UC San Diego has announced a partnership with a coalition of Texas colleges and universities to develop a national digital preservation service for sensitive and private data.
The partnership between the UCSD library and the Texas Digital Library is intended to shore up a weak spot for libraries that hold sensitive personal or health information in their custody. According to UCSD, libraries and archives currently have preservation networks for all content types except sensitive and private data.
The UCSD library and the TDL received a one-year $87,384 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop a blueprint for the service, including a report on its potential protections for sensitive data, legal agreement templates, technical requirements and the cost to build and launch the service.
According to TDL Executive Director Kristi Park, this project addresses some key gaps in current digital preservation strategies for libraries, archives and health science centers.
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