The proof is in the standards pudding

21 June 2016

There are a lot of numbers in this post. This song by Kraftwerk might be useful: “Pocket Calculator.

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Digital Preservation Standards: Using ISO 16363 For Assessment

8 June 2016

This presentation, given by Amy Rudersdorf at the 2016 American Library Association’s Preservation Administrator’s Interest Group meeting, provides a higher level discussion of the use of standards for digital preservation and repository management and assessment. Particular focus is given to ISO 16363: Audit and Certification of Trusted Digital Repositories and its usefulness beyond an audit tool to perform assessments to identify both gaps and strengths in digital repository practice.

Archival Musings: The Importance of Place

2 June 2016

The author suggests pairing this post with The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks. Sweet jams make the musings go down easier.

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