Meeting modern information needs for archival records
The Bank of England implemented Preservica Enterprise Edition to ensure the integrity, accessibility & continued readability of permanent EDRMS records which may be made publicly available after 20 years.
The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, is focused on monetary & financial stability
Three challenges they had to address…
Mitigating the risks posed by aging digital system
File format obsolescence, not monitored by the EDRMS, posed a risk to the readability of important, yet ageing, records stored in this day-to-day system
Migrating 1 million records & ensuring their readability
Records nearing 20-years-old had to be migrated from the EDRMS & their readability guaranteed before a publicly committed timeline for making them accessible to the public
Managing a diverse range of file formats
A solution was needed for the ongoing digital preservation actions required for archival records spanning 80+ different file formats
“We needed a modern and efficient platform that would ensure the integrity, accessibility and discoverability of critical Bank records permanently and to allow us to process the increasing amount of digital records in as automated a way as possible.”
Senior Archivist at the Bank of England
With Preservica’s Enterprise Edition the Bank of England can now…
Simplify the management of permanent records at scale
Achieve significant time savings by automating extraction & metadata processes for permanent EDRMS records
Meet commitments to release archives after 20 years
Ensure the continued accessibility, readability, & integrity of records whilst preventing unauthorised access
Keep pace with changes in digital preservation
Be ready for the future of digital records, changing digital preservation practices & the continued preservation of it’s history