*Apologies for cross posting*

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) releases its latest in the series
of topical Technology Watch Reports today. The second edition of
‘Preservation Metadata,’ written by Brian Lavoie and Richard Gartner,
focuses on new developments in preservation metadata, since the last
report, made possible by the emergence of PREMIS as a de facto
international standard.

Specialists in the field of electronic information provision for digital
preservation at OCLC Research and the Centre for e-Research at Kings
College London, Brian and Richard pick up from the first edition of the
report, reminding us ‘it is no exaggeration to assert that preservation
metadata, and the PREMIS Data Dictionary in particular, have become part of
best practice underpinning responsible long-term stewardship of digital
materials.’

The report goes on to outline key implementation topics that have emerged
since the publication of the PREMIS Data Dictionary, including community
outreach, packaging, tools, PREMIS implementations in digital preservation
systems and implementation resources.

Neil Beagrie, Director of Charles Beagrie Ltd and Managing Editor of the
DPC Technology Watch Reports praises the new edition, noting that it “is a
deservedly popular report first published in 2005 …extensively updated to
reflect developments over the past eight years in preservation metadata
practice.”

Adrian Brown, Director of the Parliamentary Archives concurs, calling it
‘an excellent report, clearly and accessibly written, neutral, thorough,
and fulfilling the brief. It is likely to be of interest to the DPC
membership, and also to a much wider audience.’

The report will be well received by digital preservation practitioners
interested in learning about the key developments in preservation metadata,
especially as these developments concern the PREMIS Data Dictionary; and
will appeal to anyone seeking to learn more about the general topic of
preservation metadata.

The not-for-profit DPC is an advocate and catalyst for digital
preservation. The coalition ensures its members can continue to deliver
resilient long-term access to digital content and services through
knowledge exchange, capacity building, assurance, advocacy and partnership.
Its primary objective is raising awareness of the importance of the
preservation of digital material and the attendant strategic, cultural and
technological issues. The DPC Technology Watch Reports support this
objective through an advanced introduction to topics that have a major
bearing on its vision to ‘make our digital memory accessible today.

The second edition of ‘Preservation Metadata’ is the latest in the state of
the art Technology Watch Reports that give an advanced introduction to
ensuring that high-value and vulnerable digital resources can be managed
beyond the limits of technological obsolescence.

Read Brian Lavoie and Richard Gartner’s report ‘Preservation Metadata’ by
downloading from the DPC website now: http://dx.doi.org/10.7207/twr13-03



Sarah Norris

Senior Project Officer

Digital Preservation Coalition

Innovation Centre, York University Science Park Heslington, YORK YO10 5DG



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