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In 2005 the DPC realised the need to help members to stay abreast with the large number of digital preservation projects being carried out by its members.  For a while we therefore maintained a listing of member projects and selected a small number as a featured project to receive more detailed analysis. However as the number and scale of the projects increased, and the number of members also expanded so we have stopped maintaining this list.  Instead our Annual Report now contains a current summary of members' projects, also reported in our regular What's New in Digital Preservation alert service. In January 2010 we create a new utility on the Members' Projets Page in which members could edit and add their own projects to the site.

Table of digital preservation projects being undertaken by DPC members

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Audio-Visual Media
PROJECT
NAME		 START
AND END
DATE		 PROJECT
WEBSITE /
FURTHER
INFORMATION

NAME OF
PARTNERS
[Lead Partner:
LP
DPC Member:
bold]

 DESCRIPTION
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
(BBC)		 2000-2010
approx.		 Further
Information:
BBC
Media
Management
Policy: Overview		 British
Broadcasting
Corporation
(BBC) [LP]		 Initially a 10-year "preservation transfer" project, but becoming seen as part of regular preservation work.  The project has a budget of £55 million, covering mainly analogue formats with small amounts only of 'born digital' material in the 10-year plan.  Other issues (outside the 10-year planned work) include c. 3000,000 'born digital' D3 video tapes, proving subject to deterioration after about 12 years, all eventually requiring transfer.  All BBC transmission versions are now born digital.
PRESTO Completed
2002

Project website:
PRESTO

See also:
PrestoSpace

British
Broadcasting
Corporation
(BBC) [LP];

Institut National de l'Audiovisuel
(INA) (France);

Radiotelevisione
Italiana Spa
(RAI) (Italy)

A 5th framework EU project headed by the BBC, to develop a cost-effective approach to the preservation of broadcast archives, audio and video, through developing workflow efficiency and automation tools to achieve cost reductions in the region of 30% while maintaining quality.  Starting with survey, scoping and definition of the issue, moving to developing new tchnology, integratin and testing and demonstraqting that it works.  The work of the PRESTO project is currently continuing under PrestoSpace.
Sound
Archive
acetate disks		 Completed
2000		 Further
Information:
JISC Project
page

British Library
Archival Sound
Recordings
Project		 British Library The transfer of ca 20,000 "acetate" direct cut audio discs to an off-linedigital platform (CD-R) during the period 1995-2000.  This was an internally funded BL project using external contract labour for the transfers.

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Data Curation
PROJECT
NAME		 START
AND END
DATE		 PROJECT
WEBSITE /
FURTHER
INFORMATION		 NAME OF
PARTNERS
[Lead partner:
LP
DPC Member:
bold]		 DESCRIPTION
DAAT: Digital
Asset
Assessment
Tool		 October
2004 -
June 2006		 Further
Information:
DAAT: Digital
Assessment
Tool		 ULCC [LP];

AHDS;

National
Preservation
Office;

The National
Archives (UK);

The British
Library;

Kings College
London;

School of
Advanced Study
of the University
of London;

Digital
Preservation
Coalition		 This project will develop a digital preservation assessment tool for use within the UK HE/FE and research, learning and teaching communities.  The proposal will provide those responsible for managing digital resources in a variety of institutional settings, including libraries, archives, data centres, computer services and research teams, with a valuable tool for identifying the preservation needs of their digital holdings.  This project was funded under the JISC Supporting Digital Preservation and Asset Management in Institutions (4/04) programme.
Digital
Curation
Centre		 3 year
project
funding
initially,
from 2004

Website:
Digital Curation
Centre

 JISC;

eSCP;

DCC		 The initial three year project to develop a national Digital Curation Centre (DCC) is a key aim of the JISC Continuing Access and Digital Preservation Strategy 2002-05.  The DCC will focus on research in data curation, file format information, tools, testbeds and certification and advisory services.  Funded jointly by JISC and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's (EPSRC) e-Science Core Programme, to focus on the needs of UK FE and HE, but with the possibility of extending to and developing additional funding from, other sectors.
Dorothy
Dunnett Disks
Project		 Ongoing
from 2004

Contact:
Robin Smith

 National
Library of
Scotland		 To use electronic files in Dorothy Dunnett archive as a pilot project to develop accessioning, appraisal, migration and descriptive processes for manuscript material in electronic format
E-Science
Data Curation
Audit

