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Nov 17, 2014
A centre of expertise in digital information managementwww.ukoln.ac.uk
UKOLN is supported by:
Digital preservation (exercise)
Michael DayResearch and Development Team Leader
UKOLN, University of Bath
MSc Lecture, UWE, Bristol, 10 March 2010
A centre of expertise in digital information managementwww.ukoln.ac.uk
1. Pick a resource type:
• For example:– Institutional Web site– Blog– Digital photographs– PDF report– Medical images (e.g. X-rays, CT scans)– Audio files (e.g. MP3 files) – Multimedia-based artwork– Presentation slides (e.g. MS PPT)– Email– Research datasets– Facebook page
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2. Explore information needs
• Information needs in fifty years time:– Files have been found on a neglected server; need to work out
whether they are worth preserving and what migration path/s to follow
– Ask what information users in 2060 will need in order to use, understand and interpret the resource correctly?
• Use the categories:– Content– Context– Appearance (e.g., colour, layout)– Structure (e.g., pagination, sections)– Behaviour (e.g., interactivity, functionality)– Technical characteristics (e.g., software dependencies)
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3. Ranking and summing-up
• Ranking:– Attempt to rank the importance of the characteristics
identified– For example, for a Blog, the content in the form of dated
postings may be more important than its appearance within Wordpress or Blogger
• Short summary:– Top three characteristics of the chosen resource type
• Discussion
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Any Final Questions?
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Thank You!