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The Strategic Content Alliance Sustaining Digital Resources
www.jisc.ac.uk/contentalliance | Slide 212 April 2023
The Strategic Content Alliance
Sustaining Digital Resources:An On-the-Ground View of Projects TodaySarah Fahmy
Manager, Strategic Content Alliance
www.jisc.ac.uk/contentalliance | Slide 312 April 2023
The Strategic Content AllianceThe e-Content Marathon – another “digital divide”
www.jisc.ac.uk/contentalliance | Slide 412 April 2023
The Sponsors
www.jisc.ac.uk/contentalliance | Slide 512 April 2023
The e-Content Framework components
(The SCA is developing these themes for the e-Content Framework)
www.jisc.ac.uk/contentalliance | Slide 612 April 2023
Advocacy, Adaptation and Adoption…
Policy makers…dialogue and influence Practitioners…retooling and re-skilling
www.jisc.ac.uk/contentalliance | Slide 712 April 2023
Sustainability: No end of big issues!
Fragile and hostile economy Government instability in the UK
– UK university budgets to be cut £449 million in 2010-11, with £215 million cuts for teaching and research funding flat
– Uncertainty about what further cuts a new government might bring- the famous £6.2 billion this year
– Potential cuts in Scotland of £25-30 billion over next 5 years – Return to current spending patterns only happening in 2022- 2025
What are the consequences for innovation in libraries, cultural heritage, and related sectors?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/off2onmedia/2721600281/
Project perspective
Pain points at every stage in the life cycle of a funded project:
– Previously funded projects asking for more funding at the end of their initial grant cycle out of a dwindling fund
– Once the project’s initial grant ends, less funding available for on-going support from libraries, universities, and other host institutions
– More innovative projects seeking start-up funding
– Long-term risk that projects are not being digitally preserved
www.jisc.ac.uk/contentalliance | Slide 812 April 2023
From theory to practice
Ithaka’s 2008 report on sustainability outlined the mindsets and strategic shifts needed for digital resources to thrive.
With support from SCA, NEH, and NSF, Ithaka undertook a second round of research and analysis, profiling 12 projects deeply engaged in creating and sustaining digital resources.
Sustaining Digital Resources: An On-the-Ground View of Projects Today (2009) is the result of that inquiry – 12 case studies and a summary report.
Sustaining Digital Resources:An On-the-Ground View of Projects Today (2009)
“Sustainability is the ability to generate or gain access to the resources—financial or otherwise—needed to protect and increase the value of the content or service for those who use it”
Empower leadership to define the mission and take action
Create a strong value proposition
Creatively manage costs
Cultivate diverse sources of revenue
Establish realistic goals and a system of accountability
Five Steps to Sustainability
Empower leadership
Found that successful projects have leaders who:
– are strongly dedicated to the projects
– pursue new opportunities and risks
– hire talented staff– build capacity for
entrepreneurship and innovation in project leaders
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deniscollette/1817034358/
Create a strong value proposition
Project leaders:
– Create a resource that offers unique value, and understand that value
– Deeply understand to whom the resource offers value, and why
– Continue to add value to the resource based on an understanding of users’ needs
– Is value articulated from the start?
Creatively manage costs
Project leaders:– Minimise direct costs– Secure contributions from the
host institutions– Outsource to vendors– Recruit volunteers– Need accurate and full
accounting of operating co– Our research pointed out that
host institutions may be less able to provide the in-kind support that was possible in a stronger economies
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebr/524629324/
Cultivate diverse sources of revenue
Project leaders:– Cultivate sources of revenue
to cover both direct costs and ongoing upgrades
– Experiment with different revenue models
– Clearly identify the value of the resource to the target audiences
– Consider diverse sources of revenue
– policies regarding IP constrain revenue options for projects
– revenue projections? http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilsingapore/4085711803/
Establish realistic goals and accountability
Project leaders:– Establish goals and targets
with their host institutions– Determine balance between
financial and mission goals– Assess progress– Connect their broad mission to
quantifiable targets– Measurable goals and
objectives– Impact reports
http://www.flickr.com/photos/magic-mushroom/2779236762
Empower leadership to define the mission and take action
Create a strong value proposition
Creatively manage costs
Cultivate diverse sources of revenue
Establish realistic goals and a system of accountability
Five Steps to Sustainability
Digital lifecycle strategy
Create an effective digital lifecycle strategy using these themes.
What is meant by each of the
themes? In what order should each theme
be considered and why? Do you know of any examples or
illustrations of how and why this sequence has been successful?
Are there any categories or issues that you would wish to add to your strategy and why?
Themes Dedicated and entrepreneurial
personnel; A clear value proposition; Minimising indirect cost ; Metrics for success; Experimentation; User Requirements Who owns the content? Issue of IPR
and 3rd party content; Size of collection/ quantity of content
being considered; Type of organisation involved in terms
role, remit and public responsibility; Developing diverse sources of revenue
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That’s all folks!
Thank you for listening and any questions?
For Further information please contact me at…..
Sarah Fahmy