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Preservation Software Platform (DPSP) The source code and support documentation for DPSP is free and available at . documented formats for archival preservation. The DPSP tools comprise Manifest Maker (which creates a list of digital files and directs it to a specified location), XENA (which converts files to open format standards), Digital Preservation Recorder (the workflow tool which ingests and stores files), and Checksum Checker (which monitors the contents of the digital archive for corruption). DPSP is a repository system, which interfaces with the National Archives’ collection management database, and uses the unique barcode applied to the file by the organisation. organisations with access to professional ICT skills and good ICT infrastructure. Archivematica ) Archivematica is a different system to the repository-based DPSP. Instead of using a complex database or external control system that tracks the links between the object and its metadata, it uses one system where the object and metadata stay in the same file system. The simplicity of Archivematica makes it ideal for organisations with limited financial and technical capacity. Platform or framework tools (software applications that work as building blocks for a digital archive) Fedora Commons (Flexible Extensible Digital Object and Repository Architecture) Fedora provides a digital asset management (DAM) architecture, upon which many types of institutional repositories, digital archives, and digital library systems can be built. It is widely used, open-source software that can be run on different operating systems, but requires a lot of technical expertise to implement adequately. Larger, organisations with access to professional ICT skills and good ICT infrastructure. DSpace DSpace provides the tools for the management of digital assets and a platform for preservation activities. It is also open-source, offers a repository system that can handle a wide range of digital objects, can be run on different Educational institutions needing to manage large quantities of digital resources.
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