DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF RESEARCH DATA Alenka Kavčič-Čolić R&D Unit National and University Library - NUK

Outline 1.Research data curation and preservation in libraries 2.Digital Preservation Strategy of the National and University Library of Slovenia 3.Slovenian guidelines for ingest, digital preservation, and access to cultural heritage e-contents

Research data curation and preservation in libraries  International practice  data archives and data management centres  research/academic libraries  national libraries  Slovenian experience - relatively new

Digital Preservation Strategy of the National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK)  primarily Legal Deposit archive focus  basis for NUK digital preservation practice and organizational processes definition  will result in guidelines for specific digital preservation aspects

Task under Digital Agenda for Europe – Cultural Heritage Cooperation between libraries, archives and museums – Social Sciences Data Archive (ADP) Digital preservation according to ISO 14721/2003 (2012) Slovenian guidelines for ingest, digital preservation, and access to cultural heritage e-contents

 Coordination problems arising from:  different digital materials types (library materials, archival documents, museum exhibits, research data …)  different legal regulations for archival and library sector  different digital preservation practice (libraries & archives) or non-existence of practice (museums)

Future tasks:  include research data preservation  define digital preservation workflows in different cultural sectors Slovenian guidelines for ingest, digital preservation, and access to cultural heritage e-contents

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