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'''Questions and Answers''' | '''Questions and Answers''' | ||
Why is preservation important for each of these groups? | Why is preservation important for each of these groups/areas? | ||
What are the benefits | What are the benefits in relation to: | ||
* Collections? ( | * Collections? (secure and accessible) | ||
* Department? ( | * Department? (fulfilling strategic objectives) | ||
* Organisation? (ability to fulfil organisational mission) | * Organisation? (ability to fulfil organisational mission, effective exploitation of assets - maximising their use) | ||
* Users? (access to collections) | * Users? (access to collections) | ||
* Depositors? | * Depositors? (trust in repository) | ||
What are the risks to: | What are the risks in relation to: | ||
* Collections? | * Collections? (information loss) | ||
* Department? | * Department? (inability to fulfil strategic objectives) | ||
* Organisation? (reputational damage) | * Organisation? (reputational damage, loss of income generating capacity with lack of access to assets) | ||
* Users? | * Users? (loss of access to collections) | ||
* Depositors? | * Depositors? (lack of confidence in repository) | ||
Why should I...? | |||
* Why should I worry about data loss? | |||
* Why should I worry about access? | |||
* Why should I make this a priority? | |||
* Why can't I leave it to our IT people? | |||
Further information: | Further information: | ||
* Strategy documents (collections development policies, organisational/departmental strategies, mission statements) | |||
* Risk assessment methodologies | |||
* Sample business cases | |||
* Preservation case studies - horror stories and success stories | |||
Latest revision as of 13:21, 31 July 2013
Questions and Answers
Why is preservation important for each of these groups/areas?
What are the benefits in relation to:
- Collections? (secure and accessible)
- Department? (fulfilling strategic objectives)
- Organisation? (ability to fulfil organisational mission, effective exploitation of assets - maximising their use)
- Users? (access to collections)
- Depositors? (trust in repository)
What are the risks in relation to:
- Collections? (information loss)
- Department? (inability to fulfil strategic objectives)
- Organisation? (reputational damage, loss of income generating capacity with lack of access to assets)
- Users? (loss of access to collections)
- Depositors? (lack of confidence in repository)
Why should I...?
- Why should I worry about data loss?
- Why should I worry about access?
- Why should I make this a priority?
- Why can't I leave it to our IT people?
Further information:
- Strategy documents (collections development policies, organisational/departmental strategies, mission statements)
- Risk assessment methodologies
- Sample business cases
- Preservation case studies - horror stories and success stories