EAGER: Portable, Secure Emulation for Digital Preservation

该项目的目标是使档案馆和图书馆能够安全地向网络用户提供原生数字材料。这类材料的例子包括商业和学术出版物，如交互式光盘，以及公民的存档材料。档案馆越来越多地接受磁盘驱动器甚至整台计算机，然而要访问这些材料需要使用为过时平台设计的过时软件。此外，对这些材料的访问可能仅限于授权的研究人员。这个项目将使在保留机构控制的情况下通过互联网提供这些材料成为可能。这将提供更多的材料，其中许多可能是联邦资助的研究成果。该项目将开发和评估可行的模拟器架构，支持远程访问原生数字材料，同时解决三个主要问题：(1)模拟器平台的可移植性和维护，(2)所需系统软件的原则控制，以及(3)数字工件的原则控制。“原则性控制”的定义可能因访问的材料而异——从版权控制到对敏感材料的安全访问。该项目将以潜在的新颖方式将现有技术（例如可信平台模块）编织在一起，以解决一个紧迫的社会问题。

The objective of this project is to enable archives and libraries to securely deliver born-digital materials to networked patrons. Examples of such materials include commercial and academic publications such as interactive CDROMs as well as the archived materials of citizens. Archives are increasingly accepting disk drives or even entire computers, yet access to such materials requires the use of obsolete software designed for archaic platforms. Further, access to these materials may be restricted to authorized researchers. This project will project will make it possible to deliver such materials over the Internet while retaining institutional control. This will provide further access to materials, many of which may be products of Federally funded research.This project will develop and evaluate viable emulator architectures supporting remote access to born-digital materials while addressing three major issues: (1) portability and maintenance of emulator platforms, (2) principled control of required system software, and (3) principled control of digital artifacts. The definition of "principled control" may vary with the materials being accessed -- from copyright control, to secure access to sensitive materials. This project will weave together existing technologies (e.g. trusted platform modules) in potentially novel ways to solve a pressing societal problem.