The Digital Black Hole

This article presents an analysis of costs for digitizing and long-term storage at the Riksarkivet (National Archives, RA) in Stockholm, Sweden. This example includes forecasts of cost development for the next few years which may help other institutions in analysing their own costs and budgeting for long-term storage. This often quoted article, published in the framework of the TAPE project, …

International Study on the Impact of Copyright Law on Digital Preservation

Contents: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Country Report for Australia Part 3: Country Report for the Netherlands Part 4: Country Report for the United Kingdom Part 5: Country Report for the United States Part 6: Summary Findings and Joint Recommendations Appendix A: Selected Provisions of International Treaties and Laws Relevant to Digital Preservation Appendix B: Selected Provisions of Australian Law …

Nothing Lasts Forever v.2

This handbook addresses the preservation of digital information in the museum community. One of the main tasks of museums is to ensure the protection of collections from disintegration. This documet guides the reader through the issues related to different preservation options,  providing an overview of data formats and storage media options and giving practical suggestions for preservation of different objects, …

Digitization Activities- project planning and management outline

This document, created by the US Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI), defines work activities relating to the digitization of cultural heritage materials and presents a generic sequence of high-level activities for planning and management purposes.The intention is to outline a generic sequence of high-level activities for planning and management purposes. In this document,  a conceptual outline that accommodates most …