Preservation plan

ADA Preservation Plan

The plan covers data and metadata managed by ADA for digital preservation and reuse, based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model PDF. The plan outlines the scope, objectives, responsibilities, and actions for preserving data deposited with ADA. It does not cover administrative data or other data related to the function of ADA.

Scope

ADA holds over 6000 datasets from more than 1500 projects and studies from 1838 through until the present day, available for reuse through the ADA Dataverse platform. Most data are focussed within the social sciences as quantitative survey data, but ADA has a small qualitative collection from an ARDC project collaboration to develop support for archiving of qualitative data. Ongoing preservation [1] is provided by the Archive for all data that is deemed suitable once approved at each step of the archival work flow [2], beginning with the deposit appraisal process [3].

[1] ADA Governance & Resources
[2] ADA Workflows
[3] ADA Appraisal & Collection Policy

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