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The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is pleased to announce that its new Beginners Guide to Computational Access is now publicly available!

 

The beginner's guide aims to define and de-mystify key terms around computational access, it describes the main approaches that are used within the community and gives some examples, it discusses the pros and cons of using these access techniques and describes some practical steps that individuals and organizations can take to get started. Finally, the guide contains some helpful signposts to further resources and case studies that can be explored to find out more. Ultimately, the guide aims to give digital preservation practitioners a basic level of knowledge on the topic and the confidence to take initial steps to move forward.

 

"Computational access and making collections available as data is a growing interest within the digital preservation community,” explains Leontien Talboom, Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) fellow and co-creator of the guide. “However, most resources and projects are aimed at the users and not the repositories making this material available. This guide is a helpful online resource for the digital preservation practitioners who would like to engage with this approach but are unsure where to get started."

 

The guide was a written as a collaborative exercise led by Leontien and the DPC, and involved a number of experts from across the community who came together to brainstorm content and have input into the writing and reviewing of the guide as it has developed.

 

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