Advanced Digital Preservation

By David Giaretta

Book Overview

Introduction

The really foolproof solution for digital preservation

Introduction to OAIS concepts and terminology

Types of Digital Objects

Threats to Digital Preservation and possible solutions

OAIS in more depth

Understanding a Digital Object: Basic Representation Information

Preservation of Intelligibility of Digital Objects

Understandability and Usability of data

In addition to understanding it - what is it?: Preservation Description Information

Linking data and "metadata" Packaging

Basic Preservation Strategies

Authenticity

Advanced Preservation Analysis

Testing claims about digital preservation

Tools for countering the Threats to Digital Preservation

The CASPAR Key Components Implementation

Overview of the testbeds

STFC science testbed

European Space Agency testbed

Cultural Heritage Testbed

Contemporary Performing Arts Testbed

Sharing the Effort

Infrastructure Roadmap

Who is doing a good job? Audit and Certification

Final thoughts

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642168086
• ISBN13: 9783642168086
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"