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Objective 1: By 2016, long-term pres-
ervation should become an integral
part of the automatic workfow for all
digital publications included in the
collection mandate.
2013
Access and processing fgures are to be
collected on a quarterly basis.
The connections to and servicing of the preserva-
tion repository are to go into routine operation.
2014
Database-supported risk management is to
be set up.
2015
An emulation framework is to be imple-
mented.
2016
At least three migration cycles are to be
executed.
Objective 2: The long-term preserva-
tion service AREDO, which is also suc-
cessfully marketed externally, should
go into operation by 2014.
2013
A publicly accessible and bookable service
is to be up and running.
2016
The service should have achieved an
appropriate market share and is known for being
certifed by a nationally and internationally accept-
ed certifcation service.
Objective 3: The preservation-based
care of physical materials should be
comprehensively established.
2013
Additional staf are to be allocated for
collection care, and the department reorganised.
2014
The collection care plan is to be turned
into a publicly announced policy. Related im-
plementation planning is to be incorporated in
workfows which are put into operation.
2015
The preservation status of 50% of the me-
dia units (physical units) of the German National
Library is to be recorded in a machine-readable
form; any need for action is to be specifed and
recorded together with the schedule.
Once the processes have been defned, all preser-
vation and conversion processes are to be evalu-
ated by ongoing quality checking and assurance
measures.
Preventive measures such as construction planning
and implementation, stack storage and invasive
measures are to be combined to form a single
integrated catalogue of measures.
Objective 4: A large proportion of the
non-paper materials held on physical
data carriers should be converted to
digital form by 2016.
2013
A status analysis has been carried out for
disks (pilot projects).
2014
A status analysis has been carried out for
sound recording tapes, shellac records and vinyl
records. The forward planning is to be evaluated in
the following year.
Preliminary projects are to be completed for cas-
sette tapes.
2015
Test series are to be conducted for the
digitisation of opto-electronic carriers following
preparatory work (workfow, bibliographic analy-
ses).
A migration concept is completed for converted
materials. A fnal decision is to be taken on uncon-
verted materials, e.g. no further action to be taken.
2016
All audio CDs have been digitised.
Objective 5: The German National
Library should raise its national and
international profle and reinforce its
existing network structures.
2014
The analogue-digital conversion of magnet-
ic and optical data carriers is to be documented
and then refned to create a competence area acces-
sible by third parties.
2015
In the feld of long-term digital preserva-
tion the German National Library and others are
to ensure that a suitable certifcation infrastructure
is established for digital archives, at least at the
European level.
2013 – 2016
Articles are to be published on
collection preservation care at regular intervals.
Strategic Priority 4
The German
National Library
should extend the
scope of measures
aimed at preserv-
ing the long-term
accessibility of its
holdings and con-
tinuously optimise
the relevant pro-
cesses.
The German National Library has broad-based experience
in the care of physical media and in ensuring the long-
term accessibility of digital resources. Both nationally and
internationally it has garnered major recognition through
its innovative contributions to the mass deacidifcation of
printed works, to the preservation of digital media and as
the driving force behind the “nestor” competence network
for long-term preservation. The Collection Care division is
striving to integrate processes which in many cases have
hitherto been conducted separately to create a uniform
work structure. This helps ensure consistent handling of all
media and the qualitative and quantitative optimisation of
the collection preservation processes, including digitisation.
It also helps maintain the long-term accessibility of digital
resources. The processes include prevention, preservation
and, where applicable, restoration measures. Added to
these are aspects such as the digitisation or recopying of
at-risk objects whereby the information content is trans-
ferred to a substitute medium.