Keeping Research Data Safe

The rising tide of digital research data raises issues relating to access, curation and preservation for Higher Education Inistitutions (HEIs) and within the UK a growing number of research funders are now implementing policies requiring researchers to submit data management, preservation or data sharing plans with their funding applications. This study provides brief overviews of the potential benefits to HEIs …

Blue Ribbon Interim Report: Sustaining the digital investment

This interim report by the US-UK based Blue Ribbon Task Force describes the set of economic-related factors that play a role in digital preservation. It defines the activities that must be economically sustainable, providing extensive information about economic models and outlines the current landscape. All this is based on literature review and interviews with prominent stakeholders. The report is intended …

Sustaining the Digital Investment: Issues and Challenges of Economically Sustainable Digital Preservation

Contents: Executive Summary Preface 1. Introduction 2. Economic Models and Their Properties 3. Prior Experience and Preliminary Lessons Learned 4. Understanding Economic Sustainability: Observations, Gaps and Opportunities References Cited. Dit interimrapport beschrijft het geheel van economisch gerelateerde factoren die een rol spelen bij digitale duurzaamheid. Het definieert de activiteiten die economisch duurzaam moeten zijn, geeft uitgebreid uitleg over economische modellen …

Sustaining Digital Resources: An on the ground view of projects today

This ‘Ithaka Case Studies in Sustainability’ report offers a composite profile of sustainability factors, resulting from a study of 12 academic and cultural content digital initiatives. Focusing on sustainability, defined in the report as “the ability to generate or gain access to the resources – financial or otherwise – needed to protect and increase the value of the content or …

Sustaining Digital Resources: An On-the-Ground View of Projects Today

Contents: Foreword 1. Introduction and background 2. Methodology 3. Sustainability beyond the numbers 4. Key factors for sustainability 5. Conclusion and looking ahead Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Case study abstracts Appendix C: How to read the financial data in the case studies Acknowledgements. This ‘Ithaka Case Studies in Sustainability’ report offers a composite profile of ‘sustainability’ factors resulting from …

Data Seal of Approval

Contents: Home Assessment Community News & Events Tool Log in Information Contact Affiliated websites Deze website is opgericht om onderzoeksinstituten te instrueren die hun onderzoeksdata duurzaam willen archiveren. Een onderzoeksinstituut kan het Data Seal of Approval (DSA) verkrijgen als de data in de betreffende repository voldoen aan de 16 richtlijnen waar de audit (assessment) procedure uit bestaat. In het bestuur …