Long-term preservation in digital environment is a complex process whose success depends on multiple factors: organizational, economical and technological issues must be carefully evaluated and balanced to design an effective preservation strategy. Formats are a relevant component of this strategy; therefore it is fundamental to analyse their properties. Conflicting factors need to be balanced in order to identify the best option for a specific environment or project, carefully weighing the different criteria adopted for assessment. The case-study of the Vatican Library and the digitization of its manuscripts collection is focused on a major challenge: the conversion of the digitized images to the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS), a non-proprietary format developed by NASA and long used for the preservation of geospatial data, as well as in astrophysics and nuclear medicine. The Vatican Library, in conjunction with the International Control Authority for FITS, is working towards the definition of a set of FITS header keywords describing cultural resources
It FITS the Cultural Heritage! Formats for Preservation: From Spatial Data to Cultural Resources / Michetti, Giovanni; P., Manoni. - ELETTRONICO. - (2013), pp. 955-961. (Intervento presentato al convegno The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation tenutosi a Vancouver nel 26-28 September 2012).
It FITS the Cultural Heritage! Formats for Preservation: From Spatial Data to Cultural Resources
MICHETTI, Giovanni;
2013
Abstract
Long-term preservation in digital environment is a complex process whose success depends on multiple factors: organizational, economical and technological issues must be carefully evaluated and balanced to design an effective preservation strategy. Formats are a relevant component of this strategy; therefore it is fundamental to analyse their properties. Conflicting factors need to be balanced in order to identify the best option for a specific environment or project, carefully weighing the different criteria adopted for assessment. The case-study of the Vatican Library and the digitization of its manuscripts collection is focused on a major challenge: the conversion of the digitized images to the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS), a non-proprietary format developed by NASA and long used for the preservation of geospatial data, as well as in astrophysics and nuclear medicine. The Vatican Library, in conjunction with the International Control Authority for FITS, is working towards the definition of a set of FITS header keywords describing cultural resourcesI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
