DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF RESEARCH DATA

Alenka Kavčič-ČolićR&D Unit

National and University Library - NUKalenka.kavcic@nuk.uni-lj.si

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 focusbasis for NUK digital preservation practice

and organizational processes definitionwill 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

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 preservationdefine digital preservation workflows in

different cultural sectors

Slovenian guidelines for ingest, digital preservation, and access to cultural heritage e-contents

alenka.kavcic@nuk.uni-lj.si

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