Glossaries

AHDS Digital Preservation Glossary (PDF). January 2003.

Attributes of a Trusted Digital Repository, Appendix B (PDF) Document page 48, pdf page 52.

DPC Introduction - Definitions and Concepts

 

Definitions and Concepts from Preservation Management of Digital Materials: A Handbook by Maggie Jones and Neil Beagrie.

Exploring Cultural Heritage Online (ECHO) Glossary

Glossary: JISC, useful for acronyms and focused on British organizations.

ICPSR - Digital Preservation Glossary

Inside CDL: Glossary, a glossary documenting general topics as well as the work at the California Digital Library.

International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES) project glossary.

NEDLIB Glossary (PDF)

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (PDF) See section 1.7.2, document page 1-8, pdf page 18.

SAA - A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology

Universal Preservation Format Glossary

Working Definitions of Commonly Used Terms for the purposes of the Cedars Project. -->

WikiPedia, especially for hardware and software terms.