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Dear medieval-religion colleagues,
Of interest to those working with medieval manuscripts ...
Best wishes,
George
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George FERZOCO
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The JISC are pleased to announce the publication of a study on Digital
Preservation Policies which can be downloaded in PDF format from
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/
jiscpolicyfinalreport.aspx
A major business driver in all universities and colleges over the past
decade has been harnessing digital content and electronic services and
the undoubted benefits in terms of flexibility and increased
productivity they can bring. The priority in recent years has been on
developing e-strategies and infrastructure to underpin electronic
access and services and to deliver those benefits. However any
long-term access and future benefit may be heavily dependent on
digital preservation strategies being in place and underpinned by
relevant policy and procedures. This should now be an increasing area
of focus in our institutions.
This JISC funded study completed by Charles Beagrie Ltd aims to
provide an outline model for digital preservation policies and to
analyse the role that digital preservation can play in supporting and
delivering key strategies for Higher and Further Education
Institutions. Although focussing on the UK Higher and Further
Education sectors, the study draws widely on policy and
implementations from other sectors and countries and will be of
interest to those wishing to develop policy and justify investment in
digital preservation within a wide range of institutions.
Two tools have been created in this study:
1) a model/framework for digital preservation policy and
implementation clauses based on examination of existing digital
preservation policies;
2) a series of mappings of digital preservation to other key
institutional strategies in UK universities and colleges including
Research, Teaching and Learning, Information, Libraries, and Records
Management.
Our aim has been to help institutions and their staff develop
appropriate digital preservation policies and clauses set in the
context of broader institutional strategies.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to other lists and
colleagues who may be interested in the study.
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