Preserving Digital Data without an Archive: Illuminating the path towards digital preservation through knowledge of essential requirements and strategies

This publication provides an understanding of the concepts and principles of digital (long-term) preservation (or archiving) of research data. On one hand, it shall serve as a guide for researchers who don't have access to a suitable trusted or certified digital archive and will provide information on the measures to take for preserving and sustainably disseminating research data. On the other hand, the publication provides an overview of the technical requirements for the implementation of a service for the long-term preservation of data, as well as non-technical necessities like workflows and policies. The need for archiving is contextualised by the presentation of the driving principles of good scientific practice.