Digital Preservation – Module 4: Digital Preservation

This module describes strategies used for digital preservation to increase digital preservation awareness and skills in Australian Government agencies. It is one in a program of four modules the National Archives has developed to support agency implementation of the Building trust in the public record: managing information and data for government and community policy.

This content has been provided by the National Archives of Australia.

Participant benefits

• Understand basic concepts and terminology related to digital preservation.
• Understand strategies most commonly used for digital preservation.
• Be aware of how digital preservation is part of your agency’s information management practices and supports ongoing continuity of its digital information assets.

Suitable for

All staff using digital information. 

Craft and User level

This module aligns with the Working in Government Craft at the Foundation level.