SPEC Kit 334: Research Data Management Services · 55
Data Archives
Self-generated
30. Does your data archiving solution have any of the following digital preservation capabilities?
Check all that apply. N=37
Preservation Capability IRs with Data
(N=32)
Data Archives
(N=5)
Total
(N=37)
%of
Total
Integrity checking 28 5 33 89%
Replication for more than one copy 27 5 32 87%
Replication with geographic separation to protect copies 22 4 26 70%
Format migration/conversion 16 3 19 51%
Other preservation capability 9 1 10 27%
Please briefly describe the other preservation capabilities. N=11
IRs with Data
Academic Preservation Trust
Audit trail
Checksum (fixity)
Ditto [integrity checking and format migration], planned for managed digital repository.
DSpace: Integrity checking, replication for more than one copy, and replication with geographic separation. Dataverse:
Replication for more than one copy, replication with geographic separation, and format migration/conversion.
Format migration is manual on upload and only if required.
Normalization of formats, characterization of the files
Periodic virus scanning
Preservation actions are limited to a) quarterly dark archive and b) participation in LOCKSS PLN (forthcoming).
We do [all but format migration] more or less depending on the project.
Data Archives
We have several systems that we use for digital preservation. Format identification, fixity checks, and other common DP
actions are applied.
Data Archives
Self-generated
30. Does your data archiving solution have any of the following digital preservation capabilities?
Check all that apply. N=37
Preservation Capability IRs with Data
(N=32)
Data Archives
(N=5)
Total
(N=37)
%of
Total
Integrity checking 28 5 33 89%
Replication for more than one copy 27 5 32 87%
Replication with geographic separation to protect copies 22 4 26 70%
Format migration/conversion 16 3 19 51%
Other preservation capability 9 1 10 27%
Please briefly describe the other preservation capabilities. N=11
IRs with Data
Academic Preservation Trust
Audit trail
Checksum (fixity)
Ditto [integrity checking and format migration], planned for managed digital repository.
DSpace: Integrity checking, replication for more than one copy, and replication with geographic separation. Dataverse:
Replication for more than one copy, replication with geographic separation, and format migration/conversion.
Format migration is manual on upload and only if required.
Normalization of formats, characterization of the files
Periodic virus scanning
Preservation actions are limited to a) quarterly dark archive and b) participation in LOCKSS PLN (forthcoming).
We do [all but format migration] more or less depending on the project.
Data Archives
We have several systems that we use for digital preservation. Format identification, fixity checks, and other common DP
actions are applied.
