Elements and Performance Criteria
- Review and update maintenance and preservation procedures
- Assess collection care and maintenance needs of specific collections based on knowledge of requirements for different types of materials
- Assess the need for, and organise appropriate access to, specialist expertise
- Ensure that, where applicable, preservation procedures comply with organisational digital preservation policy
- Review and update policies, systems and procedures for the care, maintenance and preservation of material
- Incorporate organisational priorities and constraints when developing new and revising existing procedures
- Communicate maintenance and preservation procedures to relevant staff
- Establish risk-management strategies and procedures
- Identify key risk factors for collections and assess organisational capability to address risk, including digital collections
- Develop appropriate risk-management strategies to prevent or minimise loss or damage in key areas, including the digital environment
- Develop appropriate migration strategies to ensure preservation of data
- Evaluate collection maintenance and preservation procedures
- Instigate systems for the regular monitoring of collection maintenance and preservation procedures
- Monitor procedures to identify aspects that need attention
- Assess the application of safe and secure work practices and take action to address problems that arise
- 3.4 Contribute to monitoring the organisation's collection development and digital preservation policies
- Consult with colleagues on a regular basis to obtain feedback on maintenance and preservation procedures
- Use feedback and outcome of regular monitoring activities to improve procedures