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

Preservica

A staggering 81 percent of archives administrators report that skills related to technology and systems, such as digital asset management and Digital Preservation , are the most important to the staff in their department and will remain so in the coming years. Start your Digital Preservation journey today!

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Why we need long-term thinking for long-term records

Preservica

There are plenty of reasons to pay attention to current business, but we also need to be proactive about combatting technology obsolescence and ensuring the sustainability of long-term digital records. The business benefits of digital preservation.

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The dangers of short-term thinking on digital information

Preservica

The research revealed that even though 98% had digital information that needed to be kept for longer than 10 years for statutory, regulatory and legal reasons, only 11% were taking action today to ensure their digital information would still be accessible and useable over the long-term by storing it in a purpose built digital preservation system.

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Web archiving partners meet in 2019

Archive-It

Both events featured program and technology updates from Internet Archive staff, news and case studies from Archive-It partners, and informal time for discussion and working groups. Collecting partners use them in the meantime to compare strategies, efficiencies, and sticking points.

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Summary – “Blockchain Technology and Recordkeeping”

ARMA International

The discussion shows that this new recordkeeping system imposes challenges for records professionals and records creators that require new strategies and techniques to address the changes imposed by this new technology. The chapter calls for records and archival professionals to expand their research efforts on these challenges.

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Project WARC-Speed: Challenges and opportunities for web archiving programs

Archive-It

My final recommendations to the Associate Dean for the Office of Digital Strategies were shaped by the myriad challenges that face a burgeoning web archiving program. The opportunity was well-timed to inform my strategy as I continue web archiving through the Internet Archive’s Community Webs program at the Tipp City Public Library.