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* | *Why is preservation important? | ||
*Why should I make this a priority? | |||
*What is the importance of the assets to the institution? | *What is the importance of the assets to the institution? | ||
need to tailor the answers according to the audience ...... | |||
*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 | *What are the risks in relation to: | ||
* Collections? ( | **Collections? (information loss) | ||
* Department? ( | **Department? (inability to fulfil strategic objectives) | ||
* Organisation? ( | **Organisation? (reputational damage, loss of income generating capacity with lack of access to assets) | ||
* Users? (access to collections) | **Users? (loss of access to collections) | ||
* Depositors? ( | **Depositors? (lack of confidence in repository) | ||
* Why should I worry about data loss? | * Why should I worry about data loss? | ||
* Why should I worry about access? | * Why should I worry about access? | ||
* Why can't I leave it to our IT people? | * Why can't I leave it to our IT people? | ||
*What are your organisation's business objectives? | |||
*How mature (in DP terms) is organisation? | |||
*What scale is the organisation aspiring to? | |||
Further information: | Further information: |
Revision as of 16:05, 31 July 2013
- Why is preservation important?
- Why should I make this a priority?
- What is the importance of the assets to the institution?
need to tailor the answers according to the audience ......
- 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 worry about data loss?
- Why should I worry about access?
- Why can't I leave it to our IT people?
- What are your organisation's business objectives?
- How mature (in DP terms) is organisation?
- What scale is the organisation aspiring to?
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