Completed
February
2004

Further information
and full reports:
Data Curation
for e-science in
the UK

 JISC This consultancy aimed to establish the provision and future requirements for curation of primary research data being generated within e-science in the UK.  The audit included the e-science core programme but extended beyond this to other e-science research and primary research data.
Persistent
Identifiers		 2004 -
end of
2005		 Contact:
Lee Hibberd		 National
Library of
Scotland		 To develop a system and policy for improving the permanence of object identifiers.  Initial work will ensure that persistent ids exist for all digital images.  Results will be applied to other digital objects.
Scottish Party
Political Press
Releases
Preservation
and Access
pilot		 Ongoing
from 2004		 Contact:
Paul Cunnea		 National
Library of
Scotland		 Pilot to investigate long-term preservation and access options for e-mail publicvaitons, using Scottish PPRs as case study.
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Digital Archives / Digital Libraries
PROJECT
NAME

START
AND
END
DATE

 PROJECT
WEBSITE /
FURTHER
INFORMATION

NAME OF
PARTNERS
[Lead partner:
LP
DPC Member:
bold]

 DESCRIPTION

MoPark
Metadata
Options
Appraisal

14th June
2004 - 30th
September
2006

Project website:
MOPARK

 Loch
Lomond and
Trossachs
National Park
(funder rather
than partner)

The CDLR is carrying out a metadata options appraisal for a project called MoPark. MoPark aims to encourage green tourism within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park through the creation and population of a digital multimedia repository and management system.

 
CMS Metadata Interoperability
Project: Ensuring Metadata Interoperability Across Scottish Content Management Systems and Digital Repositories		 1st June
2005 -
30th April
2006		 Project website:
CMS Metadata Interoperability Project

Scottish
Museums
Council;

National
Library of
Scotland

A SLIC funded project aiming to establish, document, and disseminate guidelines for best practice in the choice and use of CMS metadata for the management of simple and complex digital objects in an interoperable Scottish Common Information Environment.

 
OCLC Digital
Archive		 Ongoing Project website:
OCLC: Digital
Archive		 OCLC

The OCLC digital archive is an OAIS and METS based system providing services to state libraries, federal agencies and academic libraries for long-term access, management and preservation of important digital materials. Web archiving tools preserve assets such as HTML pages and PDFs from the Web and a batch archiving service is provided for multiple submissions of reformatted materials. The workflow is integrated with OCLC's Connexion service for creation of bibliographic and preservation metadata. Bibliographic records are then integrated into FirstSearch and local catalogues.
OCLC
Preservation Policy		 Ongoing Full policy document:
OCLC Digital Archive Preservation
Policy and
Supporting
Documentation
[PDF, 266Kb]		 OCLC The policy outlines OCLC's basic approach to the preservation of objects and metadata in the OCLC Digital Archive. The policy is one result of the activities of OCLC's preservation planning entity and is dynamic in nature with frequent updates. OCLC encourages comments on and questions about their preservation processes.
Oxford Digital
Library		 Ongoing
from July
2001		 Website:
Oxford Digital
Library		 Oxford
University
Library
Service
(OULS) [LP];
Mellon
Foundation		 The Oxford Digital Library (ODL) is a digitisation project which aims to develop an overarching infrastructure with planned content creation, management, and delivery. It has developed standards for ensuring long-term access to the digital content created through its programmes. Operational from July 2001, the project is undergoing continuous development and has been funded from within Oxford University and from the Mellon Foundation.
The National
Archives (UK)
Digital Archive		 Ongoing
from 2001		 Further
information:
The National
Archives Digital
Archive		 The National
Archives (UK)		 The Digital Archive at the National Archives offers secure storage for selected electronic government records and provides access to them via linked PCs in the Public Reading Rooms at the Kew site.
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E-Journals / E-Learning
PROJECT
NAME		 START
AND
END
DATE		 PROJECT
WEBSITE /
FURTHER
INFORMATION		 NAME OF
PARTNERS
[Lead Partner:
LP
DPC Member:
bold]		 DESCRIPTION
E-Journal
Archiving
Study		 Completed
October
2003		 Full report:
Archiving E-Journals
Consultancy
- Final Report
[PDF, 342Kb]		 JISC Archiving E-Journals Consultancy - Final Report, October 2003, by Maggie Jones. The consultancy explored issues associated with implementing the archiving clauses of the JISC/NESLI Model Licence
Report Commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). Full report available via the JISC website.
E-Learning Project Completed
January
2004

