Managing Preservation Networks: Issues of Scale for Scientific Research Assets

The preservation of science data requires consideration of a wide range of factors from file formats to analysis software. Previous work has reported on the development of Preservation Network Models that capture dependencies at multiple levels and allow reasoning about preservation planning and actions. However this is only one aspect of the development of a trusted preservation environment; there is also a need for quality assurance and relation to explicit policies on data preservation. This paper presents issues of scale for scientific research assets which will be explored further on the SCAPE project. Keyword Digital Preservation, Scientific Data, Preservation Network Models