Digital Preservation Needs—RLG Members'
Survey, 1998
This activity is now closed. The information on this page is provided for historical purposes only.
In 1998, at the recommendation of the 1997-98 RLG
Preservation Working Group on Digital Archiving, RLG funded a study of
the status of digital preservation practices and needs in RLG
institutions. Research by Margaret Hedstrom and Sheon Montgomery at the
University of Michigan mapped concerns for and obstacles to digital
preservation in our member libraries, archives, and museums. It
outlined their current policies and practices for preserving digital
materials, and captured their expectations and priorities for RLG.
We have been guided by this study in selecting and
shaping RLG projects with and for members. The participants looked to
RLG to develop concrete standards and guidelines, plus training that
would:
- help institutions at various stages in their digital
preservation programs to work with confidence;
- evolve as technology and sources of information
evolve; and
- help ensure successful, quality services from
third-party
vendors.
The survey report is available in:
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