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* Collections? (secure and accessible) | * Collections? (secure and accessible) | ||
* Department? (fulfilling strategic objectives) | * 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? (trust in repository) | * Depositors? (trust in repository) | ||
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* Collections? (information loss) | * Collections? (information loss) | ||
* Department? (inability to fulfil strategic objectives) | * Department? (inability to fulfil strategic objectives) | ||
* Organisation? (reputational damage) | * Organisation? (reputational damage, loss of income generating capacity with lack of access to assets) | ||
* Users? (loss of access to collections) | * Users? (loss of access to collections) | ||
* Depositors? (lack of confidence in repository) | * Depositors? (lack of confidence in repository) | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 31 July 2013
Questions and Answers
Why is preservation important in 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)
Further information:
- Strategy documents (collections development policies, organisational/departmental strategies, mission statements)
- Risk assessment methodologies
- Sample business cases