This PPT is prepared as part of presenting a research paper in an International conference organized by AIFEST

1. Digital Preservation and Cultural Heritage:
Preserving the Past for the Future
Two-Day Virtual International Conference on ‘Future Human: Digital
Frontiers in Posthumanist Discourse’
Organized by All India Forum for English Students, Scholars, and
Trainers(AIFEST)
Presented by Trushali Dodiya
Student at
Department of English, MK Bhavnagar
University
Presented on 1st October 2023

2. Point to Ponder
● Introduction
● What is DIgital Preservation and Why is it Necessary?
● Digital Archives and Initiatives
○ Internet Archive
○ INFLIBNET
○ RAjasthan State Archive
○ Pattani Archives
○ VIZARA
● Benefits and Challenges
● Future Considerations

3. Introduction
● 21st century marks the era of Digitalization
● Digital technologies have covered every aspect
of society, from communication to art and
documentation.
● How do we used preserve documents, videos,
images and other cultural artifacts?

4. What is Digital Preservation and Why is it necessary?
● The explosion of personal computer use and the Internet in the 1990s
mark the advent of Digital Preservation (Baucom)
● Archive at personal level
● Digital preservation combines policies, strategies and actions to ensure
the accurate rendering of authenticated content over time, regardless of
the challenges of media failure and technological change. Digital
preservation applies to both born digital and re-formatted content… The
goal of digital preservation is the accurate rendering of authenticated
content over time. (“Definitions of Digital Preservation | Association for Library Collections &
Technical Services (ALCTS)”)
● To Safeguard the culture, libraries, heritage and so many things.

5. Digital Archives and Initiatives
● Internet Archive
● National Digital Library of India
● INFLIBNET
● Rajasthan State Archive
● Rossetti Archive
● Pattani Archive
● Vizara

6. ● Vartan Gregorian in ‘Libraries and Andrew Carnegie’s
challenge’ notes that “Together with the museum, the
library is the DNA of our culture.”(Gregorian)
● Digitising Libraries
● Digital Archives of Libraries

7. Internet Archive
● A non-profit library of millions
of free books, movies,
software, music, websites,
and more.
● Founded on May 10, 1996
● Its mission is to provide
universal access to
knowledge

8. National Digital Library of India
● NDLI is a conglomeration of freely available or institutionally
contributed or donated publisher managed content. (“National Digital
Library of India”)
● It is a project Under Ministry of Education, Government of India
● It includes Test preparation, Courses, Books, Scholarly Publications, Journals
and conferences

9. INFLIBNET
● Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET)
Centre, University Grants Commission, New Delhi
(Ministry of Education, Govt. of India).
● National Programme initiated by the UGC on 27th
February 1991
● Aim - modernizing university libraries using
technology
● To create a virtual network of people and resources
in academic institutions with an aim to provide
effective and efficient access to knowledge through
perseverance, innovation and collaboration. (“INFLIBNET”)

10. Rajasthan State Archive, Bikaner
● It traces its roots back to the former General Record Offices and
similar record agencies of the former states of Rajasthan.
● Established in 1955, the State Archives possesses branch
offices throughout Rajasthan, including the former Chief
Commissioner's province of Ajmer-Merwara.
● Preserve records in its possession and provides information to
the records to government departments, the judiciary, and the
public as needed, while also ensuring accessibility to scholars
for historical research in accordance with the rules set by the
Government of Rajasthan. (“Rajasthan State Archive”)

11. Pattani Archive
● Holds several significant historical events during pre-
independent India, revealing the nature of a statesman
administrator of the highest order and his commitment to the
nation, community, and family.
● The scope of the archives is not just limited to excite historians
and researchers but also to administrators, communities, and
individuals who are interested in chronicling the social, cultural,
political, and economic position of Bhavnagar in pre-independent
and post-independent India. (“Pattani Archives - The Archives”)

12. ● Vizara offers several applications and services for Virtual Reality (VR)
experiences
● Founded by entrepreneurs from IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur and MIT
● Vizara was incorporated to explore a unique experiment of
translational technology development based upon the outcomes of
cutting edge research done at premier academic institutes of India.
● virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR),
artificial intelligence (AI), and 3D printing.
● It serves to explore the cultural heritage of India (“VIZARA”)
VIZARA
● •Digital Documentation
● Nextgen Experimental
Centre
● AR VR apps and Games
● 3D Heritage Memorabalia

13. (Vizara Technologies Private Limited)

14. Challenges
C. Velmurugan points ot some of the challenges
Nature of Digital Libraries,
● Dependence of Machine
● Fragility of the Media
● Shorten life span of Digital Media(Velmurugan)
● Untrained Staff and Human Errors- When proper
procedure are carried out, digitisation can be
99.65% accrue- room for error(Perry)
● Hacking
● Cost
● Copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights
Benefits
● •Open Access
● •To Foster broader public
engagement with cultural
heritage.
● •Many of the archives are
developing

16. Future Consideration
● Technical Evolutions
● Long term Accessibility
● Interdisciplinary Collaborations
● Ethnic Consideration
● Policy and Legal Frameworks

17. References
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Gregorian, Vartan. “Libraries and Andrew Carnegie's Challenge.” Carnegie Corporation of New
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18. “Pattani Archives - The Archives.” Google Sites,
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