Digital Preservation Team - strategy
The British Library has established a Digital Preservation Team to take a lead in addressing digital obsolescence issues and to develop solutions that will ensure the longevity of our scientific and cultural heritage.
The Team's mission and approach is outlined in the British Library Digital Preservation Strategy.
British Library: Digital Preservation Strategy - PDF format 14.54 KB
Key activities for the Digital Preservation Team in 2007/2008 include:
- Technology, analysis and support for the design and implementation of the Digital Object Management Programme
- Production of preservation plans for new content streams of digital materials which will be stored in the Digital Object Management Programme
- A risk assessment of digital collections held by the British Library
- Implementation of a digital preservation testbed environment to facilitate technology watch activities
- Delivery of national and international collaborative projects in digital preservation
Repositiories Support Project Podcast- Digital Preservation- Listen Now
Rory McLeod interviewed by BBC2's Working Lunch Programme (7 October 2008)
Rory McLeod, Digital Preservation Manager, was interviewed in the BBC2's Working Lunch studio on 7 October 2008, talking about Electronic readers, and explaining how we all need to adapt to new technology. The interview and programme ‘E-readers put through their paces’ can be viewed from BBC2 website
