Investigating Evolving Collection Support with Simple Tools.

Most digital archive/repository toolkits are designed for the long-term preservation of digital objects and metadata but are not as well suited for evolving collections where the content, structure and presentation are not settled. This is crucial for contested knowledge systems or where knowledge systems change because of changes in society. This paper discusses simple approaches to address the evolution problem in the context of the EMANDULO archive and the Simple DL toolkit. Our initial and ongoing work shows promise to leverage existing practices and underlying tools for a potentially more effective solution for rapidly evolving archives.