The National Archives Labs

The National Archives Labs is a new venture which aims to be a more interactive and engaging way for customers of the National Archives to influence the development of its innovations. Whether these are improvements to existing services or completely new ways of presenting the rich and varied information in the collection, the National Archives want to engage customers in …

British Library – Digital Preservation

This website contains a collection of information on digital preservation, in the British Library itself as well as in general. The British Library is collecting and creating an increasing amount of material in various digital formats. This material must be preserved for future use. The diversity of digital material and frequent changes in computer technology present challenges for long-term preservation …

AV Insider 3: Preservation Technology – Making the Connection

AV Insider is a quarterly magazine for the audiovisual digital preservation community. AV Insider issue 3 (January 2013) is themed “Preservation Technology: Making the Connection”. It gives an insight into the challenges faced and the actions required to bring AV preservation technology (tools, techniques, systems) out of laboratories and into practical applications for AV archivists. This issue also introduces a …

Digital Preservation: Online Resources

If you are new to the world of digital preservation, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the multitude of technical terms and professional practices to contend with, and the fact that standards never seem to stay in place for very long. Fortunately, there are many resources related to digital preservation available on the internet. Unfortunately, the large amount of websites, …