Project information:
Long-Term Retention
and Reuse of
E-Learning Objects
and Materials

Full report:
Long-Term Retention
and Reuse of
E-Learning Objects
and Materials
[DOC, 609Kb]

 JISC;

AHDS		 A feasibility study to assess long-term retention and re-use of e-learning objects and materials, part of the the JISC Continuing Access and Digital Preservation Strategy 2002-5. Undertaken by the Institute for Computer Based Learning (ICBL) at Heriot-Watt, with support from AHDS.
LOCKSS Ongoing
from
1999		 Project website:
LOCKSS		 British Library
[LP];

Cambridge
University
Library;

Imperial College;

University of
Leeds;

University of
Edinburgh;

University of
Glasgow;		 LOCKSS ("Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe") is open source software that provides librarians with an easy and inexpensive way to collect, store, preserve, and provide access to their own, local copy of authorized content they purchase. Currently, more than 80 libraries and 50 publishers from around the world are using the software. In addition, the Stanford LOCKSS team is collaborating with institutions through the LOCKSS Alliance to further collection, technical, and community development.
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Electronic Records Management
PROJECT
NAME		 START
AND
END
DATE		 PROJECT
WEBSITE /
FURTHER
INFORMATION		 NAME OF
PARTNERS
[Lead partner:
LP
DPC Member:
bold]		 DESCRIPTION
ICA work-book on
ERM		 Completed
2004		 Final report:
Electronic Records:
A Workbook for
Archivists (ICA
Study 16)		 ULCC International Council on Archives (ICA) workbook on electronic records management (ERM) is a practical handbook aimed at archivists, primarily in government, and also for IT staff. The handbook has been created via ICA funding together with volunteer effort from members.
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File Formats
PROJECT
NAME		 START
AND
END
DATE		 PROJECT
WEBSITE /
FURTHER
INFORMATION		 NAME OF
PARTNERS
[Lead partner:
LP
DPC Member:
bold]		 DESCRIPTION
PRONOM Ongoing
from
2001		 Project website:
PRONOM		 The National
Archives (UK)		 PRONOM was developed by the National Archives for managing information about the file formats used to store electronic records, and the software applications needed to render these formats. It is intended for free use by anyone needing to preserve electronic records over the long term and is under continuous development. PRONOM release 3 is publicly available on the Internet and the database contains over 250 software products, 550 file formats and 100 manufacturers (as of 2003) and is growing.
Representation and
Rendering Project
(file formats)		 Completed
February
2004

Full report:
Survey and
assessment of
sources of
information on file
formats and software
documentation

 JISC [LP];

University of
Leeds		 File Format Representation and Rendering Project, which aimed to develop tried and tested technologies, conceived by the Cedars and CAMiLEON projects. Survey and assessment of sources of information on file formats and software documentation, Final report produced by the Representation and Rendering Project, University of Leeds, (undated)
Risk analysis of
corporate-wide
file types		 Completed
July 2005		 Contact:
Lee Hibberd		 National
Library of
Scotland 		To prioritise the efforts of the library's digital preservation activities on the groups of digital/electronic information that is most at risk of loss. This will involve an assessment of formats, carrier media, reader devices, complexity and other issues that affect all types of files across the library including CAD drawings, library records, corporate information, digitised assets and web pages.
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Institutional Repositories
PROJECT
NAME		 START
AND
END
DATE		 PROJECT
WEBSITE /
FURTHER
INFORMATION		 NAME OF
PARTNERS
[Lead partner:
LP
DPC Member:
bold]		 DESCRIPTION
STARGATE 28th
October
2005 -
28th May
2006		 Project website:
STARGATE

Stargate: Exploring
Static Repositories
for Small Publishers
Ariadne, 47		 Heriot Watt
University

Journal of Digital
Information

Professor Tom
Wilson (Information
Research: an
international
electronic journal)

Library and
Information
Research Group
(Library and
Information
Research)

