The archiving of the digital universe...
| Conservation | The set of preservation practices used to rectify damages done to an object and/or the set of actions taken to slow an object's deterioration. |
| Emulation | A preservation step. Creating an environment that enables digital content to be rendered in new software and hardware environments without changing the content file. |
| Lifecycle Management | The full spectrum of activities a manager undertakes, from creation to disposal of an item or collection. |
| Preservation | The steps taken to ensure the long-term accessibility and usability of content--including (but not restricted to) activities that prevent content from deteroriating. |
| Reformatting | A preservation step. Transferring the intellectual content of an object or collection from one medium to another. |
| Refreshing | A preservation step. Transferring content from one container to another container in the same format and media. |
| Replicating | A preservation step. Making and distributing copies of content.1 |
The Digital Curation Lifecycle2
| Conceptualize | "Conceive and plan the creation of digital objects, including data capture methods and storage options." |
| Create | "Produce digital objects and assign administrative, descriptive, structural and technical archival metadata." |
| Access and Use | "Ensure that designated users can easily access digital objects on a day-to-day basis. Some digital objects may be publicly available, whilst others may be password protected." |
| Appraise and Select | "Evaluate digital objects and select those requiring long-term curation and preservation. Adhere to documented guidance, policies and legal requirements." |
| Dispose | "Rid systems of digital objects not selected for long-term curation and preservation. Documented guidance, policies and legal requirements may require the secure destruction of these objects." |
| Ingest | "Transfer digital objects to an archive, trusted digital repository, data centre or similar, again adhering to documented guidance, policies and legal requirements." |
| Preservation Action | "Undertake actions to ensure the long-term preservation and retention of the authoritative nature of digital objects." |
| Reappraise | "Return digital objects that fail validation procedures for further appraisal and reselection." |
| Store | "Keep the data in a secure manner as outlined by relevant standards." |
| Access and Reuse | "Ensure that data are accessible to designated users for first time use and reuse. Some material may be publicly available, whilst other data may be password protected." |
| Transform | "Create new digital objects from the original, for example, by migration into a different form." |