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EOSC EDEN – Towards a Shared Understanding of what is Necessary for Long-Term Archiving: EOSC EDEN Core Preservation Processes

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The EU Horizon Europe project EOSC EDEN was launched in 2025 to support trustworthy digital preservation in research data infrastructures. This paper introduces a first output of EOSC EDEN, the Core Preservation Processes (CPPs), a structured yet flexible set of process descriptions that articulates the essential steps involved in digital preservation in a hands-on manner. Developed by practitioners and designed as practical guidance, the 30 CPPs describe essential, system-agnostic actions that should be ensured by trusted digital archives. By offering a shared terminology and process model, the CPPs help bridge gaps between research data management and digital preservation, providing the communities a powerful tool to support training, policy, and system development. They shall address the challenge of making digital preservation knowledge more accessible, actionable and interoperable within the EOSC ecosystem and beyond.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18892418

Authors: Benauer, Maria, Lindlar, Micky

Institution: Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

Language: English

Topic: Digital and Traditional Archives Management

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: Enhancing Digital preservation strategies at European and National level