This two-year project seeks to develop and implement a sustainable business focused model for digital preservation, as part of a knowledge management agenda in higher education institutions.

eSPIDA: An effective Strategic model for the Preservation & disposal of Institutional Digital Assets

This two-year project seeks to develop and implement a sustainable business focused model for digital preservation, as part of a knowledge management agenda in higher education institutions. It will develop a model of the relationships, roles and responsibilities, costs, benefits and risks inherent in institutional digital preservation and implement this model by selling it to all the stakeholder groups, including senior management, administrative and clerical staff and academic teachers and researchers. In particular, this project seeks to identify the cost and benefits to the institution of developing a coherent, managed and sustainable approach to the preservation of its digital assets in a way that is transparent to all stakeholders.

The project has completed and the following deliverables are available:
1) espida final report
2) espida handbook
3)  espida evaluation report

Aims and Objectives

  1. A strategic model of digital preservation in HE/FE, covering: drivers, costs, benefits, roles and responsibilities, validated by collaboration with external assessors;
  2. A case-study on the implementation of a strategic model of digital preservation in an HE institution and the interactions with other institutions and other bodies;
  3. A program of studies, workshops and reports which aim to engage the community and to chart the issues and challenges encountered

Lead institution

University of Glasgow

Project Staff

Dr James Currall
Information Services
University of Glasgow
Email: j.currall@compserv.gla.ac.uk