LIFE2 SHERPA-LEAP Case Study

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LIFE2 SHERPA-LEAP Case Study

• Jacqueline Cooke, Goldsmiths, University of
  London
• Adrian Machiraju, Royal Holloway, University of
  London
• Life2 Conference, British Library, 23 June 2008

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SHERPA-LEAP Case Study
Mostly text-based objects Journal and conference
papers, and book chapters, with only a few A/V
objects currently held. A range of text-based
materials Mostly journal and conference
papers. Research output from the visual and
performing arts perspectives. Few repositories
hold this kind of material.
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Using the LIFE model

• Scope
• Staffing
• Software
• Line management
• Typical processes
• Acquisition
• Ingest
• Metadata creation
• Snapshots

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Repository lifecycle costs
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Total per-object lifecycle costs
Overall Costings Overall Costings Overall Costings
Year 1 Year 5 Year 10
Goldsmiths 31.48 31.95 32.22
Royal Holloway 23.13 23.60 23.87
UCL 15.98 16.45 16.72
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CyberStudio
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Differences between case studies

• Reasons for variance
• Different use cases
• Phases in development of repositories
• Lifecycle/non lifecycle
• Repository content
• Method of deposit
• Staffing
• Preservation

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Shared observations

• Fast changing environment
• Limitations of simple, per-object average
• Metadata QA
• Object-related advocacy
• Advisory role for repository administrator?
• Early stage for preservation planning
• Subscription based solution?
• Emulators, or plug-in transformers?
• Local development?

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Suggestions for future work

• LIFE model
• Appraisal, deselection and disposal
• Related work
• Guidance about expected frequency of preservation
  action
• Use cases