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September 20, 2010
Chronopolis and MetaArchive: Preservation Cooperation
This paper will examine ongoing work between two major preservation systems, the Chronopolis Digital Preservation Program, [6] and the MetaArchive Cooperative. [13] In the past year, these two systems have begun work on bridging their technical underpinnings to create a more robust, reliable, longlived preservation community for their users. The main emphasis of this work … Continue reading Chronopolis and MetaArchive: Preservation Cooperation
July 21, 2010
Modeling Interactions Between Repositories for the NDSA: Towards a Distributed and Collaborative Framework for Preservation
Presentation Overview Context of collaboration in the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Field notes on organizational strategies and collaborative preservation models Need to build on OAIS to create shared models/vocabulary for understanding inter-organizational content stewardship activities
February 6, 2010
A Guide to Distributed Digital Preservation
Authored by members of the MetaArchive Cooperative, A Guide to Distributed Digital Preservation is the first of a series of volumes describing successful collaborative strategies and articulating specific new models that may help cultural memory organizations work together for their mutual benefit. This volume is devoted to the broad topic of distributed digital preservation, a … Continue reading A Guide to Distributed Digital Preservation
November 3, 2009
Library of Congress Selects the MetaArchive Cooperative as a Continuing Partner in the National Digital Preservation Program
The MetaArchive Cooperative, an independent, international membership association that coordinates collaborative and distributed digital preservation solutions for cultural memory organizations, has received $659,052 to preserve our nation’s at-risk digital materials as part of the Library of Congress’s award-winning National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). With this funding, the Cooperative will continue to encourage … Continue reading Library of Congress Selects the MetaArchive Cooperative as a Continuing Partner in the National Digital Preservation Program
October 16, 2009
MetaArchive Cooperative: A Collaborative Network for Digital Preservation
As identified by the U.S. Congress, there is a national need for collaborative approaches to digital preservation services for cultural, historical, and political repositories. Responding to this need, the Library of Congress established the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in 2003 to produce a “national network of partners collaborating on digital preservation” … Continue reading MetaArchive Cooperative: A Collaborative Network for Digital Preservation
