Technical Registries are used in digital preservation to enable organizations to maintain definitions of the formats, format properties, software, migration pathways etc. needed to preserve content over the long term. There have been a number of initiatives to produce technical registries leading to the development of, for example, PRONOM, UDFR and the Planets Core Registry. However, these have...

Discussion about the value of electronic documents is often hampered by starting from what is usual in the paper world and attempting to impose that on an electronic environment. In order to grasp the impact of the current electronic revolution, and formulate a policy for the future, we examine the aims and content of scientific communication. We then critically discuss the recommendations of a...

Purpose ​– This work aims to provide a report on adopting a consortial model of collaboration toward understanding digital preservation practice. Design/methodology/approach​ – This work provides a case study detailing the work and outcomes of a digital preservation pilot project undertaken by the Five College Libraries between 2014 and 2015. Findings ​– Digital preservation is a broad endeavor...