Media Archives and Digital Preservation: Overcoming Cultural Barriers

摘要

Media archives have begun implementing digital preservation processes and strategies. However, a robust take-up of digital preservation standards such as OAIS has not occurred. A key question is whether or not implementing these standards is relevant in all media archives. Six media archives, representing three different "types"-broadcast, hybrid and national libraries-were studied to gain a better understanding of how digital preservation norms fit into their mission, what drives their requirements, and whether in fact digital preservation is relevant to their main "business."