Digital information has become an integral part of daily life – encompassing not only digital photos and videos, but also digital library holdings, electronic PhD theses, research data and 3D objects. All this information needs to be collected, made accessible and preserved for future generations: TIB guarantees all these activities with its digital archives, which have now been certified with the nestor Seal. The Seal awarded by the competence network for digital preservation confirms the trustworthiness of the digital archives operated by TIB.
Outstanding work in the field of digital preservation
TIB is the fourth institution in the world to receive this certification. Two nestor assessors tested a total of 34 criteria, including not only technical readability, the preservation measures taken and the interpretability of the research objects, but also aspects such as funding, personnel resources, IT security and the organisational and legal framework conditions.
