Table of Contents

Introduction

The really foolproof solution for digital preservation

Introduction to OAIS concepts and terminology

Types of Digital Objects

Threats to Digital Preservation and possible solutions

OAIS in more depth

Understanding a Digital Object: Basic Representation Information

Preservation of Intelligibility of Digital Objects

Understandability and Usability of data

In addition to understanding it – what is it?: Preservation Description Information

Linking data and “metadata”: Packaging

Basic Preservation Strategies

Authenticity

Advanced Preservation Analysis

Testing claims about digital preservation

Tools for countering the Threats to Digital Preservation

The CASPAR Key Components Implementation

Overview of the testbeds

STFC science testbed

European Space Agency testbed

Cultural Heritage Testbed

Contemporary Performing Arts Testbed

Sharing the Effort

Infrastructure Roadmap

Who is doing a good job? Audit and Certification

Final thoughts

Reviews

From the reviews: "I am very excited by the potential of CASPAR's tools and techniques to ensure sustained quality of and access to valuable data in the future." Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission "The research library is evolving from a collection of books to a service centre that caters to a variety of information needs in the university community to which it belongs. [...] If your institution is contemplating developing such services or is already engaged in such activities, this book is a must-have. In this book, Giaretta and his co-authors bring together the entire body of knowledge about digital preservation that the partly EU-funded CASPAR project has delivered." Inge Angevaare, Liber Quarterly, Vol. 21 (1), November 2011 "There is lots of good solid basic digital preservation information in this book. [...] Everybody has seen the functional model's diagramme, but how many of us have actually read the standard and understood the philosophy behind it? Giaretta guides us through it in detail. And in pleasantly understandable language. [...] Giaretta's fluid style of writing, the many cross-references, summaries, and warning signs have enabled me to delve deeper into the technical level [...] ." Duurzame toegang, September 2011 "[...] The book provides a landscape of solutions for digital preservation, ensuring future usage and access. It addresses both theoretical and conceptual aspects of digital preservation, and offers excellent examples of the tools and techniques used in practice.[...]" ACM Computing Reviews, George Popescu, March 2012