrate with the Seven Bridges platform and Mendeley Data repository to register objects with global unique identifiers and expose them in standard formats like JSON-LD. The goal is to advance the FAIR data principles and make research outputs more findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable through the use of structured research objects.
Modular Documentation Joe Gelb Techshoret 2009Suite Solutions
Designing, building and maintaining a coherent content model is critical to proper planning, creation, management and delivery of documentation and training content. This is especially true when implementing a modular or topic-based XML standard such as DITA, SCORM and S1000D, and is essential for successfully facilitating content reuse, multi-purpose conditional publishing and user-driven content.
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Webinar presented for WiLS by Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, June 24, 2014. Based on information from the Demystifying Born Digital reports from OCLC Research and the Digital Preservation Education and Outreach (DPOE) curriculum developed by the Library of Congress.
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This document discusses managing and providing access to digital content over the long term. It covers several key points:
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- Effective management requires addressing organizational needs, technological opportunities and changes, and available resources. It involves designating responsible people, policies, and technology.
- When providing access, it is important to use proven, sustainable technologies and deliver content completely and accurately according to access policies.
- Legal and rights issues must be considered to ensure appropriate access to content over time based on factors like donor agreements or confidential information.
- Understanding current and future users is essential for developing access strategies
Preparation, Proceed and Review of preservation of Digital Library Asheesh Kamal
My paper focuses on the future information to preserve and use in a user-friendly environment; and also digital preservation methods and strategy, the life cycle of digital media, especially in the digital library.
The document discusses digital preservation and file format selection for long-term preservation of digital assets. It notes that file formats can become obsolete over time and presents five criteria for selecting preservation-suitable formats: 1) widespread adoption, 2) lack of technological dependencies, 3) disclosure of specifications, 4) transparency/identifiability, and 5) ability to embed metadata. It also discusses using a "performance model" where the significant properties and essence of a digital object are maintained regardless of file format changes over time. The key recommendation is to select file formats that align with a preservation strategy articulating the repository's purpose and community needs.
The ODF Advocacy Open Project at OASIS has the objective of educating the market about the advantages of ODF vs proprietary document formats.
Without such education, most productivity software users will continue to use proprietary document formats without being conscious of the enormous number of drawbacks, such as vendor lock-in and the increase of hidden interoperability costs.
The objective of the talk is to inform the FOSS community about the activities of the ODF Advocacy Open Project, and hopefully convince some people to contribute or simply spread the word about ODF (by presenting the results to public administrations, enterprises, schools and other potential stakeholders).
NCompass Live - June 5, 2024
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/
Trying to connect and understand teenagers can be difficult and overwhelming at times. So how do you attract teens to the library and keep them engaged? This presentation will offer tips on how to connect with teens, build relationships, along with programming ideas to keep them coming back. Maybe they’ll even bring their friends!
Presenter: Mari Vasquez, Youth Services Librarian, Crete (NE) Public Library.
NCompass Live - April 10, 2024
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
Libraries have been offering programming for decades, and in many cases the model has been, "Let’s plan a program, promote it, and see who shows up." This approach hasn’t changed much, even with social and technological changes, not to mention the pandemic and streaming programs. Program planning with a marketing mindset starts with identifying your customer’s needs and wants, then developing programs and services to meet those needs and wants. We’ll discuss how to use research – quantitative and qualitative – to plan and market programs that will engage your customers. We’ll talk about "bundling" programs and services for different audience segments. We’ll also cover how this more strategic approach can save time and resources for your library.
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More information is available at https://connectednebraska.com/
* eduroam is a secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the research and education community that allows students, researchers, and staff from participating institutions to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating sites.
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http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
Brief book talks and reviews of new titles recommended to school and public librarians, covering both middle and high school levels, that were published within the last year.
Presenter: Sally Snyder, Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services, Nebraska Library Commission and Dana Fontaine, Librarian, Fremont High School.
NCompass Live - January 17, 2024
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Have you wondered if your library's website needs some work? How do you decide that, without being subjective? How do you know what to measure, or how to measure it? There are many current standards for content, images, navigation, usability, and more that can be readily applied to your website, allowing for a more objective analysis of what you currently have. A website audit can provide a valuable framework, especially before beginning a full or even partial redesign of your library's site. Learn about data-based principles that can guide your future work and discover some tools that can provide concrete specifics for elements that may need attention.
