Geospatial Data Preservation Clearinghouse
June 2, 2010 –The Library of Congress and Columbia University have agreed to create a web-based clearinghouse of information about best practices for preserving significant geospatial data. The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program will fund development of the clearinghouse at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia’s Earth Institute.
Read MoreGeoMAPP Project Releases Interim Report
May 27, 2010 — The Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership, one of four projects supported by the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program’s Preserving State Government Information initiative, has relea…
Read MoreMerritt in CDL Repository Development Project
May 27, 2010 — The University of California Curation Center at the California Digital Library is developing a new digital preservation repository. Known as the Merritt Project, after a lake near the CDL offices, the new repository development effort i…
Read MoreDigital Genome Deposited in Swiss Fort Knox
May 27, 2010 –What would be the digital-age equivalent of the Rosetta Stone? The partners of the Planets project (Preservation and Long-term Access through Networked Services) have just taken their best guess.
Read MoreSolutions or Calamities?
May 27, 2010 — The theme of the 26th IEEE Symposium on Massive Storage Systems and Technologies was “The Crisis in Massive Storage — Solutions or Calamities?” Speakers addressed ideas for bridging the gap between what computers can do and the abilit…
Read MoreData-PASS Project Gets IMLS Support for Tools
May 27, 2010 — The Institute of Museum and Library Services has generously supported members of the Data-PASS Alliance through an award to develop a policy-based archival replication system for libraries, archives and museums.
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