AONS II: Continuing the Trend Towards Preservation Software "Nirvana"

AONS II: Continuing the Trend Towards Preservation Software "Nirvana"

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The Automatic Obsolescence Notification System, version 2 (AONS II) is a system designed by the National Library of Australia and the Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories to monitor archived digital files in order to help archivists keep track of when files may become obsolete, so they may update file formats before information is lost. Pearson explains the need for this type of system, noting that “we are still far more advanced in creating digital information resources than we are in taking concrete action to preserve them.” AONS II helps archivists to deal with the practical issue of keeping digital files in updated and usable formats. Pearson discusses the PANIC (Preservation Webservices Architecture for Newmedia, Interactive Collections, and Scientific Data) model and the AONS I program that together led to the creation of AONS II. Next, he details the goals of the program and describes how the system works to track file formats and notify users of files that are in danger of becoming obsolete. Additionally, Pearson notes that AONS II is an open source program freely available for download through the SourceForge website.

Pearson, David

iPRES

2007

Polk, Victoria

Document

http://www.ipres-conference.org/ipres07/presentations/David_Pearson_AONS_II_continuing_the_trend_towards_preservation_software_Nirvana.pdf

Pearson, David. “AONS II: Continuing the Trend Towards Preservation Software ‘Nirvana’.” Paper presented at iPRES, Beijing, China, October 11-12, 2007. Accessed February 6, 2012.