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A balancing act: The ideal and the realistic in developing Dryad's preservation policy

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Mannheimer, S; Yoon, A; Greenberg, J; Feinstein, E; Scherle, R
Published in: First Monday
2014

Data preservation has gained momentum and visibility in connection with the growth in digital data and data sharing policies. The Dryad Repository, a curated general-purpose repository for preserving and sharing the data underlying scientific publications, has taken steps to develop a preservation policy to ensure the long-term persistence of this archived data. In 2013, a Preservation Working Group, consisting of Dryad staff and national and international experts in data management and preservation, was convened to guide the development of a preservation policy. This paper describes the policy development process, outcomes, and lessons learned in the process. To meet Dryad's specific needs, Dryad's preservation policy negotiates between the ideal and the realistic, including complying with broader governing policies, matching current practices, and working within system constraints. © First Monday, 1995-2014.

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1396-0466

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2014

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19

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8

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First Monday

Related Subject Headings

  • Information & Library Sciences
  • 2001 Communication and Media Studies
  • 0807 Library and Information Studies
  • 0806 Information Systems
 

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Mannheimer, S., Yoon, A., Greenberg, J., Feinstein, E., & Scherle, R. (2014). A balancing act: The ideal and the realistic in developing Dryad's preservation policy. First Monday, 19(8). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v19i8.5415
Mannheimer, S., A. Yoon, J. Greenberg, E. Feinstein, and R. Scherle. “A balancing act: The ideal and the realistic in developing Dryad's preservation policy.” First Monday 19, no. 8 (2014). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v19i8.5415.
Mannheimer S, Yoon A, Greenberg J, Feinstein E, Scherle R. A balancing act: The ideal and the realistic in developing Dryad's preservation policy. First Monday. 2014;19(8).
Mannheimer, S., et al. “A balancing act: The ideal and the realistic in developing Dryad's preservation policy.” First Monday, vol. 19, no. 8, First Monday, 2014. Manual, doi:10.5210/fm.v19i8.5415.
Mannheimer S, Yoon A, Greenberg J, Feinstein E, Scherle R. A balancing act: The ideal and the realistic in developing Dryad's preservation policy. First Monday. First Monday; 2014;19(8).

Published In

First Monday

DOI

ISSN

1396-0466

Publication Date

2014

Volume

19

Issue

8

Publisher

First Monday

Related Subject Headings

  • Information & Library Sciences
  • 2001 Communication and Media Studies
  • 0807 Library and Information Studies
  • 0806 Information Systems