The Interconnected Web: A Paradigm for Managing Digital Preservation

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Brown, Heather

Affiliations: Assistant Director, Artlab Australia and BIM/LIM (Business and Library and Information Management) Project Officer, State Library of South Australia. E-mail: brown.heather@dpc.sa.gov.au

Abstract: Digital preservation management has evolved from an initial emphasis on technological issues to a broader understanding of resourcing and organizational issues. Internationally, the trend has moved to a risk management framework that is common to both digital and physical worlds. There are a number of common ‘high level’ principles and frameworks that intersect both digital and traditional (physical) preservation, and which in turn provide an opportunity to explore an integrated approach to preserving both digital and physical materials. This paper explores the opportunity for such an integrated approach through the paradigm of an interconnected web.

Keywords: Digital preservation, Preservation, Training, Digital preservation policy, Risk management

DOI: 10.3233/WDL-120096

Journal: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-12, 2013