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Harvesting Preservica metadata to your library discovery layer using APIs - Case Study: Preservica to Ex Libris' Primo

Preservica

We have different types of content in Preservica requiring different levels of controlled access. Challenges ProQuest supplied the theses in PDF format on hard drives in batches, each batch was accompanied by a file of metadata in MARC format. Our library catalog is open access and is available online to see in action.

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Information Governance – 3 Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

AIIM

Your IG program should help your organization understand the value of the information you have and put processes and procedures in place to not only store this information securely but also provide access when and where required. Case studies and examples of peers in other organizations can be powerful techniques.

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Clearing Up the Confusion between Document Management Systems and Digital Preservation Systems

Preservica

Some digital preservation systems may also include public access functionality.

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Planning for Long-Term Access to COVID-19 Memory Websites

Archive-It

In this post, we give some thoughts to the long-term access of the materials collected from these websites. After the sunsetting, the site is not accessible at its original web address. A decision about which approach to take inevitably will be a trade-off between access, integrity, cost, and (the rapid change of) technology.

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Book reviews: a call to arms for open licensing

CILIP

Nearly all the case studies in the second half of the book are UK-based and most deal with digitisation projects; the two exceptions are the accounts from the British Library (open metadata) and the University of Edinburgh (open educational resources). This book is both accessible and comprehensive.

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Survey reports skills in technology and Digital Preservation will be most desired in the next five years

Preservica

The report includes data on each archive’s budget, collection size, staff recruitment and retention, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, DEI efforts, and accessibility practices. The digitization of archives makes it possible to access them from anywhere in the world, increasing the reach and accessibility of archival collections.

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Expand the reach of Archive-It collections with these access integrations

Archive-It

Archive-It partners can enable direct access to their captures, collection descriptions, and other related metadata beyond the default portal of archive-it.org, customizing where and how patrons find and explore their web archives. Let Archive-It’s web archivists know if you would like to beta test this new access integration.