CILIPS/SLIC
(Information
Scotland)		 The STARGATE project will explore the use of static repositories as a means of exposing publisher metadata to OAI-based disclosure, discovery and alerting services within the JISC IE and beyond.
IRI Scotland Project 1st
September
2005 -
31st of
August
2007

Project website:
IRIScotland

 a SCURL
project		 IRI Scotland is seeking to develop an internationally interoperable framework for a distributed institutional repository infrastructure for Scottish research. This will entail experimenting with a collective hosting repository and a cross-repository search facility capable of accommodating a wide range of research and research-related digital objects. IRI Scotland will also investigate strategies designed to facilitate the cultural and organisational changes needed to underpin institutional repositories.
D Space@
Cambridge		 Due to
complete
December
2005		 Project website:
DSpace@
Cambridge Project		 Cambridge
University
Library (CUL)
[LP];

MIT Library		 The DSpace@Cambridge project is a 3-year collaboration between CUL and MIT Libraries, funded by the DTI-sourced Cambridge-MIT Institute (CMI), to establish a digital institutional repository for Cambridge University. Expected deliverables include the development of improved digital preservation functionality in the DSpace software platform.
CMI is funding a complementary CUL-MIT Libraries project, LEADIRS (www.lib.cam.ac.uk/UKseminars/), to promote digital institutional repository strategies in UK HE/FE. This will include coverage of preservation issues.
Feasibility Study
on E-Prints		 Completed
October
2003		 Full report:
Feasibility and
Requirements Study
on Preservation of
E-Prints
[PDF, 1,018Kb]		 Arts and
Humanities Data Service
(AHDS)
[LP];

Estonian
Business
Archives;

SHERPA;

University of Nottingham		 Feasibility and Requirements Study on Preservation of E-Prints. Report Commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), AHDS as lead partner. Report published October 29, 2003, by Hamish James, Arts and Humanities Data Service, Raivo Ruusalepp, Estonian Business Archives, Sheila Anderson, Arts and Humanities Data Service, Stephen Pinfield, SHERPA.
Personal Archives
Accessible in
Digital Media
(paradigm)		 October
2004 -
October
2006		 Project website:
PARADIGM

Featured DPC
Members' Project
No. 5		 University of
Oxford [LP];

University of
Manchester		 The Universities of Oxford and Manchester have established collecting profiles in modern political papers. The papers of contemporary politicians - that will become the research materials of tomorrow - are being comprehensively created in electronic form. The exemplar strategies that this project will develop with political papers will be of use for any institution which collects, preserves, and maintains access to private papers. This project has been funded under the JISC Supporting Digital Preservation and Asset Management in Institutions (4/04) programme.
PRESERV
(PREServation
Eprint
SERVices)		 October
2004 -
September
2006		 Further information:
PRESERV
(PReservation Eprint
SERVices)

Featured DPC
Members' Project
No. 4		 University of
Southampton;

The National
Archives (UK);

The British
Library;

University of
Oxford		 PRESERV aims to implement an ingest service based on the OAIS reference model for institutional archives built using Eprints software. Working with the National Archives, the project will link Eprints through a Web service to PRONOM software for identification and verification of file formats. The project will emphasise automation, will provide modular tools for capturing metadata and will enable the identification and verification of file formats. The project will scope a technology watch service to populate and update PRONOM where full automation is not feasible for file format recognition. This project has been funded under the JISC Supporting Digital Preservation and Asset Management in Institutions (4/04) programme.
SHERPA DP October
2004 -
October
2006		 Project website:
SHERPA Digital
Preservation

Featured DPC
Members' Project
No. 1		 Arts and
Humanities
Data Service
[LP];

Consortium of
Research
Libraries in
the British
Isles (CURL);

University of
Nottingham		 The SHERPA Digital Preservation (DP) project aims to create a collaborative, shared preservation environment for the SHERPA institutional repositories project framed around the Open Archiving Information Systems (OAIS) Reference Model. The project will bring together the SHERPA institutional repository systems with the preservation repository established by the Arts and Humanities Data Service to create an environment that fully addresses all the requirements of the different phases within the life cycle of digital information. This project has been funded under the JISC Supporting Digital Preservation and Asset Management in Institutions (4/04) programme.