tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post6662937319757204386..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: What if digital libraries and digitization programs had to submit data mgmt plans with funding requests?Jill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-9722348098063272562010-05-12T17:30:18.703-04:002010-05-12T17:30:18.703-04:00The main reason this is not realistic is simply be...The main reason this is not realistic is simply because most/many digitization programs do not have in-unit technical resources or infrastructure. If the program relies on IT resources within the organizational unit, that might make it more feasible, but how many (at least at the academic level) rely on university IT departments? A survey from 2006 found that more than half of academic archives rely on university IT, yet IT departments and professionals often do not understand digital preservation in the same way cultural institutions do, and may be reluctant to change the way they manage their infrastructure if it does not meet our preservation criteria.Bennoreply@blogger.com