JISC

JISC invites tenders to undertake a study of the preservation plans and processes of the sixteen projects funded under Phase 2 of the JISC Digitisation Programme and identify any risks in terms of medium or long-term access to the digitised content.

The work should:

• Study the preservation plans and processes of the digitisation projects, identifying possible areas of risk
• Offer recommendations, at both an individual project level and for JISC as a whole, for processes and strategies for mitigating the risk
• Provide case studies which would be helpful to the broader community

As well as liaising with the project and programme managers, the successful bidder will have access to project documentation delivered to JISC.

The deadline for proposals is 12 noon on Thursday 2 October 2008. The work should start no later than Monday 27 October 2008, and be completed by 31 March 2009.

Funding of between £40,000 and £50,000 is available for this work including all travel and other expenses and any VAT implications.