44 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
19. For each of the reasons below for keeping print versions of well-digitized, digitally preserved
scholarly journal backfiles, how far into the future do you believe this will remain very important?
Please make one selection per row. N=48
Reason Fewer than
10 years
10 years 20 years 50 years 100 years More than
100 years
N
To preserve the intrinsic value of
the artifact
5 7 3 7 4 20 46
To provide access to illustrative
content, including images and
foldouts
5 7 12 4 4 16 48
To guard against catastrophic
loss of online resources
5 8 12 7 2 14 48
To authenticate a version of
record
5 6 14 6 6 11 48
To correct scanning errors 6 13 14 5 3 7 48
To provide access to
supplementary/ancillary
physical materials, including
CD-ROMs, floppy disks, and
microforms
14 10 8 5 4 6 47
To address changing scanning
standards and practices
8 9 14 7 5 5 48
To provide print copies for
digitally disabled users
11 11 15 5 2 4 48
My community thinks it
is important (sometimes
expressed as “campus politics”)
17 17 9 2 3 0 48
To promote institutional
prestige
30 11 2 2 3 0 48
To relieve or avoid workloads
associated with deaccessioning
35 7 3 2 0 0 47
Total Responses 39 36 35 27 15 28 48
19. For each of the reasons below for keeping print versions of well-digitized, digitally preserved
scholarly journal backfiles, how far into the future do you believe this will remain very important?
Please make one selection per row. N=48
Reason Fewer than
10 years
10 years 20 years 50 years 100 years More than
100 years
N
To preserve the intrinsic value of
the artifact
5 7 3 7 4 20 46
To provide access to illustrative
content, including images and
foldouts
5 7 12 4 4 16 48
To guard against catastrophic
loss of online resources
5 8 12 7 2 14 48
To authenticate a version of
record
5 6 14 6 6 11 48
To correct scanning errors 6 13 14 5 3 7 48
To provide access to
supplementary/ancillary
physical materials, including
CD-ROMs, floppy disks, and
microforms
14 10 8 5 4 6 47
To address changing scanning
standards and practices
8 9 14 7 5 5 48
To provide print copies for
digitally disabled users
11 11 15 5 2 4 48
My community thinks it
is important (sometimes
expressed as “campus politics”)
17 17 9 2 3 0 48
To promote institutional
prestige
30 11 2 2 3 0 48
To relieve or avoid workloads
associated with deaccessioning
35 7 3 2 0 0 47
Total Responses 39 36 35 27 15 28 48
