A new study Technological Protection Measures and Digital
Preservation: Evidence from video games analyses the impact of copyright the preservation of digital materials. While it focuses on video game preservation, the approach and findings are relevant to understanding the impacts of Technical Protection Measures (TPMs) on all types of digital material, including images, audiovisual works and electronic records that institutions are required to preserve to fulfil their mission.
Category: Preservation
Resources for Digitisation and Preservation from the National Preservation Institute (US)
The National Preservation Institute (NPI) provides an extensive collection of resources for those involved in preservation, digitisation, and cultural resource management. Here’s a quick guide to their Useful Links page.
Digital Preservation Policy Toolkit
This Toolkit by the Digital Preservation Coalition brings together many good examples of digital preservation policy, providing information to assist in the construction of a policy. It will help guide you from initial research and preparation phases, to drafting your policy, gathering feedback and, finally, polishing and communicating the finished policy.
Photographic tools, tips and techniques
Hear from Andrew Yeo, Photographer – Specialist Cultural Heritage Preservation, from The Fryer Memorial Library of Australian Literature at The University of Queensland, and Bryce Doudle, Digitisation Officer at Maitland City Council.Downloads
Digitizing History: A Journey through 3D Photogrammetry
In 2021, the State Library of Victoria’s Digital Production team embraced 3D digitization through photogrammetry, led by Dr. Katrina Grant and Professor Mitchell Whitelaw from the Australian National University. The team, including Senior Production Technician Bart Geraedts, successfully navigated the process using Metashape software. They created seven detailed 3D assets from rare items in the Emmerson Collection, employing innovative techniques such as focus stacking, where each camera position captured 14 frames.
