Case studies
Use this to learn the lessons from real business cases from real organisations, validating your approach, and picking up useful language and communication techniques.
This is a collection of case studies focusing on writing business cases for digital preservation activities in memory organisations.
SPRUCE case studies
These case studies are sourced from activities conducted as part of SPRUCE Project Awards.
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Bishopsgate library case studyA collections audit and business case focused on taking the first steps of digital preservation. |
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Institute of education case studyA review of approach and generation of a business case for digital administrative record keeping. |
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Northumberland estates case studyAssessment of digital repository solutions and an associated business case for digital preservation. |
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Lovebytes case studyA trial of media stabilisation and content preservation along with a business case to move to a production status. |
SCAPE Project business case templates
Use this to explore key elements of business cases focused on the application of SCAPE Project technology.
These templates were developed with the support of the European Union under FP7 ICT-2009.4.1.
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Jpylyzer business case templateUsing Jpylyzer in a production environment: benefits, risks and a sample business case |
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SCAPE Platform business case templateUsing SCAPE technology to implement large scale preservation processing in a production environment: benefits, risks and a sample business case |
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Planning and Watch business case templateUsing FITS, C3PO, SCOUT and PLATO in a production environment: benefits, risks and a sample business case |
Other business cases
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University of St Andrews business caseA business case focused on research data management. |