Trust in Digital Preservation: A European Framework for Audit and Certification of Digital Repositories
New Report From APARSEN (Alliance Permanent Access to the Records of Science in Europe Network).
Trust is fundamental to the working of society – in particular when it comes to unfamiliar digitally encoded information, especially when it has passed through several hands over a long period of time.
Key Issues Discussed:
+ Has it been preserved properly?
+ Is it of high quality?
+ Has it been changed in some way?
+ Does the pointer get me to the right object?
Direct to Document (12 pages; PDF)
Hat Tip: LIBER
Filed under: Digital Preservation, News, Open Access, Preservation
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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