Digital Preservation Coalition

From time to time the DPC commissions and publishes research-based analyses of the sector and its needs.  These reports form a knowledge base for our advocacy they help guide our strategic planning.  A number of our key reports are listed below in date order with a short precis.  Follow the links for more detail.

• Kilbride, W, Cirinnà, C, and McMeekin S (2013) Training in Digital Preservation: what we’ve learned and what we’re going to do about it, in Cultural Heritage on line: Trusted Digital Repositories & Trusted Professionals, Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale http://nbn.depositolegale.it/urn:nbn:it:frd-9489 - online at: http://www.rinascimento-digitale.it/conference2012/paper_ic_2012/kilbride_paper.pdf

• Cirinnà, C, Kilbride, W, and McMeekin S (2012) Report on Survey of Training Material/Assessment of Digital Curation Requirements, APARSEN Project, online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7207/op12-01

• Local Government Study (2009): a survey of local government archivists in the UK and their needs in order to deal with the long term management of digital records.
• Mind the Gap (2006): a major national assessment of the UK's digital preservation needs.

The DPC also benefits from research and analysis undertaken by partners and colleagues internationally.  Some are listed here in date order.

2010

• Sinclair, P 2010 The Digital Divide: Assessing Institutions Preparations for Digital Preservation, Planets White Paper online at: http://www.planets-project.eu/docs/reports/planets-market-survey-white-paper.pdf (last visited 13/05/10)

2009

• Angevaare, I, 2009 A Future for Our Digital Memory: Permanent Access to Information in the Netherlands (Interim Report, English Summary), NCDD, The Hague online at: http://www.ncdd.nl/en/documents/Englishsummary.pdf last access 22/10/09
• van der Hoeven, J 2009 First Insights into Digital Preservation of Research Output in Europe, PARSE.Insight, online at: http://www.parse-insight.eu/downloads/PARSE-Insight_D3-5_InterimInsightReport_final.pdf last access 23/10/09