*Indian Statistical Institute* *Documentation Research and Training Centre* *8th, Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore-560059* * * *DRTC Seminar* *on* *Digital Preservation: Issues and Challenges* * * *Abstract* * * * *In today's world there is a huge collection of information. Any such information available in the form of document may be unavailable for future needs, if it is not collected and properly preserved. A viable solution to deal with collection and preservation of such information is digitization is now possible with the advent of high resolution scanning mechanisms and powerful computers with large storage capabilities. Libraries are an effective source of information to be shared by the people of all kinds, which are engaged in creating and maintaining digital libraries. The availability and use of digital libraries is gradually becoming the norm for the provision of literature and information in all the fields and research. Digitization has become the buzz world in libraries and information centers. The feature of digitization like enabling high level of data compression and easy retrieval are the factors that have made the libraries to convert their documents, books, journals, monographs, reports containing the text, pictures, audio, video in suitable digital formats. Digital Libraries are catering to information services interacting with online databases of journals and other resources. Digital Library plays an important role in creating, indexing and retrieving the various forms of digital resources. One of the main challenges in maintaining Digital library is the *Digital Preservation* aspect. Digital preservation is to manage the digital information and to preserve and maintain readability and accessibility across time. It is also being defined by set of *Metadata Standards,* which are structured encoded data that help in resources discovery and management of data. Discussions of metadata have largely centered on issue of resources description. There is however a growing awareness that metadata plays an important role in managing and preserving the digital resources. A study is made about the Digital preservation, its process, its workflow, *Issues and Challenges, *various ongoing projects (India and Abroad), concept of Metadata, its standards needed for data preservation. The seminar explores PREMIS (Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies) - preservation standard. * * SPEAKER: *Kaushal. K. Giri* 2nd Year Student VENUE : DRTC Classroom DATE : 5th November, 2008 TIME : 2.00 p.m. *All are cordially invited.* Dr. Devika. P. Madalli (Seminar coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.