Secondary use of medical data for research is desirable for intrinsic, ethical and financial reasons. In this context, the question becomes relevant as to how such datasets are to be made accessible ...to a larger target group in the long term. Typically, datasets are not extracted ad hoc from the primary systems, because they are processed qualitatively (FAIR data). Special data repositories are currently being built for this purpose. This paper examines the requirements for the reuse of clinical trial data in a data repository utilizing the Open Archiving Information System (OAIS) reference model. In particular, a concept for an Archive Information Package (AIP) is developed with the central focus on a cost-effective trade-off between the effort of creation for the data producer and the comprehensibility of the data for the data consumer.
Institution photo archives are important digital resource with a large proportion of old photos, which makes them of great value in aspects of history and culture. Based on OAIS (Open Archival ...Information System) Model, the
Anhui University Memory Project (AMP) designed and realized a Long-term
Preservation Process, which included a series of standard procedures for lifecycle management. Then digital resource repository and digital memory site were developed according to demands of Anhui University for constructing and presenting memory. This paper aims to introduce the architecture and achievements of
AMP, as well as the design and implementation of long-term preservation process and two distinctive ways of resource organization and memory presentation.
Purpose
This paper aims to clarify a mechanism for determining the robustness of digital preservation options given that the field has matured and contains a number of alternatives.
...Design/methodology/approach
By examining the component activities of digital preservation, the open archival information system (OAIS) reference model and the trustworthy repository certification process, this paper outlines a possible new model for evaluating the caliber of any particular digital preservation mechanism.
Findings
This paper offers a more ordered and prescriptive model for evaluating digital preservation efforts.
Research limitations/implications
As a review of the OAIS reference model is underway, this paper seeks to contribute to that ongoing discussion to address several issues lacking in the current model and its effect on the certification process.
Originality/value
This paper identifies weaknesses in current practices and offers a model for addressing them.
This paper outlines the circumstances surrounding a libel case that was filed against academic librarian Dale Askey by publisher Herbert Richardson and his company Edwin Mellen Press, the resulting ...online debate, protest, and advocacy, and the effort by a small team to capture, preserve, and make available preserved websites related to the event. Ruest, a programmer and archivist-librarian, presents the technical aspects of capturing and preserving WARC files. St.Onge, an archivist, reflects on some of the challenges of creating a traditional finding aid to contextualize and provide access to the collected electronic content. Milligan, a historian, discusses some preliminary findings based on analysis of the data set. Finally, the authors reflect on the issues brought to the surface by their engagement with questions of academic freedom, librarianship, and public advocacy and on how smaller groups of like-minded professionals can preserve online material whose afterlife might otherwise prove fleeting. Cet article expose les circonstances entourant une affaire de diffamation déposée contre le bibliothécaire universitaire Dale Askey par l'éditeur Herbert Richarson et sa compagnie Edwin Mellen Press, les débats, protestations et plaidoyers en ligne qui en ont résulté, et les efforts d'une petite équipe pour tenter de capter et de préserver les sites Web reliés à l'événement et en permettre l'accès. Ruest, un programmeur et archiviste/bibliothécaire, présente les aspects techniques reliés à l'acquisition et la préservation des fichiers d'archivage Web (WARC). St.Onge, un archiviste, examine certains des défis visant à créer un instrument de recherche traditionnel pour mettre en contexte le contenu électronique recueilli et en fournir l'accès. Milligan, un historien, discute de certaines constatations préliminaires fondées sur l'analyse de l'ensemble des données. Enfin, les auteurs analysent les questions soulevées par leur engagement en termes de liberté académique, de bibliothéconomie et de plaidoyer public, et les moyens par lesquels un groupe plus restreint de professionnels, qui partagent les mêmes convictions, peut préserver des documents en ligne dont les chances de survie pourraient autrement s'avérer éphémères.
Explores methods to capture user knowledge and transform it to archival knowledge. Investigates the theory and describes the practical implementation developed at the National Archives of Estonia ...(NAE). Discusses the concept of knowledge and analyses its handling in the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model. Identifies a way to improve OAIS by complementing the model with a new link between access and data management functional entities which enables more efficient updating of descriptive information. Describes the initial situation at the NAE, the needs, the approach taken and the solution - the new Archival Information System AIS 2.0. Explains key aspects of the system, including the use of 5-star Open Data in attaining the goal of knowledge transformation. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Recently, it is popular for museums, libraries, and broadcasting companies to digitalize and archive their contents. Once those digitized contents are on-line, it is believed that they are utilized ...by many people for many purposes. However, due to the difference of the archived content formats and API of existing digital archive systems, it is difficult to utilize the contents across the organizations. We propose an open digital archive system. The openness of system has two meanings; the ability to access to the contents managed by different organizations by a single way, and the ability for third parties to create new machine learning based search systems with any types of feature values. Our open digital archive system introduces a global unique identifier for each of digital archive contents and implemented a data format based on OAIS model that can be used for any types of files. In addition, we introduced a mechanism for magnetic tape storage devices. Finally, we confirmed that feature value extraction processing works well in our system and the read and write throughput of archive format content achieves about 130 MB/s and 200 MB/s respectively.
Purpose
The purpose of this technical paper is to evaluate the emerging standard “Allotrope Data Format (ADF)” in the context of digital preservation at a major US academic library hosted at Brigham ...Young University. In combination with the new information management system ZONTAL Space (ZS), archiving with the ADF is compared with currently used systems CONTENTdm and ROSETTA.
Design/methodology/approach
The approach is a workflow-based comparison in terms of usability, functionality and reliability of the systems. Current workflows are replaced by optimized target processes, which limit the number of involved parties and process steps. The connectors or manual solutions between the current workflow steps are replaced with automatic functions inside of ZS. Reporting functionalities inside of ZS are used to track system and file lifecycle to ensure stability and data preservation.
Findings
The authors find that the target processes leveraging ZS drastically reduce complexity compared to current workflows. Archiving with the ADF is found to decrease integration complexity and provide a more robust data migration path for the future. The possibility to enrich data automatically with metadata and to store this information alongside the content in the same information package increases reusability of the data.
Research limitations/implications
The practical implications of this work suggest the arrival of a new information management system that can potentially revolutionize the archiving landscape within libraries. Beyond the scope of the initial proof of concept, the potential for the system can be seen to replace existing data management tools and provide access to new data analytics applications, like smart recommender systems.
Originality/value
The value of this study is a systematic introduction of ZS and the ADF, two emerging solutions from the Pharmaceutical Industry, to the broader audience of digital preservation experts within US libraries. The authors consider the exchange of best practices and solutions between industries to be of high value to the communities.
Since 2006 the education authorities in Switzerland have been obliged by the Constitution to harmonize important benchmarks in the educational system throughout Switzerland. With the development of ...national educational objectives in four disciplines an important basis for the implementation of this constitutional mandate was created. In 2013 the Swiss National Core Skills Assessment Program (in German: ÜGK - Überprüfung der Grundkompetenzen) was initiated to investigate the skills of students, starting with three of four domains: mathematics, language of teaching and first foreign language in grades 2, 6 and 9. ÜGK uses a computer-based test and a sample size of 25.000 students per year.
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