Digital Assessment Training: Building a Framework, Building a Community

FAIN: PE-252882-17

Northeast Document Conservation Center, Inc. (Andover, MA 01810-1438)
Jessica Bitely (Project Director: May 2016 to January 2017)
Frances Harrell (Project Director: January 2017 to August 2019)

The development and implementation of training activities and tools for conducting digital preservation assessments at libraries, archives, and museums nationwide.

NEDCC requests support to prepare and present a collaborative Digital Assessment Training program. This program will approach digital preservation assessment and training through case-study assessments, shadowing opportunities, workshops, and a Digital Assessment Institute. A culminating Digital Preservation and Assessment Symposium will provide an opportunity to discuss outcomes, next steps, and sustainability. NEDCC will work with other Regional Alliance for Preservation (RAP) centers along with digital preservation practitioners and educators to develop a framework for identifying and assessing core elements of digital preservation practice.

Associated Products

Digital Preservation Assessment Handbook (Web Resource)
Title: Digital Preservation Assessment Handbook
Author: Northeast Document Conservation Center
Abstract: Digital Preservation Assessment Handbook This handbook is comprised of a framework, which provides a structure for all components of a digital preservation assessment; a set of templates that are used to conduct an assessment, and a glossary of terms. This tool is intended for use by cultural heritage consultants and professionals who provide preservation assessment services.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://www.nedcc.org/assets/media/documents/nedcc-DPA-hndbk-6.24-web.pdf
Primary URL Description: A Digital Preservation Assessment Handbook
Secondary URL: https://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/digital-preservation-assessment-training
Secondary URL Description: Overview of the NEDCC Digital Preservation Assessment NEH grant project.

Digital Preservation Peer Assessment (Web Resource)
Title: Digital Preservation Peer Assessment
Author: Northeast Document Conservation Center
Abstract: The Digital Preservation Peer Assessment template provides questions to prompt staff at cultural heritage institutions to think critically about their digital preservation activities. The goal of the assessment is to help an institution document digital preservation successes, recognize areas that need further growth, and identify challenges that stand in the way of that growth. It can also help an institution prioritize next steps for improved long-term access to digital collections with a digital preservation plan.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://www.nedcc.org/assets/media/documents/nedcc-DPA-Peer-5.16.pdf
Primary URL Description: A Digital Preservation Peer Assessment template
Secondary URL: https://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/digital-preservation-assessment-training
Secondary URL Description: Overview of the NEDCC Digital Preservation Assessment NEH Grant project.

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