PART I: DIGITAL CURATION: SCOPE AND INCENTIVES 1. Introduction Why There Is a Need for Digital Curation What Digital Curation Is Why We Should Be Interested in Digital Curation Incentives for Digital Curation Direct Benefits to Data Creators "Public Good" Obligations Compliance Reasons Digital Curators Summary: Main Characteristics of Digital Curation References 2. The Changing Landscape Cyberscholarship: New Ways of Working Cyberscholarship in Practice E-science Cyberscholarship''s Requirements and Challenges Content Tools and Services Expertise Digital Curation: A New Profession, New Requirements Educating and Training Digital Curators Summary: Meeting the New Demands References 3. Conceptual Models The DCC Curation Lifecycle Model The Digital Curation Centre Other Lifecycle Models The OAIS Reference Model OAIS Functions Actors and Objects OAIS Information Packages OAIS and the DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Summary: The Importance of Models References 4. Defining Data Data as Digital Heritage Born-Digital and Digitized Data Data--And Much More Metadata Is Data Too Databases Summary: New Kinds of Data References PART II: KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR DIGITAL CURATION 5. Curation and Curators Aims of Digital Curation Scope of Digital Curation Ensuring Longevity Ensuring Integrity Maintaining Accessibility Roles of Digital Curators Funding Bodies Discipline Groups Data Creators Data Users and Reusers Data Curators Summary: Managing Curation References 6. Description and Representation Information The Need for Description and Representation Information Definitions Standards for Description and Representation Information Description Information Preservation Metadata Persistent Identifiers Metadata Schemas and Standards PREMIS METS MODS and MADS Representation Information OAIS and Representation Information Sharing Representation Information Policies for Description and Representation Information Summary: Curation Needs Metadata References 7. Preservation Planning and Policy Risk Management as the Context for Preservation Planning Key Planning Steps Planning for Sequential Actions Planning for Full Lifecycle Actions Policy for Curation What Policies Address Kinds of Policies Required Costs of Curation Summary: Planning for Active Management References 8.

Sharing Knowledge and Collaborating Keeping Up-to-Date Starting Points Online Tutorials Project Websites Blogs and E-mail Lists Online Journals Other Sources Collaboration: Intrinsic to Digital Curation Standards: Essential for Digital Curation Tools and Toolkits Summary: Collaboration Is the Key References PART III: THE DIGITAL CURATION LIFECYCLE IN ACTION 9. Designing Data Designing Curation-Ready Data Importance of Standards Designing Projects with Curation in Mind Three Examples Summary: Planning Data for Curation References 10. Creating Data Policies for Creating and Receiving Data Creating Data for Curation Structuring Data for Use and Reuse Open Formats and Open Source Significant Properties and Authenticity Documentation Influencing Data Creators Structuring Data for Management Data Management Data Quality Structuring Data for Discoverability Receiving Data for Curation Summary: The Positive Effects of "Good" Data References 11. Deciding What Data to Keep What Is Appraisal? What Data Do We Want to Keep? Drivers for Keeping Data Why We Can''t Keep Everything How Long Do We Want to Keep Those Data? Appraisal and Selection Policies # Who Decides? Appraisal Tools Two Examples Selection and Archiving of Websites Appraisal of Scientific Data Sets Reappraisal Disposal of Data Transfer of Data Destruction of Data Summary: The Necessity for Appraisal and Selection References 12. Ingesting Data OAIS and Ingest Ingest Processes in More Detail Submitting SIPs Receiving SIPs Generating AIPs Ingest Tools Policies for Ingest Summary: Automation Is the Key References 13. Preserving Data Digital Preservation Methods Migration in Practice Implementing Migration Migration Changes Data Automating Preservation Actions Tools Metadata Tools Format Validation, Format Registry, and Obsolescence Notification Tools Normalizing and Encapsulation Tools Migration Tools Emulation Tools Web Archiving Tools Other Curation Tools Tool Development Summary: Methods and Tools References 14. Storing Data Storage Requirements Organizational Structure and Continuity Technical Infrastructure and Practices Best Practice in Data Storage Ensuring Quality of Storage OAIS Reference Model Trusted Digital Repositories Audit and Certification Backing Up Data Data Security Physical Security Network and File Security Repository Software and Storage Solutions Fedora, DSpace, EPrints, and Other Repository Software Storage Solutions New Models for Collaboration Summary: Storing Data Securely References 15. Using and Reusing Data Access, Use, and Reuse Sharing Data Building Blocks for Sharing and Reusing Data Standards Standards for Repository Functionality Standards for Interoperability Structuring Data for Access Citing Data Legal Issues Collaboration Processes Annotation Provenance Access Controls and Authentication Procedures Transform Migration Creating New Data Conclusion: The Lifecycle Continues References.