Introducing the DPRP from UConn Library. A Statewide digital preservation program for cultural, academic, and institutional records available to galleries, libraries, archives, and historical societies in Connecticut

1. Digital
Preservation
Repository
Program
CTDA
Academic
Preservation
Service
State
Records
Service

2. Looking Backward: 2011
The idea of a shared preservation
repository with multiple
collaborators is born
Cultural heritage and more
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MAGIC/
CtSDS
Other
Partners

3. The CTDA Opens: 2103
• Cultural heritage appears first
• Continued research into academic
content
• “eRegs” project for automatic transfer of
“Dark Archive” data from the Secretary
of the State begins
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4. Academic Services at UConn:
2015
• Algae database
• Simple datasets
• Experiment with “Scholar
Module”
• CTDA continues to grow
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5. Growth and Change: 2017
• Servers moved to University IT
• Discoverygarden maintenance contract
• Larger capacity
• More robust services
• More automated processes 5

6. Looking Towards the Future:
2018-19
• CTDA
• Tops 1 million objects
• 40+ Institutions
• Connection to the DPLA
• Inquiries from Academic Libraries for non-cultural content
• Inquiries from State Library for PII sensitive content
• UConn Library researches the future of digital collections
management and access
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Rocket Ride, Danbury Fair, 1975
Connecticut Historical Society

7. Today
• Digital Preservation Repository Program is
a unit of the UConn Library
• DPRP offers a suite of services to UConn
and statewide organizations
• CTDA for Cultural Heritage
• APS for “academic libraries”
• SRPS for State records
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8. DPRP Services (page 1 of the report)
• Provides preservation technology infrastructure and
connections to other systems
• Supports participants with resources, training, and
collaborative opportunities
• Advises participants and refers them to alternatives if no
DPRP program meets their needs
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9. Program Assumptions (page 2)
• Collaborative model with advisory committees and
working groups
• Core services and staff funded by permanent budget lines
at UConn Library
• Fees offset cost of contractors and maintenance and
provide funds for program development
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10. Scope (page 3)
• Cultural
• Scholarly
• Agency
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11. Comparing the Programs (page 9)
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CTDA APS SRP
Eligibility GLAMHS* GLAMHS State Library/Archives
Membership type Free to participate Yearly membership Collaborative Agreement
Storage allocation 1TB 3TB/yr Unlimited
Management tools Standard Enhanced Custom
Access tools Standard Enhanced Custom
Governance Adv. Committee Adv. Committee Representative
Added storage available Yes—added cost Yes—added cost N/A
*Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Historical Societies

12. APS Membership Fees* (page 15, page 19)
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Level 1 $10,000 ARL/Highest Research Activity (Categories 15 and 16)
Level 2 $5,000 Masters Institutions and Doctoral Institutions with
Moderate Research Activity (Categories 17-20)
Level 3 $3,000 Undergraduate and Special Focus 4-year Colleges
(Categories 21-33)
Level 4 $2,000 Associates/Community Colleges (Categories 1-9)
*Does not include $2,500 set-up fee

13. CTDA
Page 3 and page 11
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14. Academic Preservation Service
Page 4 and page 13
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Academic Preservation Service

15. State Records Preservation
Service
Page 5 and page 16
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State Records Preservation Service

16. Digital Preservation Repository Service
Greg Colati, AUL, Archives, Special
Collections, and Digital Curation
greg@uconn.edu
Mike Kemezis, Repository Manager,
michael.kemezis@uconn.edu
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