The DPC’s Rapid Assessment Model is a helpful tool for assessing an organization’s maturity with digital preservation. It allows you to consider both where you are currently and where you would like to be, and highlight gaps in your current digital preservation capacity.
This resource is designed to help you work out how to address those gaps and move up the levels of RAM. For each of the 11 sections of RAM there are helpful tips, links to useful resources and case studies from others who have already tackled some of these challenges.
If there are resources that have been helpful for you that aren’t included here, do contact us and let us know. Similarly, if you would like to share your own case study about how you have tackled a specific area covered by DPC RAM we would love to hear from you. We have a number of topics we are particularly keen to hear about and are actively looking for community members to blog for us.
Select a section of DPC RAM to find tips, resources and case studies to help you move forward (DPC Members please login to the website to access this resource):
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Governance, organizational structure, staffing and resourcing of digital preservation activities. |
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Policies, strategies, and procedures which govern the operation and management of the digital archive. |
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Management of legal rights and responsibilities, compliance with relevant regulation and adherence to ethical codes related to acquiring, preserving and providing access to digital content. |
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Information Technology capabilities for supporting digital preservation activities. |
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Processes for the assessment of current digital preservation capabilities, the definition of goals and the monitoring of progress. |
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Engagement with and contribution to the wider digital preservation community. |
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G - Acquisition, transfer and ingest Processes to acquire or transfer content and ingest it into a digital archive. |
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Processes to ensure the storage and integrity of digital content to be preserved. |
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Processes to preserve the meaning of the digital content and ensure its continued accessibility and usability over time. |
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Processes to create and maintain sufficient metadata to support preservation, discovery and use of preserved digital content. |
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Processes to enable discovery of digital content and provide access for users. |
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This companion resource to DPC RAM was inspired by two ‘RAM Jam’ events hosted in 2021 and 2022 during which DPC Members shared experiences, knowledge and tips on how they had moved forward with different sections of RAM. Many of the tips and links shared, as well as the quotes included in this resource originated from these events.