Open AccessDigital Preservation Practices among Midwestern Four-year Public Colleges and Universities
Author(s) -
Matthew J Gorzalski
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
archival issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2328-546X
pISSN - 1067-4993
DOI - 10.31274/archivalissues.11056
Subject(s) - staffing , workflow , ideal (ethics) , resource (disambiguation) , population , public relations , digital preservation , business , political science , public administration , sociology , computer science , library science , management , economics , computer network , demography , law
This article is the result of a study to survey the landscape of digital preservation practices and infrastructure at midwestern four-year public colleges and universities. It summarizes the staffing, tools, policy, and procedural characteristics of the survey population, compares these results to previous studies, and questions if a model for a successful program has emerged. The article concludes by arguing that instead of measuring digital preservation program development to existing ideal models, resource-strapped archives will better assess progress using a matrix linking reasonably achievable infrastructure and workflows with corresponding, categorized levels of financial, technical, and human resources.