SPEC Kit 345: Shared Print Programs · 45
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To relieve or avoid workloads associated with
deaccessioning
My community thinks it is important
To promote institutional prestige
To provide print copies for digitally disabled users
To address changing scanning standards and practices
To provide access to supplementary/ancillary physical
materials
To correct scanning errors
To authenticate a version of record
To guard against catastrophic loss of online resources
To provide access to illustrative content
To preserve the intrinsic value of the artifact
Fewer than 10 years
10 years
20 years
50 years
100 years
More than 100 years
Comments N=7
As more and more is collected in an online format or is born digital, the gaps in print will grow significantly.
No idea. Suspect in 10–20 years most perceived needs will prove not to be real, but annual cost of retaining backfiles
will be less than cost of deaccessioning.
Predictions for the future always need to be reexamined in light of new conditions.
Preservation of the intrinsic value of the artifact: we should only preserve samples.
Preservation until reformatting is legal (copyright) is an additional reason.
Print preservation is always important where e-versions are not complete or adequate, e.g., images and attachments/
enclosures, and many copies are needed so as to authenticate a permanent version that cannot be altered unilaterally.
“Well-digitized” is the key.
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