Digitization and digital preservation are rapidly becoming the standard forms of preservation
for libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions, yet there is still much confusion …

The concept of significant properties, properties that must be identified and preserved in any
successful digital object preservation, is now common in data curation. Although this notion …

In natural history museums, knowledge organization systems have gradually been migrated
from paper-based catalog ledgers to electronic databases; these databases in turn must be …

The use of scientific data is becoming increasingly dependent on the software that fosters
such use. As the ability to reuse software contributes to capabilities for reusing software …

Digital preservation is fundamental to information stewardship in the 21 st century. Although
much useful work on preservation strategies has been accomplished, we do not yet have an …

Teaching the creation of web archives, using web archiving techniques in a research
environment, and using archived web content as research materials in universities are …

Abstract Funded by the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
(NDIIPP), the ECHO DEPository Project supports the digital preservation efforts of the …

The promise of XML was that it would enable seamless, automated interchange of content,
using standard tools, technologies, and shared XML vocabularies. The experience of many …

Technology's rapid advancement has transformed the way how information is created,
disseminated, and consumed. With the proliferation of online content, pressure arises to …

This narrative report provides an overview of ECHO DEP Phase 2 activities and
accomplishments. Accompanying appendices and referenced download facilities make …