Sustainable Digital Preservation Initiatives Benefit from Multi-Pronged Approach

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  • Jordan Patterson Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29887

Abstract

A Review of:

Masenya, T. M., & Ngulube, P. (2020). Factors that influence digital preservation sustainability in academic libraries in South Africa. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 86(1), 52–63. https://doi.org/10.7553/86-1-1860

Abstract

Objective – To define principles for the sustainable management and preservation of digital resources.

Design – Survey and literature review.

Setting – Academic libraries in South Africa.

Subjects – Twenty-two academic institutions in South Africa.

Methods – The researchers evaluated four conceptual models of digital preservation and conducted a literature review for the same subject. Informed by these reviews, the researchers developed a questionnaire for South African academic institutions, distributed the questionnaire, and studied the results using statistical analysis software.

Main Results – Twenty-two of twenty-seven (81.5%) surveys were returned. Results indicated a broad consensus about which factors were important in sustainable digital preservation; all factors listed received anywhere from 86.3% to 100% agreement among respondents.

Conclusion – A proposed conceptual integrated digital preservation model recommends a three-pronged approach to address management-related, resource-related, and technological-related factors in sustainable digital preservation.

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Author Biography

Jordan Patterson, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Queen Elizabeth II Library

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Published

2021-03-15

How to Cite

Patterson, J. (2021). Sustainable Digital Preservation Initiatives Benefit from Multi-Pronged Approach. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 16(1), 107–108. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29887

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Evidence Summaries