Preservation, a new Jisc service, is helping institutions to keep their digital collections accessible and reusable, comply with multiple mandates and fulfil their statutory obligations.
Developed with input from Jisc members and leading preservation system suppliers, Preservation is a tool that can be used to preserve any digital asset, such as special collections, electronic records management and research data. The tool keeps multiple copies of selected data, automates checks to make sure data has not been changed and converts data in old formats to newer ones so it can be used with new technology. Preservation is based on industry standard systems Artefactual and Preservica.
Institutions are increasingly looking to advance the reuse of data boosting their data impact, which is important for their Research Excellence Framework (REF) score, the system that assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.
Preservation also plays a key role in protecting the reputation of researchers and their institutions. The Jisc tool preserves data and computer code underpinning research, which allows others to reproduce and validate results – in some cases, many years after the original project has finished.
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