An effective digital safeguarding system in university libraries: A model plan

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to present a model plan for developing an effective digital maintenance system with the help of institutional repository software in university library premises. This work is an investigative study of digital maintenance activities for sustainable development of the digital publications and intellectual outputs of universities in Bangladesh. The researchers investigated the university and university website and found that only 11% university libraries were active in preserving their digital resources while 89% of university libraries were either in the dark or less reluctant to adopt the system. Researchers realized that due to lack of proper guidelines and an ideal model plan, most of the university libraries were far behind in adopting a repository system for safeguarding their intellectual outputs. Hence this study describes a model plan for the university libraries of Bangladesh to create a sustainable preservation system easily and effectively. The model plan in this study was based on observation and review of the literature in the concerned field. All university authorities can follow the mentioned model for sustainable maintenance of their intellectual digital assets.