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OCLC Digital Archive

The Digital Archive is a solution for the long-term management of digital collections. OCLC's Digital Archive can manage different file formats such as TIFFs, GIFs, PDFs and HTML pages. The Digital Archive helps bring accessibility and longevity to digital information.

Highlights

Visit OCLC's Digital Archive Web page for an extended list of features. There are two ways to archive, each having unique features:

Web archiving

  • Archiving process is integrated with Connexion
  • Locate and harvest all or specific parts of Web sites
  • The Web harvester grabs existing metadata from the pages being archived so you don't have to input it yourself
  • You can use OCLC as your repository or your own local archive

Batch archiving

  • Uses a Submission Builder tool so there is no need to use Connexion
  • Cost-effective and fast for depositing a large collection into a repository
  • Preservation metadata records are generated automatically by OCLC

On OCLC's Digital Archive Web page, you can also view how the two archiving processes work, learn more about workshops and grants and funding to get your project started and read about organizations using the digital archive such as the Government Printing Office.

Requirements

Listed below are the general requirements for both the web archiving and batch archiving.

  • 450 Mhz Pentium Processor
  • 64 MB RAM
  • Internet access and a current-generation Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher)
  • Display resolution 1024 x 768

In addition, there are separate requirements just for the batch archiving Submission builder. To view these, visit OCLC's Digital Archive Web page.

Ordering

Contact the Minitex BATS unit if you are interested in pricing information or ordering Digital Archive. You can also contact OCLC Library Services at 1-800-848-5878, ext. 6251 or email them at oclc@oclc.org.

If you are ready to subscribe to the Digital Archive and Web harvester tools and are already an OCLC cataloging member, you can take the first step simply by completing the Digital Archive Subscription form.