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Network of Expertise in Long-term Storage of Digital Resources (NESTOR)

Project description

The objective of the project was to create a competence network of long-term archival storage and long-term availability of digital resources in Germany. The competence network should create structures, which ensure that digital resources in Germany are archived on a long-term basis, are secured and are made available for use. Through national and international co-operation, a contribution was achieved towards safeguarding our global cultural heritage. Within the project, the following range of choices were developed, among others

  • a Web-based information forum with various content options for long-term archival storage and long-term availability of digital resources in Germany
  • criteria for trusted digital repositories
  • suggestions for procedures for a certification system for digital archives
  • policies for long-term archival storage of digital resources
  • a work-structure for the long-term availability of digital resources in the museum area
  • co-ordination of division of duties and the assumption of long-term duties, especially in the delineation between the library, archive and museum areas

Project framework

Funding

The project was a sub-project of the project „Competence Network New Services, Standardisation, Metadata (Kompetenznetzwerk Neue Dienste, Standardisierung, Metadaten)“, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research,.

Partners

German National Library was in charge of carrying out the project in co-operation with

  • Bavarian State Library (BSB)
  • Humboldt University Library (Computer- und Medienservice)
  • FernUniversität in Hagen (since 2006)
  • Generaldirektion der Staatlichen Archive Bayerns (until 2006)
  • Institute for Museum Research (IfM)
  • Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen (SUB)
  • The Federal Archives (2005-2009)

Since July 2009, nestor is maintained on the basis of a cooperation agreement between its partners.

Duration

2003 to 2009

Contact

Sabine Schrimpf
s.schrimpf@dnb.de

Short-URL: https://www.dnb.de/erhalten

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