Digital Preservation 

This project will gain a shared understanding of current digital collection management practices and workflows in NSLA libraries. It will identify best practice in the preservation of born-digital and digitised materials, determine the core requirements for managing digital collections and identify opportunities for collaboration, linking to the National Library of Australia's Digital Library Infrastructure Replacement program.

Achievements

• Modelling underway for a technical format registry.
• Matrices drawn up to assess current library resources and capacity against technical and staff resources required for effective digital preservation.
• Research commenced into possible partnerships and collaborations.
• Statement on digital preservation including principles for NSLA libraries - available June 2013.

Working group members

• Sarah Slade, State Library of Victoria (project manager)
• Pat Beament, State Library of Western Australia
• Antoinette Buchanan, Libraries ACT
• Serena Coates, State Library of Queensland
• Grant Collins, State Library of Queensland
• Marilyn Hawthorne, Northern Territory Library
• Geoff Hinchcliffe, State Library of New South Wales
• Allegra Huxtable, LINC Tasmania
• Steve Knight, National Library of New Zealand
• David Pearson, National Library of Australia
• Mark Corbould, National Library of Australia
• Lesley Sharp, State Library of South Australia