Digital Preservation Policies and Planning at ICPSR
An organization's digital preservation intentions and activities are best expressed through the organization's policies, plans, procedures, and related documents. Digital preservation represents an essential process in the lifecycle of digital content that should be integrated into the workings of the organization. A primary objective of the Digital Preservation at ICPSR initiative is to demonstrate how ICPSR is addressing digital preservation requirements.
ICPSR Digital Preservation Documents
To fully document its digital preservation priorities and program, ICPSR is developing these digital preservation policies and related documents.
More about digital preservation policies at ICPSR
ICPSR Digital Preservation Policy Framework
The most comprehensive digital preservation policy for ICPSR's digital preservation program is the ICPSR Digital Preservation Policy Framework. This high-level policy document was approved internally at ICPSR and by the ICPSR Council in June 2007. There is also a proposed model (pdf 62K) for a digital preservation policy framework that any organization may use to develop their own policy framework.
Other Policy-Related Documents for Digital Preservation
- ICPSR Digital Preservation Plan
- OAIS Conformance at ICPSR
- Digital Preservation Requirements Applied to ICPSR
- Role and Responsibilities for Digital Preservation at ICPSR
- Disaster Planning for Digital Assets at ICPSR
- Information Technology Infrastructure at ICPSR
- Information Security for Digital Assets at ICPSR
- Glossary of Digital Preservation Terms at ICPSR
- Citations for Digital Preservation at ICPSR
Related ICPSR Documents
The following ICPSR documents relate to digital preservation requirements:
- ICPSR Strategic Plan
- ICPSR Collection Development Policy
- ICPSR Deposit Form (requires login to MyData account)
- Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving (PDF)
- ICPSR Data Confidentiality Policy
- ICPSR Data Access Policy
- ICPSR Preservation With Delayed Dissemination Policy
- ICPSR Preservation-Only Policy
- ICPSR Disaster Preparedness Policy
- ICPSR Acquisition Policy for Publicly-Produced and Government Data
- Information Security Audit Checklist for ICPSR
