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Understanding
Digital Preservation
-- the capabilities to ensure the readability and usability of digital information that must be retained for longer than 10 years.
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1.
How important is
digital preservation
to your organization?
(Required.)
not important
somewhat important
important
very important
Comments? Feel free.
2.
Which of the following strategies are currently used in your organization to retain digital information for longer than 10 years? (check as many as apply)
Off-line storage
Tape drives
“Near line,” active storage
Cloud
Optical drives
Other (please specify)
3.
What are the three most important factors in determining the importance of
digital preservation
to your organization? (please check 3)
Customer Service
Compliance/Regulatory Requirements
Technology Risk
Security Risk
Preservation of business/organization history or assets
Reducing Storage Costs
Legal Risk
Business Value of the information
Customer Privacy
Reputational Risk
Business Risk
Product Innovation
Other (please specify)
