Abstract. Guidelines.pdf. GDO. Presmeta_wp. Assessing value of digital objects for preservation. Digital artifactual value. Intrinsic value in analog materials[edit] With respect to analog or non-digital materials, artifacts are determined to have singular research or archival value if they possess qualities and characteristics that make them the only acceptable form for long-term preservation.[2] These qualities and characteristics are commonly referred to as the item’s intrinsic value and form the basis upon which digital artifactual value is currently evaluated. Artifactual value based on this idea is predicated upon the artifact’s originality, faithfulness, fixity, and stability.[2] The intrinsic value of a particular object, as interpreted by archival professionals, largely determines the selection process for archives.
The National Archives and Record Administration Committee on Intrinsic Value in “Intrinsic Value in Archival Material” classified an analog object as having intrinsic value if it possessed one or more of the follow qualities: Analog conventions in a digital realm[edit] Michael J. Lorna M. PADI - Preservation metadata. Essential to ensuring long-term accessibility is the development of structured ways to describe and record information needed to manage the preservation of digital resources. This is commonly called preservation metadata. In contrast to descriptive metadata schemas (e.g. MARC, Dublin Core), which are used in the discovery and identification of digital objects, preservation metadata is sometimes considered a subset of administrative metadata, assisting in the management of information, and technical metadata, assisting current access to the digital content. Preservation metadata is intended to store technical details on the format, structure and use of the digital content, the history of all actions performed on the resource including changes and decisions, the authenticity information such as technical features or custody history, and the responsibilities and rights information applicable to preservation actions.
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