DIY Preservation

If you do a Google search for 'digital preservation' you see a long list of results that provide high level conceptual definitions, references to policies and strategies, and links to the good work of large organisations explaining how they preserve their digital assets. This can be overwhelming to researchers and small organisations, and give the false impression that only large organisations with huge resource can do digital preservation. The practice of 'DIY preservation' seeks to alleviate this impression by showing that you can do digital preservation by yourself by following simple guidelines on organising and managing your digital assets and by using freely available tools. This short guide outlines a few activities and recommended tools to help you keep your digital content in the long term.