Status of Digital Data Preservation in Libraries of Nepal

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to survey the awareness of digital data preservation and to identify the process of digital data preservation in libraries of Nepal. For this study, a purposive sampling method was used to collect data. Data were collected through interviews with library personnels. The findings reveal that most Nepali libraries are poor in sustainable data preserving the digital data of their libraries and do not have well-managed metadata preservation practices. The only process they followed was copying the entire data onto external hard-drives, which were then stored in a secure location to protect against external damage. This study provided an overview to develop the strategy for digital data preservation and raised awareness about the properties of digital data.