Preserving Content from Your Institutional Repository
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Keywords
institutional repository, digital preservation, disaster plans, digital archiving, preservation plan
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/0361526X.2014.881209
Abstract
Between institutional repositories and hosting journals, many libraries are becoming responsible for scholarly content in new ways. While Portable Document Formats (PDFs) are the most common formats today, the unique, local, serial content could be in a variety of formats. These items might be digitized text, born digital text, audio, video, images, or multimedia. This article discusses formats that will remain accessible through time (PDF/A, txt, xml) so that contents are not locked into proprietary formats. It will also discuss options for backing up items and associated metadata, including simple backups, off-site storage of files, Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS), Private LOCKSS Networks, and Portico. The article offers suggestions for how your library might best preserve local content.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
The Serials Librarian, v. 66, issue 1-4, p. 278-288
Scholar Commons Citation
Robertson, Wendy C. and Borchert, Carol Ann, "Preserving Content from Your Institutional Repository" (2014). Tampa Library Faculty and Staff Publications. 57.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tlib_facpub/57
