Digital Preservation as ‘Business as Usual’

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What does business as usual look like for digital preservation? As digital preservation activities mature at Cambridge University Libraries (CUL), they are interested in exploring this question with other DPC Members.

‘Business as usual’ is a term that is often used to express something that organizations who carry out digital preservation activites are striving for, but there is a lack of consensus on what it really means and at what point an organization can confidently say it has reached this level of maturity.

This online workshop hosted by the DPC and CUL will provide an opportunity to discuss and explore some of the questions below in a small and friendly group setting:

• Is there a definition of business as usual for digital preservation? What does it mean to you and your organization?

• What does your digital preservation activity look like currently? (for example, who are your stakeholders? How many staff do you have? Do you have Service Level Agreements for your services?)

• What does a successful digital preservation service look like to your stakeholders?

• Do you consider your digital preservation activities to be business as usual? If so, when did you reach that point? If not, what needs to be in place to get there?

• Is there a link between business as usual and certification frameworks or maturity models?

• Is there other work the community should carry out to further develop the dialogue around this topic?

All attendees will be encouraged to openly discuss and share their thoughts.

This session will help inform CUL’s digital preservation planning going forward. The group will also consider if there are other outputs that might be helpful to the wider community.

Draft agenda:

• Welcome and introductions

• Introductory presentation – what do we want to find out and why?

• Interactive workshop session and discussion

• Next steps

• Close

We may hold a similar discussion at a time to suit Australasia and Asia Pacific time zones if there is interest in this topic.

Registration

Registration is for DPC Members only. Full Members may register 5 attendees and Associate Members may register 1 attendee for this event. Please login to access the booking form.

Registration will close 48 hours before the event starts. If you wish to register after registration has closed, please email eleanor.oleary@dpconline.org

DPC events rely on having minimum numbers to run successfully and effectively. Low numbers may mean events are not viable and will need to be cancelled, so please check that you can attend before booking.

If you register for this event and find that you can no longer attend, you are welcome to send a colleague in your place. If you need to cancel, please email eleanor.oleary@dpconline.org with the event name. If cancelling please try to provide more than 48 hours’ notice before the scheduled event time.

DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy

The DPC Community is guided by the values set out in our Strategic Plan and aims to be respectful, welcoming, inclusive and transparent. We encourage diversity in all its forms and are committed to being accessible to everyone who wishes to engage with the topic of digital preservation, whilst remaining technology and vendor neutral. We ask all those who are part of this community to be positive, accepting, and sensitive to the needs and feelings of others in alignment with our DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy.