Resources on Digital Preservation, E-Discovery, and Records Management

 

Digital Preservation

• Preservica White Paper Series
  Overview of digital preservation principles, workflows, metadata standards, and automation.
• TIND: A Librarian’s Guide to Digital Preservation
  Examines challenges and lifecycle strategies for preserving digital content.
• NARA Digital Preservation Strategy (2022–2026)
  U.S. National Archives' roadmap for long-term access and data integrity.
• Arkivum & HSRAA White Paper
  Long-term digital preservation in regulated health and life sciences sectors.
• Digital Preservation Coalition Handbook
  Standards and best practices in digital preservation across sectors.

E-Discovery

• EDRM White Papers
  Broad range of e-discovery topics from industry standards to technical procedures.
• Consensus: Electronic Discovery White Paper
  Legal framework and best practices for managing electronically stored information.
• Docsvault: Concise Guide to E-Discovery
  Step-by-step process overview: identification, preservation, and production.
• Exterro White Papers
  Covers e-discovery readiness, data retention, and defensible deletion strategies.

Archival Workflows & Records Management

• Sustainable Heritage Network
  Best practices and workflows for archival processing and preservation.
• Iron Mountain: RIM Best Practices
  Guide to building compliant and scalable records management programs.
• Lorman White Paper on Records Management
  Strategies for retention, destruction, and governance of records.
• Assai: Electronic Records Best Practices
  Policy-driven framework for managing records across their lifecycle.
• Brown University Guide
  Institutional approach to handling, storing, and preserving electronic records.