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New DPC report "Preserving Transactional
Data"
I wanted to share this recent announcement from our friends at
the Digital Preservation Coalition on the important and somewhat
neglected topic of preserving transactional data.
Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
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The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), UK Data Service and
Charles Beagrie Ltd are delighted to release the latest DPC Technology
Watch Report 'Preserving Transactional Data' by the DPC's Sara
Day Thomson. This report tackles the requirements for preserving
transactional data and the accompanying challenges facing companies
and institutions that aim to re-use these data for analysis or
research, presenting the issues and strategies which emphasize
preservation practices that facilitate re-use and reproducibility.
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'The scale and velocity of data is pushing current methods and
tools for preserving databases to their limits.' explains author
Sara Day Thomson. 'These data - from government data to
environmental data - possess significant characteristics that
require much wider approaches to preservation.'
The report identifies a number of these approaches which consider
an emergence of new uses for archived forms of these data. Through a
range of use cases - examples of transactional data - the report
describes the characteristics and difficulties of these 'big' data
for long-term access.
Neil Beagrie, editor of the Technology Watch Report series on
behalf of the DPC, added that the paper 'looks at overarching trends
to demonstrate potential solutions for maintaining these data in a
secure environment based on end user needs and regulatory frameworks.
It should be of huge interest to DPC members, and particularly those
working within the business community under regulatory
constraints.'
The not-for-profit DPC is an advocate for digital preservation.
The coalition ensures its members can continue to deliver resilient
long-term access to digital content and services through targeted
advocacy work, training and workforce development, research and best
practice, and enabling sustainability through partnerships. Its
primary objective is raising awareness of the importance of the
preservation of digital material and the attendant strategic, cultural
and technological issues.
'Preserving Transactional Data' is the latest in the series
of popular DPC Technology Watch Reports which support the
coalition's objectives and provide advice on how to manage high-value
and vulnerable digital resources beyond the limits of technological
obsolescence.
www.dpconline.org
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