originally: http://www.oclc.org/programs/ourwork/past/digpresneeds/default.htm
Digital Preservation Needs—RLG Members' Survey, 1998In 1998, at the recommendation of the 1997-98 RLG Preservation Working Group on Digital Archiving, RLG funded a study of the status of digital preservation practices and needs in RLG institutions. Research by Margaret Hedstrom and Sheon Montgomery at the University of Michigan mapped concerns for and obstacles to digital preservation in our member libraries, archives, and museums. It outlined their current policies and practices for preserving digital materials, and captured their expectations and priorities for RLG. We have been guided by this study in selecting and
shaping RLG projects with and for members. The participants looked to
RLG to develop concrete standards and guidelines, plus training that
would:
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