Presenter: Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS is the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN). She has been doing web development and design for more than twenty years, in both public libraries and as an independent consultant. She specializes in developing with Drupal. She is a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. She's written three books about social media and content marketing, specifically for libraries, and speaks nationally on both these and technology-related topics. As a former children's librarian, she enjoys bringing the "fun of technology" to audiences and in giving libraries the tools they need to better serve the virtual customer.
NCompass Live - January 10, 2024
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What is the Nebraska Library Commission? Who are we? What do we do?
To kick off 2024, we will introduce you to the people and departments of the Nebraska Library Commission.
In Part 2, you will meet Christa Porter, Library Development Director; Tessa Timperly, Communications Coordinator; Gabe Kramer, Talking Book & Braille Service Director; and Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.
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NCompass Live: Digital Preservation, Part 1: Inventory and Selection
1. Managing Digital Content over Time:
Part 1: Identify and Select
Karen Keehr
Nebraska State
Historical Society
Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE)
3. Husker Heritage
NEtwork
• New training opportunities for collections
caretakers
• emergency preparedness planning
• care of paper materials
MORE INFO TO COME, BUT IN THE
INTERIM go to
www.nebraskahistory.org/connect
saving treasures.org
4. Library of Congress
Digital Preservation
Outreach &
Education
Train-the-Trainer
Workshop
Midwest Region
August 21 - 24, 2012
Indianapolis, Indiana
5. DPOE‟s Mission
“The mission of the Digital Preservation Outreach
and Education (DPOE) program of the Library of
Congress is to foster national outreach and
education to encourage individuals and
organizations to actively preserve their digital
content, building on a collaborative network of
instructors, contributors, and institutional partners.”
DPOE Baseline Modules: Intro, version 2.0, Nov 2011
6. This workshop won‟t be
covering….
Digitization
Specific storage solutions for digital
content
Specific solutions for making digital
content publicly available
7. What is digital preservation?
Digital preservation is the
active management of digital
content over time to ensure
ongoing access.
8. Digital Preservation
Terminologies
Digital preservation, digital curation, digital
stewardship
Digital Preservation
Set of activities aimed towards ensuring
access to digital materials over time.
In the United States, digital preservation
tends to be interpreted as the life-cycle
management of [digital] materials from the
point of their creation.
9. Why do we need to preserve
digital content?
Digital content is fragile and require special
care to preserve them
Digital content depends on technology to
make them available (digital formats and
media become obsolete)
Digital content requires active management
to ensure its ongoing accessibility
Mandate and responsibilities
Legal information is at the core of democracy
10. DPOE Baseline Modules
Identify - what digital content do you have?
Select - what portion of that content will be
preserved?
Store - what issues are there for long term storage?
Protect - what steps are needed to protect your
digital content?
Manage - what provisions are needed for long-
term management?
Provide - what considerations are there for long-
term access?
DPOE Baseline Modules: Intro, version 2.0, Nov 2011
12. Objectives
Provides an overview of digital content
management stages
Suggests concrete steps for each stage
Helps identify specific next steps for you
Recommends additional sources to consult after
the workshop
DPOE Baseline Modules: Intro, version 2.0, Nov 2011
13. Modules
Identify - what digital content do you have?
Select - what portion of that content will be
preserved?
Store - what issues are there for long term storage?
Protect - what steps are needed to protect your
digital content?
Manage - what provisions are needed for long-
term management?
Provide - what considerations are there for long-
term access?
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
14. Why do we identify content?
• Preservation requires an explicit commitment
of resources
• Effective planning is based on knowing the
extent of what will be preserved
• Identifying content is a first step to planning for
current and future preservation needs
• Not all digital content in and around an
organization will be preserved
• An explicit inventory is the best way to identify
content
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
15. How will an inventory help?
Good preservation decisions are based on an
understanding of the possible content to be
preserved
The Identify stage addresses:
What content
do I have, will I have, may I have, shall I
have, must I have, could I have?
(by Right, Purchase, Persuasion, Coercion)
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
16. Inventory Considerations
Inventory content more important than style and
format
Inventory results should be:
Documented: an inventory needs to be captured
Usable: simple format to sort, list, etc.
Available: accessible to team, managers, others
Scalable: content will be added during Select
Current: update periodically
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
17. Inventory Examples
An Excel spreadsheet on a server
A Microsoft Word document on a server
A Google Document or Spreadsheet
A database format familiar to everyone
working with the collection
18. Inventory Scope
• What content are we already preserving?
