Design, Implementation and Iteration of a Digital Preservation Processing Workflow
Item Type Poster
Authors Smallwood, Eamon James;Garcia, Marcelo
Citation Smallwood, E. J., & Garcia, M. (2022). Design,
Implementation and Iteration of a Digital Preservation Processing Workflow. KAUST Research Repository. https://doi.org/10.25781/
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DOI 10.25781/KAUST-MA616
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Design, Implementation and Iteration of a Digital Preservation Processing Workflow
Eamon Smallwood ([email protected]), Marcelo Garcia ([email protected])
University Library, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) https://library.kaust.edu.sa/
Iteration 1 Iteration 2
Iteration 3 Design
Workflows describe, justify, and plan for the implementation of a sustainable, long-term digital preservation service at KAUST University Library
Each workflow was designed with a specific audience in mind:
Iteration 1: University Library Management and University IT
Iteration 2: University Library Preservation and Digital Services Team
Iteration 3: University Library Systems Team
Designed in accordance with international standards and best practice for digital preservation(OAIS ISO 14721)
Designs evolved due to:
Assessment of existing storage solutions at KAUST
Procurement of dedicated digital preservation technology and services
Automation of workflow processes
Implementation
In 2020, the University Library began implementing the preservation processing workflow(Iteration 1) to bring our digital preservation capabilities in line with international standards and best practice
Assessments revealed that the existing storage infrastructure was not well suited for long- term preservation
In 2021, the University Library procured two key components of the preservation processing workflow:
Dedicated digital preservation service – Preservica
Dedicated digital preservation workstation – FRED (Forensic Recovery Evidence Device)
Processed all University Library Archives digital collections into Preservica via FRED(Iteration 3) in December 2021
In 2022, the University Library began automating the preservation workflow processes(Python), available on Github - https://github.com/kaust-library/ArchiveAutomation/
ClamAV
Archivera to Bagger integration
DROID
JHOVE
Iteration
Iteration 1: Making the case for a dedicated digital
preservation service
• High level
• Designed to justify investment in a digital preservation service to
Library Management and University
• Minimal detailIT
• Workflow components based on existing KAUST IT Infrastructure
Iteration 2: Comprehensive preservation processing workflow
• Internal documentation
• Represents the end to end preservation workflow process, from appraisal to long-term preservation
• Pre-Preservica implementation
Iteration 3: Preservation ingest workflow
• Internal documentation
• Maps the first series of steps in the long-term preservation process
• Working documentation for digital preservation processing procedures
• Ideal workflow for identifying workflow process appropriate for automation
Future Work
Continued automation of the preservation workflow
