national archives of australia digital preservation update cornel platzer director digital and...
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National Archives of Australia Digital Preservation
Update
Cornel Platzer
Director Digital and Audiovisual Preservation
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The NAA Approach
•Translate into openly documented formats•Keep the original•Store both with metadata•Manage and preserve authentic, reliable and durable digital records
Digital Preservation ObjectivesPreserve any type of digital record Created using any type of application On any computing platform Delivered on any digital media From any agency and any donor Provide discovery and access For current and future generations
Some Preservation Formats
ODF - Open Document Format
XML – Extensible Markup Language
PNG – Portable Network Graphics
FLAC – Free Lossless Audio Codec
XENA
Open source – freely available from sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net
University of Sydney – D-Space Repository
City of Perth – integrated into TRIM with customised Xena metadata wrapper
Priorities
Development of an audio normaliser and processing of digital audio files copied from deteriorating analogue audiotapes;
Researching the development of a video file normaliser for Xena;
Securing Highly Protected accreditation for the Digital Archive – systems and infrastructure;
Priorities (cont)
Internal Auditors Report on the Digital Archive using the Trustworthy Repositories Audit and Certification: Criteria and Checklist published in 2007 by CRL and OCLC;
External Code review of Digital Preservation Software Platform focusing on standards, processes, testing regime, documentation etc.
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In ConclusionNational Archives seeks to:Preserve at risk born digital recordsTransform at risk analogue content to a digital formatSo that digital content is available for use by:GovernmentEducation sectorDigital content industryThe Information Economy generallyTo successfully achieve these outcomes requires dedicated funding equal to the task. Longevity for digital resources is only achieved through
intentional preservation.
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Resources
http//:naa.gov.au
http://xena.sourceforge.net