• What other digital content do we have?
• What content do/will our producers create?
• What content are we required to keep?
• What content do we need to review?
19. Inventory Tips
Use available, familiar software to get
started
What software or tools do you already have?
What free or open source tools might be
useful?
Be
consistent, comprehensive, and
concise
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
20. Level of Detail
Inventories can be general to detailed
Determine appropriate level of detail for you
Factors in determining level of detail:
Extent of content to be inventoried
Nature and location of content to be inventoried
Resources available to complete inventory
Timeframe, deadlines for completing inventory
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
21. Level of Detail - Simple
• What type of content is it? (ex:
image, video, web site, document)
• What format is it in? (ex:
jpg, mpg, html, pdf)
• Date of creation?(ex: date document was
created, date it was scanned)
• Location? (ex: on a shared server, on an
external hard drive, burned to disc, in a
Flickr account)
22. Inventory Examples
Category Title/Description Creation Location Extent Format(s)
Date(s)
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
23. Level of Detail - Complex
• Copyright considerations – do I have the
right to preserve this material?
• What operating system is required to
read the file?
• What software program is needed to
read the file?
• What tools are available to help you
determine the file format?
25. Inventory Examples
ARMA International
http://www.arma.org/records%20retentio
n/retentionInfo.cfm?key=retentionforms
California Digital Library (CDL) / UC
Libraries Digital Assets Submission
Inventory
www.cdlib.org/services/dsc/contribute/docs
/submission.inventory.rtf
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
26. Content Categories
Inventories should include all relevant, e.g.:
• Institutional records
• Special collections
• Scholarly content – licensed and open
• Research data
• Web content
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
27. Format Types
An inventory should identify format types within
categories of content - examples:
• Images • Maps/geospatial
• Video • Drawings
• Audio • Web content
• Text • Structured data
Indicate the range of file types when possible
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
28. Software and Operating Systems
An inventory should identify the software and
operating system required to read the file:
• Apple
• Linux
• Windows
Is a specific software program needed
to read the file?
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
29. Date Considerations
Inventories should note:
• Date of inventory – and updates to it
• Date of files – when possible
• Dates covered in content – even approximate
• Date created/received – if relevant, possible
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
31. Location Issues
Locations of content are important – consider:
• Method to specify online/offline location
• General location – e.g., with us, with creator
• Ability to change locations as content moves
• Method storage systems use to note location
Be clear enough without going to extremes…
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
32. Identify Outcomes
Identify potential digital content you may need to
preserve
Treat the inventory as a management tool that
grows as your program grows
Use it as a planning tool to prepare
– e.g., staff, training, annual growth
Provides a basis for acquiring content, defining
submission agreements, plans
DPOE Baseline Modules: Identify, version 2.0, Nov 2011
33. Modules
Identify - what digital content do you have?
Select - what portion of that content will be
preserved?
Store - what issues are there for long term storage?
Protect - what steps are needed to protect your
digital content?
Manage - what provisions are needed for long-
term management?
Provide - what considerations are there for long-
term access?
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
34. Why select content to preserve?
• Storage may be cheap, management is not
… especially over time
• Quality of content
• Discovery and dissemination services
… scale, scope, performance, sustainability
• Matching mission to content
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
35. Terms for Select
Different terms in different domains:
• Archives – appraisal and scheduling
• Libraries – e.g., selection
• Museums – e.g., acquisition
We may call it by different terms, but we‟re heading
towards the same outcome: determining the
portion of digital content your organization will take
responsibility for preserving.
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
36. Steps
Review your potential digital content
Define and apply selection criteria
Document (and preserve) selection decisions
Implement your decisions
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
37. Priorities
If you need to prioritize your review, consider:
• Most significant (producer, content)
• Most extensive
• Most requested
• Easiest (e.g., most familiar)
• Oldest (possible historical importance)
• Newest (possible immediate interest)
• Mandate (local, legislation, etc.)
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
38. Selection Criteria
Acquisition or collection development policy
Departmental criteria (priorities, precedents)
Core record/content types (need no review)
Research criteria (interests, significance)
Uniqueness (only source)
Value (historical, evidential, can‟t reproduce)
Preserved elsewhere (avoid duplication)
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
39. Considerations during Review
Stop if or when the answer is „no‟…
1. Content
– does the content have value?
– does it fit your scope?
2. Technical
– is it feasible for you to preserve the content?
