The LIFE2 Final Project Report
| Title | The LIFE2 Final Project Report |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Ayris, P., Wheatley P., Davies R., Shenton H., Miao R., & McLeod R. |
| Date Published | 2008/// |
| Keywords | sg_data_costs, sg_data_economics, sg_data_lifecycle |
| URL | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/11758/1/11758.pdf |
Gap Area Study Type:
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Purpose:
Investigated the development of a life cycle-based cost model for digital preservation
Method:
Performed comprehensive review of life cycle models and digital preservation; broke a digital object’s lifecycle into six main lifecycle stages and identified the costs of elements in these stages over a specified time; performed case studies to identify costs for each stage of the life cycle; LIFE2 added cases studies for two institutional repositories and an analog collection; LIFE3 included a survey of digital preservation repositories and additional case studies
