Using Amazon S3 in Digital Preservation in a mid sized academic library: A case study of CCSU ERIS digital archive system.

摘要

With the increasing numbers of born digital and digitized objects in academic libraries from sources such as digitalncollections and institutional repositories many academic libraries need to seriously consider implementing some formnof digital preservation system.nIn 2009 the Central Connecticut State University Library decided to use Amazon S3 for digital preservation storagendespite some drawbacks. The library has developed a system, ERIS Digital Archive, to manage all digital preservationnprocesses and to make the system as compliant with the OAIS model and “Trustworthy Digital Repositories” asnpossible.