Resource is pleased to announce on-line publication of the report Archives in the Digital Age, produced for Resource by Missenden Consulting LLP

The long-term preservation and management of digital records is a major concern facing archives in the United Kingdom, and is an issue highlighted in each of the Regional Archive Strategies developed by the Regional Archives Councils. Preserving digital records involves a variety of challenges, including policy questions, institutional roles and relationships, legal issues, intellectual property rights and metadata as well as technical issues.

The study describes the state of play in the UK in the effective long-term management of digital records, both 'born digital' and those created through digitisation programmes. It takes into account:

• The legal and regulatory environment for managing digital records in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
• Key agencies and stakeholders
• Government targets
• Obstacles to progress, including gaps in the current framework at a local, regional and national level
• Existing research on managing digital records in the UK

The aim of the study is to provide information for Resource and in particular the Regional Agencies on what currently exists on the ground and analyse the specific needs of the archives, with particular emphasis on archives run by local authorities. The study will be useful to anyone who is currently facing the many challenges posed by digital records management.

Copies of the report are available to download from the Resource website, at 

http://www.resource.gov.uk/information/tenders/completed.asp

 

Please to scroll down to project ID 435 in the table for a copy.

 

For further information, please contact  Emma Halsall, Archive Development Officer for the Regions, Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, 16 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA

 

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