Long-term preservation and access: the UK context Michael Day, UKOLN, University of Bath RCUK Workshop on Publication of Research Outputs, Institute of Physics, London, 18 October 2004

RCUK Workshop on Publication of Research Outputs Some history –Warwick workshops (1995, 1999) –Digital Archiving Working Group 7 studies (JISC/NPO/BLRIC) Results summarised in NPO's Digital Culture: maximising the nation's investment (1999) –Research projects Cedars (JISC) Camileon (JISC/NSF) –Work on licenses (e.g., NESLI) –JISC-funded studies: data curation, e-prints, Web archiving, file formats, records lifecycle

RCUK Workshop on Publication of Research Outputs Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) –Membership organisation –Aims to "foster joint action to address the urgent challenges of securing the preservation of digital resources in the UK and to work with others internationally to secure our global digital memory and knowledge base." –Membership: National and research libraries, funding bodies, universities, national archives, government departments and advisory bodies, publishers organisations, commercial and quasi-commercial organisations, etc. –

RCUK Workshop on Publication of Research Outputs DPC membership (from: )

RCUK Workshop on Publication of Research Outputs Digital Curation Centre (DCC) –Funded from 2004 for three years by the JISC and the e-Science Core Programme –Main aim: "continuing improvement in the quality of data curation and digital preservation" –Will focus on all aspects of the research process, e.g. from data creation to publication and beyond, also on the work of repositories and data archives –Main activities: Advisory services, development, outreach Research programme Collaborative Network of Associates

RCUK Workshop on Publication of Research Outputs Digital Curation Centre (continued) –Not itself a digital repository, but offering outreach and practical services to assist those who curate data … –Partners: Universities of Edinburgh (lead), Glasgow and Bath, CCLRC –Formal launch event: 5 November 2004 –

RCUK Workshop on Publication of Research Outputs Other international activity –European Union IST projects (ERPANET, DELOS, …) "Firenze agenda" and experts workgroup –US National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program –The ISO Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS) –International working groups initiated by OCLC and RLG on preservation metadata, trusted repositories, repository certification