3. Access
– is it possible to make the content available?
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
40. Project Management
Treat selection as an ongoing structured project
to plan and coordinate the process
Contact content creators (as needed)
Arrange a convenient time for them
Prepare brief statement of outcomes
Identify list of materials to review with them
Send a reminder before the meeting
Document the results and send them a copy
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
41. Project Management
Whose project is this anyway?
Build selection into an ongoing
structured project
Communication is Key
- Make sure every player knows their role
- Keep content creators in the conversation
42. Skills and Experience
May benefit from a team-based approach
• Analytical skills
– Review and understand content
– Determine relationships and significance
– Make sound and consistent judgments
• Interpersonal skills
– Communicate clearly and compellingly
• Technical Skills
– Determine feasibility of preservation and access
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
43. Documentation
Supplement inventory from Identify
• Descriptions – more granular
– Not item level, but enough to specify
categories
• Extent
– How much content is there/will there be?
• Use
– When will content no longer be active?
• Rights
– Who owns rights to preserve and disseminate?
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
44. Select Outcomes
Possible products of selecting content:
• Expanded inventories of content to preserve
• Agreements with producers: e.g., retention
schedules, acquisition lists, submission
agreements
Objective:
• Gain control of possible content for planning
• Develop a sustainable program
DPOE Baseline Modules: Select, version 2.0, Nov 2011
45. Thank You
February 20: Part 2 - Storage and Protect
Modules
March6: Part 3 0Manage and Provide
Modules
Karen.Keehr@nebraska.gov
Editor's Notes
Note to trainers: Whether you are presenting 1 module or all six, you should include some version of the Introductory Module. You might rename the Module simply Introduction and/or simply insert the slides into the first module you present. The introductory module sets the stage for the workshop you will be presenting.
This summer is also when I attended the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Train-the-Trainer Workshop in Indianapolis. It was a three and a half day training program, and you had to apply to get in – there were 21 attendees from 13 Midwestern states, and the idea was that we would be trained, and then we would agree to teach at least one module of the curriculum within six months of completing the training. So that’s what this is today. This was the second Train-the-Trainer workshop put on by DPOE.
Note to trainers: Mention relevant local, regional, or state examples and collaborative examples to contribute to (e.g., World Digital Library) to encourage people to think about what they might accomplish – and emphasize that it is happening where they are. Consider adding a simple timeline of activities or milestones (e.g., samples from the DPM Workshop tutorial), but for novice audiences, be sure to not overwhelm them.
So I think it’s important to start off with what this workshop won’t be covering. I know I had certain expectations of what the workshop was going to cover, and I was a little disappointed.. Digital preservation is sort of like a moving target – your needs are going to change, and the software solutions are going to change, but the principles behind digital preservation will stay the same. Now I know that some of you are not working with digital objects at all – you’re not collecting born digital items, and you’re not digitizing. You may not have any plans to digitize in the near future. I still hope that this content will be useful to you, if not now, then at some point in the future.
So if I’m not covering digitization, what will be talking about today? What is digital preservation? It’s the active management of digital content over time to ensure ongoing access. Once a physical item has been digitized, or a digital item has been created, you can’t just put it on a shelf and expect to open it fifty years from now. It needs to be managed over time to ensure that you can still access it. In the physical world, and I’m sorry if I’m simplifying this a bit, you can put a book on a shelf, and as long as it stays dry, then you should feel fairly certain that you can read it fifty years into the future. If I create a Microsoft Word document right now, click Save As, and save it somewhere, will I be able to open that document fifty years from now? That’s what digital preservation is all about – ensuring that we can access digital items that we are creating all the time now.
Note to trainers: You might re-label this slide “Topics” or “Management Stages” or something to convey the range of content covered. You should begin any workshop with a version of this Intro Module and this slide is the time to run through the six modules, whether you are presenting all six or not. If you are presenting as subset of the modules, you might highlight the ones you will focus on, but show the whole list so the context is clear.
Note to trainers: Identify and Select are in the center – repeat over time: identify new/additional content then select the portion to preserveStore the selected contentProtect what is storedManage it over time (preserve it) – including policies/rules for identifying, selecting, storing, protecting and providing contentProviding preserved content over time (long-term access) relies upon good management over time
Note to trainers: You can adjust these to reflect specific outcomes you have in mind. If you are not presenting all of the modules, you will want to revise accordingly.
