A condensed version of this case note also appears in the Technology Watch Report Personal Digital Archiving by Gabriela Redwine.
Paul Wilson’s case note summarizes his attempts to find a suitable preservation planning process and associated documentation to apply to his personal digital collections. Since he could find no preservation planning process appropriate to individuals, he obtained a slide set detailing a simple preservation workflow from the Digital Preservation Coalition, and used that as a foundation on which to establish an approach to the work. This general approach and accompanying documentation was tested and refined on two of his personal digital collections (one of 800 mementos and the other of 17,000 photos). Template documents were then derived from the results.
This case note describes the solutions best suited to Wilson's collections and resources, but the processes he has developed have a wide applicability to any personal or small collections. In the fuller article (which can be downloaded as a PDF below), Wilson narrates his experiences to provide insights into the practical outcomes of using published guidelines and tools for preservation planning. Individuals and small organisations will be able to replicate those actions described here that are relevant to their own situations. They will also be able to compare their own collections and circumstances with those in this case study in order to assess common conditions and challenges. All of the documents, as well as blank templates, are available below.
- Download the Full Text of Case Note
- Download the slides from Paul Wilson's Webinar: 'Preservation Planning for Personal Digital Archives' (pdf)
- Read more to access the Toolkit
Toolset: Preservation Planning for Personal Digital Collections
These documents comprise a Toolset derived from Paul Wilson's trials to discover a preservation planning workflow applicable to his personal collections.
Download the Full Text PDF
Preservation Planning for Personal Digital Collections by Paul Wilson
Related Resources
DPC 12-Step Questionnaire template
Preservation Planning Documentation Templates
The templates below can be used as the basis of your preservation planning documentation. They include removable guidance on how to complete them. They have been subjected to testing through at least two cycles of preservation maintenance over a three year period, and are now considered fit for purpose.
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I am currently pursuing MSc. in University College Dublin and one of my modules requires for me to study a case study on digital curation. Could you be kind enough to send me the preservation plan for the article written along with the shortcomings.
Thank you
Paul
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