History
The challenges presented by digital information gradually came to light in the last years of the twentieth century. As it was soon realised that the problems posed by digital preservation could not be solved by individual organisations, cooperative initiatives ensued. The National Archives and the National Library initiated a joint emulation project; Sound and Vision sought cooperation with the Dutch Film Museum; and SURF’s Digital Academic Repositories sought cooperation with the e-Depot of the National Library. On an informal basis experts of organisations involved in digital preservation shared knowledge and expertise.
In 2006/2007 the National Library of the Netherlands and the data organisation of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, DANS, engaged in exploratory talks to develop a more structured approach to digital preservation in the Netherlands, resulting in the establishment of the Netherlands Coalition of Digital Preservation with ten members in 2008.
