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Welcome! This self-paced course was created as part of the CRAFT-OA project by Anastasiia Afanaseva and edited by Jorina Fenner and Xenia van Edig at TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology. This page represents the first version of this course, published in June 2025.
The course is split in two parts: The present course has a focus on the principles of digital preservation and how they work. The other course introduces practical first steps in digital preservation of journals while not going into detail on the technical functionalities of digital preservation.
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Who is this course designed for?
The couse is primarly designed for Diamond OA journal publishers and editors. Therefore, it assumes a certain level of knowledge in the field of Open Access, but does not require familiarity with digital preservation.
What will you know or be able to do after completing the course?
- You will be able to tell the key characteristics of digital preservation/long-term archiving.
- You will be able to name factors why they are important.
- You will be able to list what options are available for long-term archiving.
- You will be able to discuss the preconditions for republication in case the journal is discontinued.
How to use this self-paced course?
Particants may choose the topic of their interest from the table of contents on the left or go through the course consecutively. In this way, you may also choose the level of detail that you wish to persue on a given topic. At the end of each section you will be able to test what you have learned in a short exercise.No login or account are required, you can work on the material at your own pace and return to it at any point in time. The section "Additional material" provides insights on how the topics for this course were selected.
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