Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to provide an account of digital archiving and preservation practices and
processes successfully implemented at the University of Peradeniya Library. This Library Digital
Preservation is the Process for maintenance of Digital Resources over the long-term with a view to
ensure sustained accessibility. The scope of the Digital Preservation, which started with faculty
research papers, has been enhanced to accommodate research papers, speeches/lectures, office
orders/memorandums, videos, annual reports and the in-house database. This paper attempted to focus
on the need and features of open source software in digital preservation with a successful adoption of
open source software for University of Peradeniya Library. It also tried to explain all the aspects with
a practical approach that are planned for digital preservation for its research publications and other
collections