Note to trainers: This places Identify into context with the other modules. Only spend time running through the modules if you haven’t already done that.
So the first step is identifying what it is that you need to preserve. It’s important to do this first because preservation requires an explicit commitment of resources, and you can’t plan ahead if you do not know how much content you will be preserving. Now, if you’re scanning your entire photo collection – that might be content that you want to plan to preserve. But there might be digital content that you don’t think it’s worthwhile to expend that effort to preserve. And an explicit inventory is the best way to identify that content.
Understanding your content to be preserved is a good foundation step in planning for digital preservation, and for thinking not only about the content that you will have, but what the rate of growth is. So it’s not only the content that you do have, but it’s also the content that might have in the future. Some of you may have fairly static collections, and some of you might be collecting things very rapidly, so that will affect your inventory.
Note to trainers: Consider a group discussion: “will you need support or approval to start an inventory project?” Consider the value in using an inventory project to raise awareness. So the most important aspect of an inventory is just that it exists. It should be in a format that is usable, and accessible to others, so it doesn’t exist on one person’s hard drive. It should not be a static document – you have to be able to add information to it. And it should be current, and updated on a periodic basis.
So it can be as simple as an Excel spreadsheet or a Microsoft Word document on a server, or maybe a Google doc accessible to everyone in your organization, or maybe a database format that everyone is familiar with.
What should the inventory include? It should list the content that you’re already preserving, other digital content that should be preserved, any new content that your producers are creating, any content that you may be required to keep (or that retention schedules require you to keep), and any content that needs review.
Note to trainers: Stress that attendees should avoid delaying starting or complicating the inventory by searching for or implementing new software – implementing the software will become the focus rather than simply completing the inventory itself.
Note to trainers: These descriptions are provided to make the inventory process more real to attendees – they will need to adapt the inventory to their environment
Inventories should note: What type of content is it? What format it’s in? The date and location. Date of inventory – and updates to it; Date of files – when possible; Dates covered in content – even approximate; Date created/received – if relevant, possible The dates associated with digital files are very important. Usually, we think of dates from a user’s point of view – of course the user is going to want to know the date associated with content. However, for digital files, dates are even more important, because they have such a shorter lifespan than physical files. So when you’re completing an inventory, you’re going to want to take note of how old a file is – older files are going to be harder to read today, and harder to migrate into newer formats. Depending on your resources, that might mean that you prioritize that content, or it might mean that you do not have the resources to devote to preserving it. Another very important issue to consider is where the digital content is located. Just because something is digital, does not mean that it is online and accessible to you. You need to learn where something is located, who has access to it, and whether you can gain access to it if you decide to collect it. Also, content may change locations over time – what method will you use to keep your inventory current?
For a more complex inventory, you might also want to note the copyright status of the material – do I have the right to preserve this material? What operating system & software program are required to read the file? If you do not know the file format, are there any tools available that will help you determine that?
This is a more detailed inventory form from ARMA, and it’s a little more complex, and geared towards records managers.
Note to trainers: The categories will depend on the types of content they have
Note to trainers: the format types will depend on what the content they have – encourage them not to worry about formats they don’t have (or don’t have yet) because the will narrow down their scope of concern
Note to trainers: Dating the inventory and noting when it was last updated will help people using it and may ensure that it is updated more regularly. The inventory should stay current with your content as it changes and grows. The date of the files (creation date) and the dates the content covers (e.g., recent digitized images of historic photos) will help in using the inventory and in prioritizing your review of the content (see Select Module)Why is date important? Here is a rather old chart listing the lifespan of some formats. We all know how long paper will last, if it’s kept in a cool, dry place, or, as the chart shows, Egyptian stone tablets. And the reason we still microfilm a lot of things is because that’s a known format – sure, it’s not the easiest way to make it publicly available, but we still know how long microfilm will last. Digital files are another story, however – they just don’t last as long, and it’s hard to predict how long a digital file will stay viable.
Note to trainers: The location of the content should stay current. Documenting where the content is stored will be helpful when the content needs to be moved – e.g., be deposited with the archives, move to a new server Why is location important? Another very important issue to consider is where the digital content is located. Just because something is digital, does not mean that it is online and accessible to you. You need to learn where something is located, who has access to it, and whether you can gain access to it if you decide to collect it. Also, content may change locations over time – what method will you use to keep your inventory current?
