Stewarding Your Collections suggests a sequence of activities you might take, but start from where you are -
digital collections come in all shapes, sizes, and combinations --
digital content often accumulates organically and/or unexpectedly and arrives from different paths --
file formats have metadata and preservation requirements to meet that reflect needs --
resources are limited or stretched in organization-specific ways --
Here are some resources from the DPM Workshop that might help you get going - one step at a time…
Overview: Five Stages and Three-legged Stool (2003 Article) (cheatsheet)
Starting with a gap analysis (cheatsheet)
TDR: Attributes of a Trusted Digital Repository (cheatsheet) (video)
Overview: Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model (cheatsheet)
OAIS and the Five Stages (cheatsheet)
And from the Beyond the Repository Curatorial Toolkit Getting Started Module:
Topic 1: Getting to know your organization
Topic 4: Navigating your situation
Worksheet 2: Mapping your distributed digital preservation efforts
Worksheet 4: Paving pathways: making the most of your resources
Sources: Using approaches developed by and for the Digital Preservation Management (DPM) Workshop curriculum and resources.
This is a joint initiative between TDL Digital Preservation Services and the Digital Preservation Management (DPM) Workshop and Global Archivist LLC. Dr. Nance McGovern 2024.