ARCHIVAL PRESERVATION OF SMITHSONIAN WEB RESOURCES: STRATEGIES, PRINCIPLES, AND BEST PRACTICES

Produced by Dollar Consulting July 20, 2001 is now available at:
http://www.si.edu/archives/archives/dollar%20report.html

The following is an extract from the report on its coverage:

The Smithsonian Institution Archives commissioned this study to conduct a high-level assessment of requirements for the archival preservation of Smithsonian Institution Web sites and HTML pages and to develop a strategy, guidelines, and best practices that would facilitate access to usable and trustworthy Web sites and HTML pages for as long into the future as may be necessary. The study consists of five chapters and two appendices that examine the following five topics:
Archives and technology framework that affects the archival preservation of Web sites and HTML pages,
Overview of the Smithsonian Public Web server and the Web sites and HTML pages of three museums (NASM, NMAH, and ASIA),
Appraisal of Web sites and HTML pages for long-term retention,
Recommendations and guidelines,
Documentation of Smithsonian Institution Web sites and HTML pages, and
Preservation metadata model.

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Neil Beagrie                         JISC Digital Preservation Focus
Assistant Director                Secretary, Digital Preservation Coalition
JISC London Office,              Tel/Fax/Voicemail :+44 (0)709 2048179
King's College London          email:       [log in to unmask]
Strand Bridge House            url:            www.jisc.ac.uk/dner/preservation/
138 - 142, The Strand,          email list:  www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/digital-preservation
London WC2R 1HH    

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