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	We could use the scenarios on this page to illustrate different 'levels' of collection information gathering ([[User:RMacGregor\|RMacGregor]] has already written one).		We could use the scenarios on this page to illustrate different 'levels' of collection information gathering ([[User:RMacGregor\|RMacGregor]] has already written one).

			For beginners, or depending on scope/level some of Understanding your collection might be way to detailed and consequently scarey for beginners. Could add a Beginners Boxout: Don't panic - here are the key points. Could be useful elsewhere.

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Understanding your collection

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	There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.		There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.

	We could use the scenarios on this page to illustrate different ~~approaches~~ ([[User:RMacGregor\|RMacGregor]] has already written one).		We could use the scenarios on this page to illustrate different 'levels' of collection information gathering ([[User:RMacGregor\|RMacGregor]] has already written one).

Tjvcarter: /* Understanding your collection */

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	There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.		There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.

	We could use the scenarios on this page to illustrate different approaches ([[User:~~RMacgregor~~]] has already written one).		We could use the scenarios on this page to illustrate different approaches ([[User:RMacGregor\|RMacGregor]] has already written one).

Tjvcarter: /* Understanding your collection */

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	== Understanding your collection ==		== Understanding your collection ==
	There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.		There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.

			We could use the scenarios on this page to illustrate different approaches ([[User:RMacgregor]] has already written one).

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	== Structure ==		== Structure ==
	[[Background and context]] should not be the umbrella heading for [[Understand the collection]], [[Institutional readiness]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]]. These four sections do all fall within the 'information gathering' stage of writing the business case, so could perhaps be grouped under a separate heading of 'Description of context' (or something along those lines). [[Background and context]] could be retitled 'External context' (the other pages are also concerned with contextual information, but this is mostly internal.		[[Background and context]] should not be the umbrella heading for [[Understand the collection]], [[Institutional readiness]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]]. These four sections do all fall within the 'information gathering' stage of writing the business case, so could perhaps be grouped under a separate heading of 'Description of context' (or something along those lines). We could create a page for this with links to and brief explanations for each of the information gathering stages. [[Background and context]] could be retitled 'External context' (the other pages are also concerned with contextual information, but this is mostly internal.

	== Understanding your collection ==		== Understanding your collection ==
	There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.		There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.

Tjvcarter: /* Understanding your collection */

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	== Understanding your collection ==		== Understanding your collection ==
	There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are ~~concentrating~~ on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.		There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are focused on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation action, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.

Tjvcarter: /* Understanding your collection */

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	== Understanding your collection ==		== Understanding your collection ==
	There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are concentrating on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[~~External~~ context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.		There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are concentrating on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[Background and context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.

Tjvcarter at 13:38, 1 August 2013

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	== Understanding your collection ==		== Understanding your collection ==
	There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are concentrating on a single collection, ~~the~~ may well need to		There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are concentrating on the preservation of a single collection, they may well need to provide information about, for example, the legal issues specific to that collection. If their business case is for organisation-wide digital preservation, this information might already have been gathered as part of the [[External context]] or [[Institutional readiness]] stages.

Tjvcarter at 13:36, 1 August 2013

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	== Structure ==		== Structure ==
	[[Background and context]] should not be the umbrella heading for [[Understand the collection]], [[Institutional readiness]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]]. These four sections do all fall within the 'information gathering' stage of writing the business case, so could perhaps be grouped under a separate heading of '~~Do your research~~' (or something along those lines). [[Background and context]] could be retitled 'External context' (the other pages are also concerned with contextual information, but this is mostly internal.		[[Background and context]] should not be the umbrella heading for [[Understand the collection]], [[Institutional readiness]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]]. These four sections do all fall within the 'information gathering' stage of writing the business case, so could perhaps be grouped under a separate heading of 'Description of context' (or something along those lines). [[Background and context]] could be retitled 'External context' (the other pages are also concerned with contextual information, but this is mostly internal.

			== Understanding your collection ==
			There is potentially some overlap between this section and [[Background and context]] and [[Stakeholder analysis]] pages. The amount of information practitioners will need to gather about their collections will depend on the focus of their business case. If they are concentrating on a single collection, the may well need to