Katherine Skinner, Executive Director, Educopia Institute ESOPI 2013 Chapel Hill, NC April 19, 2013

 Sustaining digital content  Preservation case study  Building a preservation partnership  Public/Private Partnership Principles Skinner 2013

Not to be confused with digitization Source: International Dunhuang Project (Silk Road Online) from its digital collections, from original file IDP1_167.jpg

More than a simple back-up strategy

Not as easy as storing things in the Cloud Though Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others would like for you to think so

Not an archiving system

Ingest Format Validation Audit Storage Fixity Checking Geographic Replication Access Repair Data Wrangling Metadata Testing Trust Rights (etc...) “The series of managed activities necessary to ensure continued access to digital materials for as long as necessary.” - Digital Preservation Coalition

 DDP emphasizes the importance of such factors as content replication, independence, and coordination for ensuring the longevity of digital objects Key: geographic distribution, infrastructure heterogeneity, organizational diversity Skinner 2013

 Archivematica (  Chronopolis (  COPPUL (  Data-PASS (  DuraCloud (  LOCKSS (  Internet Archive (  LuKII (  UC3 Merritt (  MetaArchive Cooperative ( Skinner 2013

11 Skinner, 2013 Auburn University Boston College Carnegie Mellon University Clemson University Consorci de Biblioteques Universitaries de Catalunya Florida State University Folger Shakespeare Library GALILEO Knowledge Repository Georgia Tech Greene County Public Library HBCU Library Alliance Indiana State University Library of Congress Oregon State University Penn State University PUC - Rio de Janeiro Purdue University Rice University University of Hull University of Louisville University of North Texas University of Texas University of South Carolina Virginia Tech Auburn University Boston College Carnegie Mellon University Clemson University Consorci de Biblioteques Universitaries de Catalunya Florida State University Folger Shakespeare Library GALILEO Knowledge Repository Georgia Tech Greene County Public Library HBCU Library Alliance Indiana State University Library of Congress Oregon State University Penn State University PUC - Rio de Janeiro Purdue University Rice University University of Hull University of Louisville University of North Texas University of Texas University of South Carolina Virginia Tech

 Distributed digital preservation cooperative  Founded 2004  Supported by NDIIPP, NHPRC, NEH, IMLS  200+ TB network preserving 950+ AUs (collections) for 60 institutions in 4 countries  7 copies of every file, regular comparison of hash values/checksums, ongoing repairing mechanisms 12 Skinner, 2013

 Compatible with any repository system  e.g., DSpace, Fedora, Islandora, Archivalware, ETD-db, CONTENTdm, bepress, Archivematica, etc  Member institutions determine their own curatorial practices  MetaArchive is a community of support to help them make informed decisions 13 Skinner, 2013

 Undertake a 3-year membership term;  Prepare content for ingest (SIP via BagIt or plug-in);  Monitor preserved collections;  Host and maintain a MetaArchive cache 14 Skinner, 2013

 Reducing short- and long-term costs  Investing in a commonly-owned solution, not purchasing a service  Sharing technological development and organizational tasks  Decentralizing activities  Safety in digital preservation may well reside in shared knowledge and shared commitment  Decreasing silos; increasing interdependence  There is room for various types of solutions  Increased capacity for acting as a community of cultural stewards 15 Skinner, 2013

 Advice for our members  Understand what you need first  Talk with others about their experiences second  Talk with vendors third  Document everything, including: ▪ Rights ▪ Responsibilities (yours and theirs) ▪ Exit strategies Skinner 2013

preservation partnership? (carefully, carefully, carefully!) Skinner 2013

 You can only outsource well that which you know well.  Outsourcing activities, not knowledge Skinner 2013 Develop Fund Design Build Implement Maintain Sustain Review

 You can only curate that which you control  Outsourcing activities, not content or ownership Skinner 2013 Source: cartoon-the-vacuum-conglomerate/ (LedeObserver) cartoon-the-vacuum-conglomerate/

 You can only curate that which you monitor and understand.  Outsourcing activities, not ceding responsibility Skinner 2013 Source: 10/04/blame_cartoon1.jpg 10/04/blame_cartoon1.jpg

Katherine Skinner Skinner,