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Digital Preservation Coalition  \nFirst published 2006  \nAbout the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)  \nThe DPC was established in 2001 and formally launched at the House of Commons in February 2002. It is a cross-sectoral membership organisation formed to foster joint action to address the urgent challenges of securing the preservation of digital resources in the UK and to work with others internationally to secure our global digital memory and knowledge base.  \nAbout Tessella  \nTessella Support Services plc specialises in the application of innovative software solutions to scientific, technical and engineering problems. Tessella has over 20 years of proven expertise in the area of reliable and authentic long-term preservation of electronic records, both for government and scientific organisations.  \nPublished by:  \nThe Digital Preservation Coalition Innovation Centre  \nYork Science Park Heslington  \nYORK YO10 5DG  \nAll rights reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without written permission from the publisher.  \nAvailability:  \nThe report will also be freely available from the DPC website, [www.dpconline.org](www.dpconline.org)  \nForeword  \nThis report is the culmination of almost three years of data gathering and preparation. The Digital Preservation Coalition identified a digital preservation needs assessment for the UK as a major priority for its work programme. In doing so, we wanted to achieve a number of specific objectives, but at a broad level we wanted to achieve two major goals:  \n• Firstly, we wanted to move beyond “preaching to the converted” and reach amuch wider audience than those who are already aware of the pressing issues involved in digital preservation.  \n• Secondly, we wanted to build a detailed picture of the current situation in the UK, which would enable the development of well informed strategic planning. In other words, we wanted to move beyond scare stories, beyond vague threats and provide concise but compelling arguments for engaging in digital preservation activities, based on evidence and objective analysis.  \nSince its launch in February 2002, the Digital Preservation Coalition has actively engaged in an advocacy and awareness campaign which has certainly contributed to a greater level of awareness of the issues surrounding digital preservation. What we felt was needed next was to investigate more precisely the extent to which this awareness had led to action.  \n• What are the major obstacles standing in the way of developing digital preservation programmes?  \n• What are the major incentives?  \n• Are there any sector-specific differences?  \nAll of these issues need to be considered so that we can accelerate planning and preparation, informed by objective data analysis rather than conjecture and assumptions. There is much to be done and we know there will never be enough funding to do everything. We believe that this report will help to ensure that scarce resources are used to best effect. It should act as a catalyst to ensure that the momentum which has already been achieved-to safeguard valuable digital resources in the UK-does not founder for lack of a clear roadmap.  \nLynne Brindley  \nChair, Digital Preservation Coalition  \nContents  \nForeword ........................................................................................................................................ 3  \nExecutive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 6  \n1 Threats and opportunities ............................................................................................... 8  \n2 Context ........................................................................................","cbCaitEhvLlgOdNr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitEhvLlgOdNr","pdf",940951,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Threats and opportunities\n# Context\n## What is Digital Preservation?\n## When should Digital Preservation be performed?\n## Who should care about digital preservation?\n# Background and methodology\n## Objectives of the study\n## Methodology\n# Why is digital preservation important?\n## Legal requirements\n## Accountability\n## Protecting the long-term view\n## Protecting investment\n## Enabling future re-use opportunities\n## Lost information is lost forever\n## User expectations in the information age\n## Business efficiency\n# What is the current state of practice?","[{\"question\":\"What are the main goals of the UK digital preservation needs assessment?\",\"answer\":\"The report aims to go beyond raising awareness to reach a broader audience and to build a detailed evidence-based picture of the current UK situation for strategic planning.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are covered under the context section?\",\"answer\":\"It explains what digital preservation is, when it should be performed, and who should care about digital preservation.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the report emphasize digital preservation’s importance?\",\"answer\":\"It links importance to legal requirements, accountability, protection of long-term value and investment, future re-use opportunities, and the permanence of lost information, alongside user expectations and business efficiency.\"}]","Mind the gap - Assessing digital preservation needs in the UK | PDF",101]