DIGITAL PRESERVATION RESOURCES
This section provides resources related to digital preservation.
Handbooks
Digital Preservation Handbook, https://www.dpconline.org/handbook
Planning and Assessment
Northeast Document Conservation Centre (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/
Digital Preservation Coalition, 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
Policies
Digital Preservation Policies : Guidance for archives, https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/digital-preservation-policies-guidance-draft-v4.2.pdf
Preservation Metadata
ISO 15836-1:2017, Information and documentation—The Dublin Core metadata element set, Part 1: Core Elements, https://www.iso.org/standard/71339.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/
Standards
OAIS:
ISO 14721:2025, Space data and information transfer systems—open archival information system (OAIS) reference model, https://www.iso.org/standard/87471.html
What OAIS Actually Looks Like in Small and Mid-Sized Organizations, Backlog Blog, by Emma Prince, March 25, 2026, https://www.backlog-archivists.com/blog/what-oais-actually-looks-like
Other ISO Standards:
ISO 16363:2025, Space data and information transfer systems—Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories (TDRs), Edition 2, 2025, https://www.iso.org/standard/87472.html
ISO 19005-2, Document management—Electronic document file format for long-term preservation (PDF/A), 2010, https://www.iso.org/standard/50655.html
ISO 12234-2:2001, TIFF/EP Tag Image File Format/Electronic Photography, 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
