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From Theory To Action: “Good Enough” Digital Preservation Solutions For Under-Resourced Cultural Heritage Institutions, Jaime Schumacher, Lynne Thomas, Drew Vandecreek, Stacey Erdman, Jeff Hancks, Aaisha Haykal, Meg Miner, Patrice-Andre Prud’Homme, Danielle Spalenka

Meg Miner

**Winner of the 2015 SAA Preservation Publication Award and the 2015 NDSA Innovation Award, Organization category***; see http://archivists.org/node/19832 and http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2015/10/announcing-the-2015-innovation-award-winners/?loclr=eadpb

Libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage organizations collect, create, and steward a rapidly increasing volume of digital content. Both research conclusions and professionals’ real-life experiences expose the inherent fragility of this content. The cultural heritage and information science communities have developed guidelines, best practices, policies, procedures, and processes that can enable an organization to achieve high levels of digital preservation. However, these protocols are often complex, leaving many practitioners attempting to address the challenge of preserving digital materials …

From Theory To Action: A Pragmatic Approach To Digital Preservation Strategies And Tools, Meg Miner

Meg Miner

Cultural heritage practitioners who lack the advantages of specialization that come with a larger staff and budget feel overwhelmed by the many facets of digital preservation. Professionals in these situations do not know how to take the next steps from awareness to action, and so the risk to their collections remains unmitigated. What can individuals do to move beyond understanding the need for digital preservation and towards effective stewardship of digital collections? The goal of this project is to investigate scalable and practical solutions, including potential business and implementation models, that provide equitable access to digital preservation processes for smaller …

Digital Powrr: Preserving Objects With Restricted Resources, Meg Miner

Meg Miner

This presentation was written for an audience that is not primarily trained in information sciences or preservation. It was modified from a day-long hands-on workshop to fit a 90 minute format but includes active learning exercises designed to evoke practical applications for theoretical concepts based on attendees' experiences.

From Theory To Action: A Pragmatic Approach To Digital Preservation Tools & Strategies, Meg Miner, Jeff Hancks, Jaime Schumacher, Danielle Spalenka

Meg Miner

This workshop was created as a result of an IMLS-funded study on identifying practical digital preservation solutions for small and mid-sized libraries: Digital POWRR Preserving Digital Objects with Restricted Resources; digitalpowrr.niu.edu). You will receive instruction in a variety of digital preservation tools and services and will create strategies for building institutional awareness around the need for a digital preservation program using pre-made, adaptable communications plans.

Book Review: Archives For The Lay Person: A Guide To Managing Cultural Collections By Lois Hamill, Meg Miner

Meg Miner