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Monday, 9th August 2010

New: Europe Lays Foundation For Preserving Digital Heritage, The Open Planets Foundation

OpenPlanetsFoundation.org Web Site

Covering everything from medical records to family photos, current estimates suggest that there are already exists over 100Gb of data for every individual person on the planet. With data creation set to double every 18 months, failure to adequately address the challenge of preserving this material therefore represents a major financial, intellectual and cultural risk. With the existing four year European Commission Planets project achieving completion, a new not-for-profit consortium known as the Open Planets Foundation (OPF) has been given the go-ahead to build on existing efforts and continue to tackle the constantly evolving long term digital preservation challenge.

Founded by the Austrian Institute of Technology, the Austrian National Library, the British Library, the Royal and State and University Libraries of Denmark, the National Archives and Library of the Netherlands, Stanford University, Goportis and Microsoft, the OPF currently represents 12 libraries, archives, universities and commercial organisations. Aiming to eventually bring together hundreds of content holders and preservation solution providers, the OPF will not simply provide its member with access to the Planets tools but also offer guidance from leading experts on creating preservation policy, as well as technical support and training, in the interests of international digital preservation.

Access the Complete Announcement

Announcement Contains More Info and Brief Quotes From:

+ Adam Farquhar, Head of Digital Library Technology at the British Library and Planets project coordinator

+ Marc Fresko, Director of Inforesight and independent European Commission reviewer for the Planets Project

+ Executive Director of the Open Planets Foundation, Bram van der Werf

See Also: PLANETS Web Site
Note: The Planets project ended on 31 May 2010

Source: British Library

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