capability gap - preservation isnt just throwing tools at the problem - acting on change 2016
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Capability gap - Preservation isn't just throwing tools at the problem
Angela Dappert,The British Library
• Difficulties in using and adopting established metadata, policies, best practice, workflows,tools, …
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Emerging community consensus
� Information you need to know for preserving digital objectsPreservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies
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Coming up with a new solution can be easier
than adopting an existing one
the solution
itself
operating the
solution
migrating to future platforms
added services
data, metadata
or software
exchange
developing community
…
the solution
itself
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Narrowing down solutions -> profiles
Established solution
Specific domain application
Implementation
Specific
functionalit
y
Broad applicability
metadata,
policies,
best practice,
workflows,
tools, …
Database to
archive, ..
Specific
implementation
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Abstracting away our differences through technology
Tree structures
Semantic interpretations
Function 1
Variant 1
Variant 2
Function 2
Variant 1
Variant 2
Variants of basic functionality
Modular functions
Semantic interpretations
Computational data structures
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Issues
• Raise awareness of the need for and
the availability of long-term solutions
• Transfer awareness, knowledge, and best practice
• Identify intrinsic and perceived differences
• Map local implementations to abstracted IT solutions
• Make solutions shareable and accepted
• Design appropriately modularised and easily configurable tools
• Spread adoption beyond our own echo chambers
