We describe the aims and aspirations for the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), the UK response to the realisation that digital information is both essential and fragile. We recognise the equivalence of preservation as "interoperability with the future", asserting that digital curation is concerned with 'communication across time'. We see the DCC as having relevance for present day data curation and for continuing data access for generations to come. We describe the structure and plans of the DCC, designed to support these aspirations and based on a view of world class research being developed into curation services, all of which are underpinned by outreach to the broadest community.
The OAIS Reference Model [1] provides an internationally recognised framework for Long-Term preservation of Information. A fundamental role is played by the Information Model which defines Representation Information. We argue that Representation Information is a key concept both for the preservation of digital information as well as interoperability in the era ofglobally distributed data.
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