Repository Speed Dating A methodology for narrowing the field
Karin Bredenberg Sven Schlarb Carl Wilson
Selecting a repository system is a task many collecting institutions have to carry out at least once. There are many challenges, while the variety of alternatives available is a good thing, making sense of the marketplace can be difficult. Assessing candidate solutions is time-consuming but it’s difficult to use the work of others as every organization has unique requirements. Here we present a simple methodology intended to help organizations to narrow the field by putting together a high-level set of requirements, placed within the context of the OAIS Reference Model. This should help organizations starting on the selection road to make good choices when shortlisting solutions.
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