Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Continuing Access and Digital Preservation: the JISC Strategy Neil Beagrie Programme Director, JISC JISC Digital Preservation Focus

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Context JISC serves: – 190+ Higher education institutions – 400+ Further education institutions Interim Digital Preservation Strategy November 1998 – JISC Digital Preservation Focus June 2000 – Digital Preservation Coalition July 2001 – Preservation Management of Digital Materials Handbook Nov 2001 – AHDS/Data Archive/Cedars/Camileon

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education The New Strategy Status: approved draft - community consultation to 12 July key aims are to:  promote, support and develop the management and preservation of institutional and community digital materials for the benefit of UK HE and FE and research;  foster collaboration and partnerships with other public bodies, not for profit, and commercial sectors to address wider digital preservation challenges and opportunities;  ensure JISC itself meets the requirements of government and its funding bodies and provides leadership within the sector, through implementing good practice in the management and preservation of digital materials;  foster the evaluation of cost models and development of sustainable business models.

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Management and preservation of institutional and community digital materials Raise awareness toolkits/training/support underlying architecture and systems collection reviews and development studies JISC Digital Preservation Development Centre

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Foster collaboration and partnerships Digital Preservation Coalition Joint funding opportunities regional networks Industry vendors

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education ensure JISC meets requirements of government/funding bodies and provides leadership Records Management in JISC Freedom of Information and Data Protection Archiving of JISC project outputs Project requirements and funding

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education foster the evaluation of cost models and development of sustainable business models Hardest and most neglected part some current examples and possibilities – Project/testbed/service deliverables – Risk assessments eg e-journals – Shared development risks and costs – business and charging models for new services

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education What’s new? Emphasis on records/information management and life-cycle approach Collaboration with private and public sector e-science Cost and business models Funding increased

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Further information JISC Digital Preservation Focus Digital preservation list –