The sweet smell of sustainability - JISC MRD projects make the business case | Digital Curation Centre

The MRD Workshop at Aston University 25-6 March heard about the business case advanced by four projects; at Universities of Bristol, Nottingham and Oxford and, with a slightly different take on things, from the Archaeology Data Service.

The common threads were, firstly, some reflection on the range of services that have evolved over the duration of the projects (mostly 17 months). Secondly the presenters outlined which providers would be the envisaged owners of which services. Thirdly there was discussion of the level of resourcing that projects believe they need to sustain a desirable level of service. Mostly expectations were in the order of 2 to 4 additional FTEs, on top of changes to existing staff roles to help deal with data management issues. Lastly there was discussion of the factors on the horizon affecting senior management decisions.