Long live the project

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a viable project ?
Long live the project Research values
dissemination and reuse Why digitise in the first
place What happens if you dont think about
sustainability
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sustainability
Longevity is not assured for digital data AHDS
preservation service for data creators and thus
for anyone interested in Arts and Humanities
Data Ensure that there is adequate provision in
your project to secure your data in the long term
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why preserve and reuse
Major funding bodies presume long term
maintenance
and they wont pay you to replicate work that
has already been done.
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why preserve and reuse
Research values No access without
preservation Recognition Problems with
conventional publication Professionalism The
archaeological record
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Using your data?
Research proving your argument (Ave Valley)
Sharing and exchanging (International Dung Huang
Project)
Record (Fyfield and Overton Downs)
Teaching and learning (Patois)
Reference definitive edition Celtic Inscribed
Stones Project
Preservation (Beowulf)
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user focus?
Is there a user community? What do users
want? The vacuum cleaner conundrum What can you
actually give them? Manage expectations Can your
infrastructure support users? Stability and
longevity Dont underestimate the communication
work
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Use and design
Funding bodies expect users Expediting cultural
change Audience first technology second Testing
and trialling Accessibility issues
(requirements) Stable and robust Value? Quality?
Users have the answer!
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Or
Domesday Book Newham Archive On-Line
Archaeology The strange case of the CBA C14
Index RECAP Are you next?
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In conclusion
Think about users at the outset Desire to
preserve and reuse comes from inherent values ...
and is an imperative of funding Longevity of data
is not assured But uses can be numerous AHDS
Arts, Humanities, Data and Service
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