During a literature review we conducted of publications in the field, we discovered seminal works that, while published several decades ago (in some cases), remain highly-relevant to developing a fuller understanding of the digital preservation challenge. In addition, our review revealed resources and tools available that address various aspects of digital preservation. Below is a non-comprehensive list of what we found to be particularly significant works, tools, and resources.
Cain, M. (2003). Being a library of record in a digital age. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 6(29), 405-410.
Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/
Educopia Institute’s Preservation and Curation of ETD Research Data and Complex Digital Objects: Overview of the ETD+ Workshop Series https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XGK1qEkIewqZX6SjXX3grgRAXSF5ln_balCLEdBfz1I and https://educopia.org/etd-plus-guidance-briefs/
Lowood, H., Monnens, D., Vowell, Z., Ruggill, J. E., McAllister, K. S., & Armstrong, A. (2009). Before It’s Too Late: A Digital Game Preservation White Paper. American Journal of Play, 2(2), 139. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2019 https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://scholar.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1118&context=lib_fac
McDonough, J. P. (2012, January). ‘Knee-Deep in the Data’: Practical Problems in Applying the OAIS Reference Model to the Preservation of Computer Games. In 2012 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 1625-1634). IEEE.
McDonough, J. P., Olendorf, R., Kirschenbaum, M., Kraus, K., Reside, D., Donahue, R., … & Rojo, S. (2010). Preserving virtual worlds final report. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2019 http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/17097/PVW.FinalReport.pdf
McHenry, K., Kooper, R., Marini, L., & Ondrejcek, M. (2011). The ISDA Tools: Preserving 3D Digital Content. The Preservation of Complex Objects, 66.
Moulaison Sandy, H., & Corrado, E. M. (2018). Bringing content into the picture: Proposing a tri-partite model for digital preservation. Journal of Library Administration, 58(1), 1-17.
Mountain West Digital Library Education Toolkit https://mwdl-epublishing.org/education-toolkit/
National Digital Stewardship Alliance https://ndsa.org//
OAIS Reference Model https://www.impactzone.co/portfolio/oais-reference-model/
Rothenberg, J. (1999). Avoiding Technological Quicksand: Finding a Viable Technical Foundation for Digital Preservation. A Report to the Council on Library and Information Resources. Council on Library and Information Resources, 1755 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2019 https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED426715.pdf
Software Preservation Network https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/
Software Sustainability Institute https://software.ac.uk/