Note to trainers: The location of the content should stay current. Documenting where the content is stored will be helpful when the content needs to be moved – e.g., be deposited with the archives, move to a new server
Note to trainers: review the outcomes to bring the module to a close. If you haven’t already done so, ask for questions before moving to the next module.If you haven’t already done so, introduce a brief exercise using an example in the training notes or one you develop.So, to sum up, you’ll find that taking stock and identifying the digital content that you have will only help you in the future. It will help you identify resources that you may need, such as funding, staff, and training. And it can help you evaluate what tools you’ll need in the future, whether it’s policy related, such as specific submission agreements, or specific digital tools that you’ll need to convert digital formats into newer formats.
Note to trainers: This places the Select Module into context with the other modules. Only spend time running through the modules if you haven’t already done that.
Note to trainers: these address common views regarding selection – this is a place where the module might bog down so be prepared to move the discussion alongSo, why do we need to select content? As time goes on, storage has gotten cheaper and cheaper. Management of digital content, however, is not cheap, especially over the long term. Not all digital content may be preservation quality – if you have high resolution scans of your photos, do you also need to preserve the lower quality versions of these scans? The idea behind long-term preservation is that you will be making this content available at some point in the future – is that manageable giving the type of content that you’re preserving? Also, the selection process for digital content is very analogous to the selection process for non-digital materials – you don’t collect materials for your archive that doesn’t match your mission, and you should keep those same principles in mind when selecting digital content.
Note to trainers: Domains within the digital community each have different terms for select. If we acknowledge the differences, we can get on the same page for common outcomes. We all have different terms for selection – an archivist might call it appraisal, a records manager might call it scheduling, a librarian might call it selection, and a museum might call it acquisition. Although we may call it by different terms, we’re all heading towards the same outcome – determining what portion of digital content your organization will take responsibility for preserving.
Note to trainers: Review your potential digital content – NOTE: Scope as defined in the Identify Stage; For large scopes, will need to review in priority orderDefine and apply selection criteriaDocument (and preserve) selection decisions Implement your decisions – Caution: Don’t take or keep content not in your scopeSo the steps to follow in the selection process are to review, or inventory, your potential digital content, to apply selection criteria to that content, to document and preserve your selection decisions, and to implement the decisions that you do make.
Note to trainers: it may not be possible to review/select everything at once – how might they sequence the process?How do you prioritize your selection process? Again, this process will be very similar to your selection of non-digital materials, and it should also be similar to your digitization selection priorities. What’s significant, or extensive? What’s most used, or requested? What might be the easiest content to preserve? What’s the oldest, or what’s the newest? What are you required to preserve? And what might be at risk? Some formats become obsolete a lot faster than other formats. PDFs are viable for a really long time – video files, however, get old very quickly.
Note to trainers: creating explicit criteria for selection makes it possible to be more systematic and consistent So creating explicit criteria for selection makes it possible to be more systematic and consistent with your selection process. Maybe you have an existing collection development policy that can be adapted to include digital content. Maybe there’s a review process you want to implement, and maybe some of your material will always be preserved. Maybe you want to evaluate how significant the material is, or how unique it is, or whether it’s preserved elsewhere. Your selection criteria will depend on your institution, and your needs, and your resources.
Note to trainers: this may be a good place to insert an exercise (insert a slide that says exercise so attendees know what you’re doing) – pick one from the training notes or develop one (and share it)A few other things to consider….does the content have long-term value? Does it fit the mission of your organization? Is it feasible for you to preserve the content? Can you make it available? And are you not duplicating someone else’s work?
Note to trainers: For content that will be deposited by creators, the selection process involves interaction with creators to reach agreement about the retention and ultimate transfer of digital content to the organization that will care for it over time. These reminders apply to many situations, but managers of digital content may not have much experience with these kinds of interactions and it’s important to establish solid, ongoing relationships with creators of content.
Note to trainers: encourage them to think about who (what skills) to include in the selection process to make it run smoothly.
Note to trainers: During Select add this kind of information to the inventory you initiated during Identify.Note that intellectual property issues are covered in Provide (so don’t dive into those here unless you are doing Select without doing all of the modules)
Note to trainers: review the outcomes to bring the module to a close. If you haven’t already done so, ask for questions before moving to the next module.If you haven’t already done so, introduce a brief exercise using an example in the training notes or one you develop.A few other things to consider….does the content have long-term value? Does it fit the mission of your organization? Is it feasible for you to preserve the content? Can you make it available? And are you not duplicating someone else’s work?