Digital Preservation

Course aim

To ensure students are familiar with the challenges of digital preservation and key strategies for preserving digital information in the future

Course content

Overview of digital preservation, including challenges and risks; Selection; Web archiving, including PANDORA; Digitising and relationship to digital preservation; Strategies & Systems; Digital Curation; Standards & Frameworks, including metadata; ‘Trusted’ Digital Repositories, including access and audit; Formats & Tools; Records & Archives Ongoing Management & Resourcing ; Keeping up-to-date. Tutorials will include a mix of practical exercises, case studies and a more detailed look at selected topics.

Textbook(s)

N Beagrie & M Jones 2008, Preservation Management of Digital Materials: A Handbook, ongoing, Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) , Digital Preservation Coalition, York

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Online moderated discussion boards, and other activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment 1 Challenges and risks, Assignment 2 Web archiving, Assignment 3 Digital preservation project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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