Dear MCG'ers,
With apologies for cross-posting, I thought some of you might be
interested a new post on the Library of Congress blog by Madeline
Sheldon highlighting the results of her research into Digital
Preservation Policies in libraries and museums around the world.
The research focuses on c. 30 institutions, including several in the UK,
US and New Zealand. The organisations under review are chiefly large
national organisations with a mandate for large-scale preservation, but
the research provides links to published policies which I think would be
a useful reference for smaller museums and libraries too.
The blog post is up at
http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/08/analysis-of-current-dig
ital-preservation-policies-archives-libraries-and-museums/ and the full
report of Sheldon's findings can be downloaded here
<http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/documents/Analysis%20of%20Current%20
Digital%20Preservation%20Policies.pdf?loclr=blogsig> .
All best,
Nick
Nick Poole
Chief Executive Officer
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