Opening keynote presentation for the Pericles 2016 conference (http://pericles-project.eu/page/PERICLESconference2016). This presentation looks at the need for operationalizing digital preservation, and the cultural norms that challenges implementation.
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A look outside the OAIS Reference Model
1. SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
Kara Van Malssen | AVPreserve
PERICLES Conference
November 30, 2016
kara@avpreserve.com
@kvanmalssen
a look outside the OAIS reference model
2. 1996 2016
OAIS has been widely adopted
We have good maturity models (NDSA LoDP, ISO 16363, etc.)
Technology has matured
We have professional communities of practice
Training is widely available
Publication of “Preserving Digital Information”
— Task Force on Archiving Digital Information
4. AVPRESERVEwe are an information management consulting
and software development firm, serving
media &
entertainment corporategovernment cultural
heritage
higher
education
5. areas of expertise
digital / media asset management
metadata management & governance
digital preservation
services
requirements defintion
technology selection
tool development (Fixity, Exactly)
ISO 16363 assessments
organizational alignment
7. OAIS
ISO 16363 ASSESSMENTS
inside the box
Category-level evaluation
Top 3 strenths/gaps
Recommendations
Roadmap
LITE ASSESSMENT
All criteria evaluated
Scoring
Priortization
Categorization
Timeline
Recommendations
Roadmap
FULL ASSESSMENT
10. ISO assessments
(inside the box)
Documentation
Policy
Procedure
Functionality
Infrastructure
Operations
Organizational
Alignment
(outside the box)
COMMON GAP AREAS
11. Content creators
unreasonably burdened
No digital preservation
mandate
No central oversight
No / lacking policy
Exemplary siloed
preservation efforts
2.50
Insuffcient infrastructure
COMMON GAP AREAS
13. 1
we have a cultural
obsession with
innovation 2
we don’t have
patience for the slow
pace of change
14. “In Praise of Maintenance”
Freakonomics Radio, 19 October 2016
Has our culture’s obsession with
innovation led us to neglect the fact that
things also need to be taken care of?
The work of the maintainers, those individuals
whose work keeps ordinary existence going
rather than introducing novel things. Brief
reflection demonstrates that the vast majority
of human labour… is of this type: upkeep.
Andrew Russel and Lee Vinsel
“Hail the Maintainers”
Aeon, 7 April 2016
18. The most general lesson to be learned…is
that the change process goes through a
series of phases that, in total, usually
require a considerable length of time.
The central issue is never strategy, structure,
culture, or systems…But the core of the
matter is always about changing the
behavior of people.
John P. Kotter
“Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail”
Harvard Business Review, January 2007
John P. Kotter
The Heart of Change, 2002
19. “Coming up with a plan, sticking
with it, and getting buy in.”
“What is your greatest digital
preservation challege
today?”
22. 1996 2016
OAIS has been widely adopted
We have good maturity models (NDSA LoDP, ISO 16363, etc.)
Technology has matured
We have professional communities of practice
Training is widely available
Publication of “Preserving Digital Information”
— Task Force on Archiving Digital Information
23. We have largely focused on the area inside the OAIS box
1996 2016
Publication of “Preserving Digital Information”
— Task Force on Archiving Digital Information
25. Reassess resource
allocation as a
profession
Resist the urge to
become distracted by
the next shiny thing
Recognize that our
work, maintenance,
is not always highly
valued, even by
ourselves
Remember that lasting
change takes time
Seek help from other
communities
Find ways to close
the incentive gap
A FEW SUGGESTIONS
26. 2Establish
organization-wide
governance &
oversight
Bring together existing silos
and identify stewardship gaps
Create a vision
for digital
preservation
3
Demonstrate the value and
impact of long-term
accessibility
4Create and/or
update policies
5Ensure
alignment &
accountability
6Focus on small
wins, but don’t
let them become
a distraction
7 8Maintain…
Quantify the need and
communicate it broadly
Team up with marketing
1Instill a sense of
urgency
amongst all
stakeholders
Ensure roles & responsibiities
are clear, and all content is
accounted for
Create feedback loops to
help cement practices
Team up with behavioral
scientists
Incremental victories are
necessary, but not the end
goal
Remove
technological
barriers
Keep core infrastructure
simple, and integrate
specialized applications
Demonstrate connection
between new behaviors and
success. Ensure continuity
during change in tech and staff
27. Kara Van Malssen | AVPreserve
www.avpreserve.com
kara@avpreserve.com
@kvanmalssen
thank you
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