Comments for Around the World in 80 Gigabytes http://80gb.wordpress.com International Perspectives on Local Digital Archives Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Edinburgh Digital Preservation Roadshow, November 2009 by John http://80gb.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/edinburgh-digital-preservation-roadshow-november-2009/#comment-170 John Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:08:53 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-170 Maybe we are the only part of the world that is awake? Maybe we are the only part of the world that is awake?

]]> Comment on Edinburgh Digital Preservation Roadshow, November 2009 by 80gb http://80gb.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/edinburgh-digital-preservation-roadshow-november-2009/#comment-169 80gb Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:44:33 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-169 Apologies for lazy use of language. Slightly overwhelmed by four comments from Australia in as many minutes...! Apologies for lazy use of language.

Slightly overwhelmed by four comments from Australia in as many minutes…!

]]> Comment on Edinburgh Digital Preservation Roadshow, November 2009 by Michael Carden http://80gb.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/edinburgh-digital-preservation-roadshow-november-2009/#comment-168 Michael Carden Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:38:51 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-168 Hi Alexandra. It's nice to see the NAS implementing an approach similar to ours. You mention in your comments a normalisation to open-source. I think it's useful to clarify the difference between open source and open formats. Open source refers to the availability of the source code written to create executable computer software. Open formats are freely available, standards based descriptions of the way that data is stored in computer systems. One does not necessarily imply the other. It's possible to use closed source software to work with open formats and that may well be what the NAS is doing. It so happens that in addition to open formats, we believe in the use of open source software to do this work. So here at the NAA we make our digital preservation software freely available under a license that allows anyone to modify the source code and share it with others. Regards, Michael Carden Assistant Director of Digital Preservation National Archives of Australia Hi Alexandra.

It’s nice to see the NAS implementing an approach similar to ours.

You mention in your comments a normalisation to open-source. I think it’s useful to clarify the difference between open source and open formats. Open source refers to the availability of the source code written to create executable computer software. Open formats are freely available, standards based descriptions of the way that data is stored in computer systems.

One does not necessarily imply the other. It’s possible to use closed source software to work with open formats and that may well be what the NAS is doing. It so happens that in addition to open formats, we believe in the use of open source software to do this work. So here at the NAA we make our digital preservation software freely available under a license that allows anyone to modify the source code and share it with others.

Regards,
Michael Carden
Assistant Director of Digital Preservation
National Archives of Australia

]]> Comment on National Archives of Australia Digital Archives by Nick McGrath http://80gb.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/national-archives-of-australia-digital-archives/#comment-167 Nick McGrath Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:30:26 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/?p=98#comment-167 I am glad of that it would be a terrible waste as their is a lot of great information re digital archives. Sorry It was 200am and I was thinking a loud to myself. I apologise if I have offended anybody. I would just like to reiterate what a great blog it is. I think I have read most of the articles re operating digital archives and one things for sure the girl deserves her fellowship. Regards Nick from remote parts of Northern Victoria. (Lake Marmal) I am glad of that it would be a terrible waste as their is a lot of great information re digital
archives. Sorry It was 200am and I was thinking a loud to myself. I apologise if I have offended
anybody. I would just like to reiterate what a great blog it is. I think I have read most of the articles re operating digital archives and one things for sure the girl deserves her fellowship.
Regards Nick from remote parts of Northern Victoria. (Lake Marmal)

]]> Comment on National Archives of Australia Digital Archives by 80gb http://80gb.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/national-archives-of-australia-digital-archives/#comment-166 80gb Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:28:56 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/?p=98#comment-166 And were the photographer of the third, I think? btw, you might be interested in the National Archives of Scotland's Digital Data Archive, which I heard about today - they were talking about their current challenge being how to achieve cost-effective normalisation to open source formats. And were the photographer of the third, I think? btw, you might be interested in the National Archives of Scotland’s Digital Data Archive, which I heard about today – they were talking about their current challenge being how to achieve cost-effective normalisation to open source formats.

]]> Comment on National Archives of Australia Digital Archives by John http://80gb.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/national-archives-of-australia-digital-archives/#comment-165 John Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:19:30 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/?p=98#comment-165 Nick Not true. I for one read the blog - after all, I am in some of the photos above Nick

Not true.

I for one read the blog – after all, I am in some of the photos above

]]> Comment on Digital Innovation? by Nick http://80gb.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/digital-innovation/#comment-164 Nick Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:18:44 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/?p=196#comment-164 Yes about ninety percent of digital preservation could be embedded at the agency level. Freeing archivists to be more selective, reflective about what is worth preserving as a record of governance. Nick The scary thing about modern culture is one minute an industry or profession is talking to each other in a lingo it has developed especially for the purpose and the next minute it has been replaced by an out of the box solution from Microsoft (or Google) Yes about ninety percent of digital preservation could be embedded at the agency level. Freeing archivists to be more
selective, reflective about what is worth preserving as a record of governance. Nick

The scary thing about modern culture is one minute an
industry or profession is talking to each other in a lingo
it has developed especially for the purpose and the next
minute it has been replaced by an out of the box solution from Microsoft (or Google)

]]> Comment on National Archives of Australia Digital Archives by Nick http://80gb.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/national-archives-of-australia-digital-archives/#comment-163 Nick Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:57 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/?p=98#comment-163 I think I am the only person reading this blog. But it is very interesting anyway. Australian record continuum thought is actually based on the work of that famous British sociologist and Blairite Anthony Giddens. Particularly his ideas about structuration. Nick from Lake Marmal Australia I think I am the only person reading this blog. But it is very interesting anyway. Australian record continuum thought
is actually based on the work of that famous British sociologist and Blairite Anthony Giddens. Particularly his ideas about structuration. Nick from Lake Marmal Australia

]]> Comment on About the 80GB Blog by 80gb http://80gb.wordpress.com/about/#comment-162 80gb Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:10:17 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/about/#comment-162 Thanks for your nice comment. I very much enjoyed my trip to Melbourne, but PROV was the first place I visited during my Fellowship and I felt I would have made more of it had it come later in my itinerary. I was also new to blogging at the time and tried to write up too much, I think. But I had to start somewhere I suppose! I am glad you found it useful. Good luck with your studies. Thanks for your nice comment. I very much enjoyed my trip to Melbourne, but PROV was the first place I visited during my Fellowship and I felt I would have made more of it had it come later in my itinerary. I was also new to blogging at the time and tried to write up too much, I think. But I had to start somewhere I suppose! I am glad you found it useful. Good luck with your studies.

]]> Comment on About the 80GB Blog by Nick http://80gb.wordpress.com/about/#comment-161 Nick Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:46:38 +0000 http://80gb.wordpress.com/about/#comment-161 G'DAY from Nick in Victoria Australia Grad student in Library and information studies. Just wanted to say thanks for the info on PROV. My hometeam I guess but your little piece on them was excellent. Regards Nick. G’DAY from Nick in Victoria Australia Grad student in Library and information studies. Just wanted to say thanks for the info on PROV. My hometeam I guess but your little piece on them was excellent. Regards Nick.

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