'Preservation Metadata' Technology Watch Report released
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has recently released its latest in the series of topical Technology Watch Reports. The second edition of ‘Preservation Metadata,’ written by Richard Gartner of the Centre for e-Research (Department of Digital Humanities) at King's College London and Brian Lavoie of OCLC Research, focuses on new developments in preservation metadata, since the last report, made possible by the emergence of PREMIS as a de facto international standard.
The report outlines key implementation topics that have emerged since the publication of the PREMIS Data Dictionary, including community outreach, packaging, tools, PREMIS implementations in digital preservation systems and implementation resources. Neil Beagrie, Director of Charles Beagrie Ltd and Managing Editor of the DPC Technology Watch Reports praises the new edition, noting that it “is a deservedly popular report first published in 2005 …extensively updated to reflect developments over the past eight years in preservation metadata practice.” Adrian Brown, Director of the Parliamentary Archives concurs, calling it ‘an excellent report, clearly and accessibly written, neutral, thorough, and fulfilling the brief. It is likely to be of interest to the DPC membership, and also to a much wider audience.' ’
The report will be well received by digital preservation practitioners interested in learning about the key developments in preservation metadata, especially as these developments concern the PREMIS Data Dictionary; and will appeal to anyone seeking to learn more about the general topic of preservation metadata. The not-for-profit DPC is an advocate and catalyst for digital preservation. The coalition ensures its members can continue to deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services through knowledge exchange, capacity building, assurance, advocacy and partnership. Its primary objective is raising awareness of the importance of the preservation of digital material and the attendant strategic, cultural and technological issues. The DPC Technology Watch Reports support this objective through an advanced introduction to topics that have a major bearing on its vision to ‘make our digital memory accessible tomorrow'.
You can read Brian Lavoie and Richard Gartner’s full report ‘Preservation Metadata’ by downloading from the DPC website: http://dx.doi.org/10.7207/twr13-03