A Network of Preservation Partners
No one institution can tackle the challenge of digital preservation on its own. The Library of Congress has over 130 partners who share knowledge and experience.
This digital preservation network connects libraries, archives, universities, research centers, non-profit and for-profit organizations and professional associations both across the United States and the world.
Together, the network is ensuring future generations will have access to the digital resources being created today. Explore our partners and their significant accomplishments.
Partner Highlights
The MetaArchive Cooperative Charter (PDF, 132.86 Kb) describes the purposes and aims of the MetaArchive Cooperative, an association dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage materials that are digital in nature and form.
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The Web-at-Risk project, in conjunction with researchers at the Library of Congress, has developed the BagIt format specification for transferring digital content . The format specification is based on the simple concept of "bagging and tagging"; packaging digital content along with a small amount of machine-readable text to automate its transfer, receipt, storage and retrieval.
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The North Carolina Geospatial Data Archiving Project (NCGDAP), a partnership between the North Carolina State University Libraries and the North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, has just released their Interim Report (PDF, 3.19 Mb), a detailed look at the current state of geospatial preservation.
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