Digital Preservation Services for Institutional Repositories (IR) in India

Abstract

Two approaches to the successful implementation of third-party digital preservation services within institutional repositories has been suggested in the paper. The ways the two approaches could be implemented by institutions has been proposed. Finally, without stressing on choosing any one of the approaches to digital preservation, the option to choose any one has been left on the individual repository based on needs assessment. The paper concludes that Digital preservation community based solutions are not likely to be a free-and-easy cure to all the problems, but it would certainly be a viable option worth considering. Vendor-supported solutions do not have a monopoly on services or good support as there are many service providers in the field, but they may be a faster and easier choice especially for simple needs.