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- Andreas Stanescu
- Software Architect
- Digital Collections and Preservation Services
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- INFORM methodology -
- (INvestigation of FOrmats based on Risk Management)
- Why it is necessary
- What it does and how it works
- How it is used for preservation planning
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- Digital longevity - media and formats
- Too many digital formats
- Many are obsolete
- Save our cultural heritage
- Today’s decisions affect future uses
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- Measure first, act later
- Poor decisions are costly
- Assess the quality of the digital format
- Understand significant properties
- Other systems and methods
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- Measurement process
- Units of measurement
- Measure distance, weight, worth
- Transform into different scales
- Communicate results
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- Measures threats to preservation
- Defines process and units
- Digital format specifications
- Dependencies
- Software and hardware dependencies
- Associated organizations
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- Identify subject areas
- Experts’ judgment
- Probability of risk
- Impact of risk
- Reviewers’ expertise and justification
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- All experts’ opinions are collated
- As good as the group of experts
- Scalable
- Reusable
- Different reporting methods
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- Method is descriptive, not prescriptive
- Suggest 3 action zones: watch, plan, act
- Individual archivists’ aversion to risk
- High risk or impact, immediate action
- Monitor trends
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- Forecast and prioritize immediate needs
- Content creation and publication
- Content acquisition and collection building
- Preservation plans
- Migration strategies
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- Get involved by testing the method in your archive
- Collaborate your assessment results
- Test it for any digital formats
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- Unique, practical way to measure preservation viability
- Creates a foundation for communication
- Enhances success rates
- Builds a history of analysis over time
- Scalable and reusable
- Control costs and forecast needs
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- Contact me:
- Andreas_Stanescu@oclc.org
- Introduction in D-Lib Magazine, November issue
- http://www.dlib.org/
- Full report in Emerald Journals
- http://www.emeraldinsight.com/oclc.htm
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