Catherine Hardman Deputy Director (Collections) KDRS Benefit Framework and Value Chain: a use case for archaeology JISC Dissemination event London, 12 th July

23/04/2014http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk2 The ADS were involved in the creation of the first Keeping Research Data Safe project Looked in particular at the issues of cost in the digital preservation of research data Interesting to try and weight this cost against the benefit and value of the preservation activity. Previous involvement with KRDS

23/04/2014http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk3 How we can foresee use of the Benefits Framework As a repository we often have to help justify the costs/effort associated with digital preservation. The benefits worksheet (and associated guide) helps explain the benefits in structured and meaningful fashion.

23/04/2014http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk4 Range of audiences (individual projects, funding agencies, partner organisations) Different levels of complexity, from the project plan to cases for institution support of the repository How we can foresee use of the Benefits Framework 2

23/04/2014http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk5 The issue of value in archaeology is key IFA and the Southampton report Difficult to articulate the meaning of value in different subject areas How we can foresee use of the Value Chain

23/04/2014http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk6 Value chain can help identify the different values for different audiences The quantification of impact can help in a number of ways a. In research bid terms, it helps justify resources b. In archive preparation terms it helps with selection and retention decisions How we can foresee use of the Value Chain 2

23/04/2014http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk7 A light touch in helping persuade projects or funders of the benefits of preservation in a structured and clear way… Or a deeper insight into project planning decisions when dealing with finite resources. ADS thoughts