MLS Digital Libraries and Preservation 3

Question 1

What does PREMIS stand for in digital preservation?

Accepted Answer

Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies

Answer

PREMIS stands for Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies, the international standard for metadata that documents and supports the preservation of digital objects over time.

Question 2

Which U.S. program, led by the Library of Congress, focuses on building a national network for digital preservation?

Accepted Answer

National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP)

Answer

NDIIPP (National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program) is a congressionally mandated Library of Congress initiative to build a nationwide digital preservation infrastructure.

Question 3

What is 'fixity checking' in digital preservation practice?

Accepted Answer

Verifying that a digital file has not been altered or corrupted since it was last verified

Answer

Fixity checking uses checksums or cryptographic hash values to verify mathematically that a digital file's content has not changed or become corrupted over time.

Question 4

What are 'significant properties' in the context of digital preservation?

Accepted Answer

The essential characteristics of a digital object that must be maintained for it to remain authentic and usable

Answer

Significant properties are the essential attributes of a digital object—such as its content, structure, behavior, or rendering—that must be preserved to ensure the object's authenticity and continued usefulness.

Question 5

Which preservation approach involves maintaining original hardware and software to keep obsolete digital objects accessible?

Accepted Answer

Technology preservation

Answer

Technology preservation (sometimes called a 'technology museum' approach) involves maintaining the original hardware and software needed to access digital objects in their original formats.

MLS - Master of Library and Information Science Practice Test

MLS - Master of Library and Information Science Practice Test

MLS Digital Libraries and Preservation 3