I believed it was important to experiment with the Preservica digital repository system as it is a specialist cloud provider widely used in the cultural sector. If you are not aware of it, you can read more about it here and see case studies here. Firstly, I acknowledge that this is an expensive commercial solution […]
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3. Lifecycle Model in practice
Ingest This is a basic workflow I designed following the DCC lifecycle and OAIS reference model (click on image to enlarge). I found some very useful workflow examples on the BitCurator Consortium, as well as on this blog post on visualising digital preservation workflows. First action: Receive, describe and characterise My project […]
2. Concepts and Contexts
1. The DCC Curation Lifecycle Model According to the Digital Curation Centre’s (DCC) Lifecycle Model a data curation project (digital objects or databases, see circle centre) can be divided into 4 main overarching actions that are then subdivided into practical steps: First Action: Description and representation of information Use appropriate standards […]