Ardys Kozbial

Building a demonstration prototype for the preservation of large-scale multimedia collections

The NSF-DIGARCH is building digital preservation lifecycle management infrastructure for the preservation of large-scale multimedia collections. The infrastructure consists of interfaces to TV production lifecycle systems, metadata definition and capture systems, and a persistent archive workflow which preserves the material in a SRB data grid. Kepler is used to build the workflow.

The Chronopolis digital network: the economics of long-term preservation

Abstract. The case study describes the experience of the Chronopolis Digital Network after the initial funding was exhausted and considers the various funding models that are most likely to enable the activity to achieve sustainability in the longer term. A layered funding approach is seen as the most appropriate way forward.