[Moims-ipr] Fwd: Use of IBM DIAS system based on OAIS saved KB $5M

[Don Sawyer]

OAIS continues to make new!

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> From: John Garrett <John.Garrett at gsfc.nasa.gov>
> Date: June 23, 2005 2:40:24 PM EDT
> To: Don Sawyer <Donald.M.Sawyer at nasa.gov>
> Cc: Louis Reich <lreich at csc.com>, Adrian Hooke 
> <adrian.j.hooke at jpl.nasa.gov>
> Subject: Use of IBM DIAS system based on OAIS saved KB $5M
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>  IBM helps Die Deutsche Bibliothek to develop digital long-term 
> archives
>  KOPAL project aims at preserving the German cultural heritage for 
> future generations
> IBM Business Consulting Services, CIDL Sponsor 2004
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> La Gaude, France, October 13, 2004 - The German Federal Ministry of 
> Education and Research (BMBF) selected IBM together with Die Deutsche 
> Bibliothek (DDB), the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB), 
> the Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung (GWDG) to 
> develop a long-term digital archive . The aim of this project, named 
> 'KOPAL', is to create a long-term preservation archive to allow better 
> access to digital publications and the preservation of cultural 
> heritage in a system designed to adhere to international and open 
> standards.
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>  The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is 
> contributing EUR 4 million towards project KOPAL which will allow 
> partners DDB and SUB to preserve digital documents into the future. 
> KOPAL will be based on the IBM DIAS solution (Digital Information 
> Archiving System) which IBM set-up jointly with the Koninklijke 
> Bibliotheek, the National Library of The Netherlands. In a development 
> project scheduled to take three years, IBM will ensure a professional 
> adoption of the software components and provide long-term support.
>
>  "KOPAL integrates from the start several partners at different 
> locations", said Dr. Elisabeth Niggemann, Director General of Die 
> Deutsche Bibliothek. "The project offers an opportunity for academic, 
> business and administrative use that extends beyond libraries. IBM's 
> proven experience and capabilities in existing long term preservation 
> projects will be essential to the success of our partnership", Dr. 
> Niggemann concluded.
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>  In recent years, the number of 'born-digital' publications, where no 
> paper copy exists, has increased rapidly, creating new and different 
> data formats. Each format may need specific programs that run only on 
> a specific hardware and a specific operating environment. As a 
> consequence, older digital files run the risk of no longer being 
> accessible or readable by the latest programs. The KOPAL Project is 
> aimed at creating the necessary new procedures, based on international 
> and open standards, to ensure future generations' access to culture 
> and data over the long term.
>
>  "Digital preservation is an area that needs attention in all industry 
> with requirements to maintain information for fiscal or commercial 
> reasons over long periods", said Eberhard Armbruster, Partner, IBM 
> Business Consulting Services, Public Sector Central Region. "Many 
> companies are not aware of the fact that they already have 
> difficulties in accessing digital information which is not even five 
> years old", Armbruster added www-1.ibm.com/services/
>  us/bcs/html/bcs_index.html.
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>  IBM's high quality digital media solution, DIAS, is based on IBM 
> Content Manager as well as Websphere application server and Tivoli 
> storage management software, using IBM disk and tape storage products. 
> KOPAL will allow flexible data import and export based on the USA's 
> Library of Congress "METS" (Metadata Encoding and Transmission 
> Standard). The archive will be operated by the computing centre 
> partner Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung Göttingen 
> (GWDG), enabling other institutions to use the archive in the near 
> future.
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>  The IBM DIAS solution is already deployed at the Koninklijke 
> Bibliotheek (National Library of The Netherlands), which recently 
> launched a comprehensive digital media system for storing and 
> protecting millions of electronic documents, including digitized 
> historic books and papers. The National Library of The Netherlands 
> estimates savings of US $5 million per year, and the solution helps 
> ensure large-scale storage and long-term accessibility of electronic 
> documents, publications and images, thereby helping to preserve the 
> country's cultural heritage. IBM DIAS is based on the Open Archival 
> Information System (OAIS) standard, and is designed specifically to 
> store, preserve and make available digital content over the long term. 
> Other industries with the need for long term preservation of 
> born-digital data and document include the pharmaceutical industry, 
> insurance, finance, medical and health industries.
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> About Die Deutsche Bibliothek
>
> Die Deutsche Bibliothek (DDB) serves as the German national archival 
> library and the national bibliographic center. DDB ensures a secure 
> archive and the availability of all publications in Germany. The DDB's 
> legal mandate covers all hand-held publications (including 
> publications on floppy disc, CD-Rom, DVD, etc.). Networked electronic 
> publications today are collected on a voluntary basis; a new legal 
> deposit law is being prepared.
>
> About IBM Business Consulting Services
>
> With consultants and professional staff in more than 160 countries 
> globally, IBM Business Consulting Services is the world's largest 
> consulting services organization. IBM Business Consulting Services 
> provides clients with business process and industry expertise, and the 
> ability to translate that expertise into integrated, adaptive, on 
> demand business solutions that deliver bottom-line business value. For 
> more information visit www.ibm.com/bcs.
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> About IBM Public Sector
>
> IBM is the world's leading information technology company, with over 
> 90 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Working with 
> Public Sector clients around the globe, IBM provides on demand 
> e-Government solutions to assist government agencies respond with 
> speed to citizen demands, business needs, changing economic conditions 
> and legislative priorities and policies. For more information about 
> IBM Public Sector, visit www.ibm.com/industries/government.
>
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