VALA2008 Session 3 Henty

VALA2008Looking forward by looking back: APSR’s contribution to future repository planning in Australia

VALA 2008 CONCURRENT SESSION 3: Repositories
Tuesday 5 February 2008, 10:45 – 11:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2008-proceedings/vala2008-session-3-henty

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperMargaret Henty

Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories
http://www.apsr.edu.au

Adrian Burton

Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories
http://www.apsr.edu.au

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Abstract

The Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories (APSR) was established in 2004 with a grant from the Systemic Information Infrastructure (SII) from the Department of Employment, Science and Training (DEST). It was one of a number of projects to benefit from official recognition of the importance of digital sustainability and the need for development of institutional repositories in Australian universities and other organisations. In four years, APSR has contributed significantly to the management of digital information in Australia, through both its development portfolio and its extensive range of outreach activities. There have been benefits to the partners and to the sector as a whole. The work undertaken and the lessons learnt provide useful information for future planning in a field which continues to expand and develop.

VALA2006 Session 5 Bradley

VALA2006Digital sustainability and digital repositories

VALA 2006 CONCURRENT SESSION 5: Digital Repositories
Wednesday 8 February 2006, 14:35 – 15:05
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2006-proceedings/vala2006-session-5-bradley

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperKevin Bradley

Sustainability Officer, Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories, National Library of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au

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Abstract

The tasks associated with managing and backing up digital data are well known to IT managers, but the mere presence of the data stream is not the only criterion for preserving and maintaining digital content. Digital sustainability recognises that the continuity of digital information goes well beyond basic storing and managing of data and is integrated into the lifecycle of the information object. It includes technical, social and economic considerations. In 2004 a DEST-funded project, the Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories (APSR) initiated an investigative process to establish a centre of excellence for the management of digital collections. The APSR has an overall focus on the critical issues of the access continuity and the sustainability of digital collections, and this paper draws on the investigation of these issues in the University sector.