Academic Library Digital Preservation Grant
Support for academic libraries to preserve digital collections for the long term — backup, formats, integrity checks and preservation policy.
About this call
Digital collections are fragile without active preservation: file formats become obsolete, storage fails and files silently corrupt. This grant concept supports libraries to adopt digital preservation policies and practices — secure storage and backup, format management and integrity checking.
What this call aims to achieve
Expected outcomes
- An adopted digital preservation policy
- Regular backup and integrity checks in operation
Impact framework
- Inputs
- Digital preservation expertise; storage or tooling support; training.
- Activities
- Preservation assessment; policy development; storage and backup set-up; integrity-checking workflows; staff training.
- Outputs
- Collections under a preservation regime; policies adopted.
- Outcomes
- Digital collections protected against loss.
- Long-term impact
- Institutional memory preserved for future generations.
How we will measure it
- Collections under preservation management
- Preservation policies adopted
- Staff trained
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