Forwarded on behalf of the project team
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******Launch of espida Model********
[http://www.gla.ac.uk/espida/model_download.shtml]
Why can't you get your senior management to give you the resources that
you
need for digital preservation?
Could it be that you are simply not speaking their language, but
at the same time expecting them to understand yours?
What is their language?
The espida model offers a way through the language barrier. It is a
process
that will help you produce convincing business cases tied in to your
organisation's strategic objectives and thus speak directly to the
senior
management agenda.
The espida model will allow you to communicate the benefits of your
proposal
without being constrained to use only financial measures of benefit.
The espida model is not a magic wand, it does not supply a route to
funding
for work that is irrelevant or without merit, but it does give clarity
to
the expression of values and benefits that are intangible and hard to
communicate.
There are a large number of areas beyond digital preservation (for which
the
model has been developed) where it has been suggested that the
methodology
might usefully be employed:
. business cases for projects involving intangible benefits.
. impact of change decisions for comparing a change proposal.
. evaluation of proposals providing a 'level playing field' for
comparing a range of different proposals.
In addition, this type of approach has applicability in the following
areas:
. Digital Preservation
. Information Technology/Information Systems projects
. Library and Archival Collections
. Cultural Heritage
The espida Model is now available for you to download and evaluate in
your
organisation. The current version is a beta version, earlier versions of
which have been evaluated by a range of experts and improvements made as
a
result of their input. There is however still more work to do on
aspects of
it, but the espida team is keen to get feedback from practitioners to
see
how well its techniques work in practice in a variety of organisations.
The espida team will be organising a workshop for those with experience
of
working with the model in November, where there will be an opportunity
for
discussion about how this type of approach might be developed.
* You can read more about the espida project at
http://www.gla.ac.uk/espida/.
* You can read about the communications barrier in our paper to the DLM
Forum at https://dspace.gla.ac.uk/handle/1905/455.
* You can read about the espida methodology in DLib Magazine at
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april06/mckinney/04mckinney.html.
* You can download the espida model at
http://www.gla.ac.uk/espida/model_download.shtml.
* You can contact the espida team at [log in to unmask]
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Peter McKinney
espida Project Research Officer
Room 1118e
Glasgow University Library
Hillhead Street,
Glasgow, G12 8QE
Tel: +44 141 330 1986
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.gla.ac.uk/espida
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Steve Bailey
Record & Information Manager
JISC
07092 302850
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