Digital preservation ingest can be a “CINCH”
| Date | 31 August 2012 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/07378831211266591 |
| Pages | 449-456 |
| Published date | 31 August 2012 |
| Author | Amy Rudersdorf |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Library & information science |
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Digital preservation ingest can be
a “CINCH”
Amy Rudersdorf
Government & Heritage Library at the State Library of North Carolina,
a Division of the Department of Cultural Resources, Raleigh,
North Carolina, USA
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the “Capture, Ingest, and Checksum” (CINCH)
tool, developed by the State Library of North Carolina with funding from a 2011 IMLS Sparks! Ignition
grant.
Design/methodology/approach – This article describes the needs assessment, development, and
use cases for the CINCH tool in the digital preservation community. A special emphasis is put on the
possible wider adoption of the tool for small and mid-sized institutions and the call for community
building around it.
Findings – CINCH does not relate directly to storage or access, but it does address the need for
appropriately formatted SIPs to ensure the fixity, authenticity, and long-term manageability of our
digital assets.As a broadly accessible tool withgeneralized purpose, its greatestimpact will be on small
and mid-sizedinstitutions and organizationsthat do not now have access to an applicationof this nature.
Research limitations – CINCH 2.0 planning is already underway. Improving the quality and range
of metadata, exploring DRM restrictions, and expanding the types of harvestable files are at the top of
the development list.
Practicalimplications – CINCH will create a Submission Information Package(SIP) to certify that the
files ingested are ready for whatever preservation action the institution is capable of performing on them.
Originality/value – CINCH was developed by the State Library of North Carolina and is the only
tool of its kind available to the digital preservation community.
Keywords Digital preservation, Digital libraries
Paper type Research paper
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The CINCH tool would remain only a twinkle in the author’s eye without the dedication, intellect,
and leadership of Dean Farrell at the StateLibrary. Others invaluable to its successful release are
Michael Kimsal, Jennifer Ricker and Lisa Gregory in the Government & Heritage Library at the
State Library of North Carolina (a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural
Resources),Tim Rogers and Scott Ross at NCLIVE,and the wonderful folks at partnerinstitutions.
The work of the Digital Information Management Program of the State Library of North
Carolina is supported, in part, by a Statewide Leadership Grant funded through the Institute of
Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) Library Services and Technology Act.The development of
the CINCH grant is made possible through an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant.
The Digital Information Management Program – a small but tenacious group affectionately
called the “DIMP” – identifies and promotes solutionsto ensure long-term preservationand ready
and permanentpublic access to born-digitaland digitized informationproduced by (or on behalfof)
North Carolina stategovernment. The DIMP is a program of the Government& Heritage Library
at the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Received February 2012
Revised February 2012
Accepted April 2012
Library Hi Tech
Vol. 30 No. 3, 2012
pp. 449-456
qEmerald Group Publishing Limited
0737-8831
DOI 10.1108/07378831211266591
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