1. Local Rules Apply:
Creating and Sustaining a Cost Effective Digital Preservation System on a Limited Budget
Matt Ransom, Digital Assets Manager
Belk Library and Information Commons
Appalachian State University

2. Beginnings… The environment Creating digital content since 2004
Storage on servers
Backups on CDs and DVDs
Creation of new team

3. Goals…
Start the move toward becoming a “Trusted Repository” under ISO 16363
Standardize processing using the OAIS model
Standardize a coherent file system that is consistent with Special Collections and University Archives collection arrangement
Secure our content using three on and off site storage areas
Multiple backup resources

4. Digital Content Digitized content (audio, video, images, documents)
Born digital content (audio, video, images, documents and disk images)
Research Data
Sources of content

5. Storage Content is spread across 4 different servers
One large file directory system for archival original files
Omeka storage (access files)
Archivematica storage (AWS-S3)
Other cloud storage (Google Drive)

6. Legacy Data Organization across servers
Clean up of duplicate and non archival material
Clean and standardize metadata
Why?

7. Archivematica Choosing tools OAIS model
Consolidated processing (a systematic approach)
METS file with PREMIS and DC
Direct storage and access pipelines
Additional storage (10 years from now?)
Access options
Local installation working with Library Systems Admin

8. Digital Preservation Policy
Who we are
What we do
Why we do it
How we do it (standards: LOC, NDSA, ISO)
Customer friendly

9. Our Partners Library University Community Region
State (State Archives, UNC Institutional Partnerships)

10. Library Partners Systems Administrator
Repository administration and maintenance
Web Services
Online presence
Technology Team
Equipment

11. University Partners University IT Server storage Cloud storage
Data backup
Chief Information Security Officer
Data security

12. Community Partners Public library
Digital Watauga
Historical societies and other local history groups
Blowing Rock Historical Society
Lincoln Heights Recreation Corporation
Mountain Home Memories: Digital Library of Southern Appalachia
How we work with them
Education about preserving digital content
Managing some of the content ourselves

13. Digital Scholarship & Initiatives (DSI): Challenges
Funding and resources
Education - lack of understanding of basic technology
Trust – ownership and management of digital content
Leadership changes

14. Do Something! The worst thing you can do is nothing.
What are similar institutions doing?
Connect with colleagues.
Ask us! We are here to help.

15. My Contact Info:
Matt Ransom
Digital Assets Manager
Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
Belk Library and Information Commons
Appalachian State University
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