Digital Preservation of Multimedia Presentations Aubrey Maynard and Roxanne Brazell MLIS Graduate Students, Wayne State University ABSTRACT
Benefits and Issues of Current Options
Individuals are amassing vast stores of digital content, which they struggle to preserve. This poster will focus on preserving born-digital multimedia presentations. We will highlight areas where individuals struggle with effectively utilizing recommended procedures and processes of digital preservation and review a couple of tools that may benefit them in digital preservation of multimedia presentations.
Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) is another standard often utilized in digital preservation. LOCKSS is a program based at Stanford University Libraries which provides libraries and publishers with low-cost open source digital preservation tools. The preservation principles outlined for LOCKSS participants also apply to individuals working towards successful digital preservation outcomes.
Decentralized and distributed preservation (LOCKSS)
INTRODUCTION
Library (Individual) maintains local custody and control of their assets
Preserve the publisher’s original authoritative version
Perpetual access
Affordable and Sustainable
Cloud Storage: Benefits
Issues
• Easy access • Supports a variety of file formats • Simple to use • Often already a familiar application to users
Individuals struggle in a number of ways with the digital preservation of their files.
Quantity
Technological Skills
Value
Omeka:
Preserve trustworthy, authoritative and original content for long-term access
Security
Preserve the publisher’s original content Utilize traditional purchaseand-ownmodel for electronic materials
Resistant to tampering
Readers will access the most trusted, authoritative and contextually accurate version
Affordable hardware and easy-touse software Ensure longterm access by taking custody of authorized subscriptions and open content
Multiple copies of content at different locations audit each other and repair any damaged or missing content
Storage
Organization
CURRENT OPTIONS
Time
Obsolescence
Cloud Storage
Dropbox
Box The Library of Congress recommends the following steps for personal digital preservation.
Various email application cloud storage services (i.e. Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.)
Identify Locate digital files on computers and removable media
Website files
Website
Decide What has the most value?
Will you include final drafts only or include drafts and revisions?
Organize Use descriptive file names
Create a directory/folder structure on your computer
Two or more copies
Manage Store on a variety of devices
Store in different locations
Keep a copy of the summary description/Finding Aid in a secure location
Omeka – an online host for your collections, research, digital projects, and exhibits
Create a short description or Finding Aid for your directory structure and documents
Make
Check files annually for readability
Create new media copies every five years or as needed to avoid data loss.
• Limited free storage space • Not all files formats are supported • Security requirements may not be stringent enough • Dependent on service provider for server maintenance • User must update, backup, and authenticate files over time
Ourmedia – long-term preservation and hosting services for personal and community content hosted by the Internet Archive
Benefits
Issues
• Easy access • Supports a variety of file formats • User Forums • Able to set user levels and permissions • Item level metadata description • Can sort items by collection
• Limited free storage space and tools; requires a subscription for increased space and tools • Dependent on service provider for server maintenance • Requires user to update, backup, and authenticate files over time • Individual may have a learning curve for utilizing Dublin Core metadata schema.
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OurMedia: Benefits
Issues
•Easy access •Supports a variety of file formats •Simple to use •Open-source •User Forums •Creative Commons Licensing Terms available
•All content must be public •Dependent on service provider for backups •User must utilize appropriate emulation software or viewers for older file formats. •User no longer maintains complete control over original file contents uses by other individuals.
CONCLUSIONS Individuals have very few options available to them for the digital preservation of their multimedia presentations. It currently requires a significant investment of time and money to achieve successful digital preservation methods. As individuals create, acquire, and store increasing amounts of digital records they will seek out tools to aid them in preserving records, including multimedia presentations, that have been identified as valuable. Due to the limited number of relevant tools, this is an area open for increased development.
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CONTACT Aubrey Maynard, MLIS Graduate Student, Wayne State University
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