1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Network of Expertise in Long-Term STOrage of Digital Resources Creation of a Network of Expertise in Long-Term- Archiving and Long-Term-Accessibility of Digital Ressources for Germany (acronym) (complete translation of german name) Creation of … it is a project working to build an institution … for Germany it shall act as a national focus also enabling international cooperation Welcome

2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Funding: Federal Government Ministry of Education and Research Time frame: 06.2003 - 06.2006 Structure: a cooperative effort of project management Libraries Museums Archives Basic data

3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 starting point is basically the cultural heritage sector but it is also working to integrate research and other sectors starting point is basically the public sector but it is also working to cooperate with the private sector starting point is basically the national level but it is also working to cooperate internationally keywords to describe nestor linking upcrossing borders bridging gaps information communication cooperation Aiming at …

4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 english / german calendar newsletter workshops subject gateway links news Internet Platform: a basic tool (soon to come: expert database) information about projects www.langzeitarchivierung.de A basic tool guides studies

5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Expert Reports (available only in German) Digital long-term preservation and law Digitisation and preservation of digitised in German museums A basic guide to keep digital cultural heritage in museums A comparison of existing archiving systems Study of the state of existing research data and raw data from scientific activities concerning their requirements and suitability for being archived Perspectives for multimedia objects A describing profile for a national long-term preservation strategy Long-term archiving of electronic journals = published= soon available = in progress Newsletter (in english and german) Every three months Working Groups Certification of archival servers Long-term preservation of audiovisual data (scheduled) First results

6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Numbers and next steps > 500 subscribers (newsletter) ~ 17.000 visits / month (to website) Sept 2005: International Workshop on Preservation of Digital Objects June 2005: Workshop on How to evaluate a digital repository presence workshops integration of subject gateway with PADI (Padi = Preserving Access to Digital Information) A comparison of existing archiving systems Digital long-term preservation and law Digitisation and preservation of digitised in German museums A basic guide to keep digital cultural heritage in museums 10.921 9.301 7.778 3.940 downloads step