DIGITAL PRESERVATION RESOURCES 

This section provides resources related to digital preservation. 

Assessment Models : 

NEDCC Digital Preservation Assessment, https://www.nedcc.org/assets/media/documents/DPA/nedcc-DPA-hndbk-6.24-web.pdf 

NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation, https://ndsa.org/publications/levels-of-digital-preservation/ 

Rapid Assessment Model (DPC RAM), https://www.dpconline.org/digipres/implement-digipres/dpc-ram/download-dpc-ram 

Three-legged Stool Model, https://ufs.libguides.com/c.php?g=1113411&p=8118664 

Handbooks

Digital Preservation Handbook, https://www.dpconline.org/handbook 

Policies: 

Digital Preservation Policies : Guidance for archives, https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/digital-preservation-policies-guidance-draft-v4.2.pdf 

Standards :

Document management—Electronic document file format for long-term preservation (PDF/A), ISO 19005-2: 2010, https://www.iso.org/standard/50655.html 

Information and documentation—the Dublin Core metadata element set, ISO 15386:2009, https://www.iso.org/standard/52142.html 

Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS), https://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/ 

Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS), https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/ 

PREMIS (Preservation Metadata) Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata, https://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/ 

Space data and information transfer systems—audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories (TDRs), ISO 16363:2012,  https://www.iso.org/standard/56510.html 

Space data and information transfer systems—open archival information system (OAIS) reference model, ISO 14721:2003, https://www.iso.org/standard/57284.html 

TIFF/EP Tag Image File Format/Electronic Photography, ISO 12234-2:2001, https://www.iso.org/standard/29377.html 

Training : 

ACA Archival Training Programs (Master’s and Certificate Programs), https://archivists.ca/Archival-Training-Programs 

Society of American Archivists (SAA), Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) Curriculum and Certificate Program, https://www2.archivists.org/prof-education/das 

Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), “Novice to Know How”, https://dpc.getlearnworlds.com 

Northeast Documentation Conservation Centre (NEDCC), https://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/training-currentlist 

University of Manitoba, Joint Master’s Program in Archival Studies & History, https://umanitoba.ca/explore/programs-of-study/history-ma