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Durability assessment and upgrading of full text documents
Activity Outline
Durability assessment and upgrading of full text documents, mainly pdfs, in Middlesex University eprints research repository.
Benefits Analysis and Alignment with Institutional Objectives
| Generic or high level benefit | Detailed benefit description | Aligns with Institutional Objective |
|---|---|---|
| Enhancing reputation of university as research centre | Increasing archive of full text and ensuring it is reliably available will increase use of research outputs. Stronger profile for repository will encourage more deposits. Good REF assessment will bring additional income | Becoming a major research centre |
| Establishing reputation of university as leader in digital preservation | Becoming known as an institution that does this well will raise university's profile | Being recognised as a leading international university |
| Planning ahead allows work to be scheduled within existing resources | Collection profiling will give picture of work that will need to be done and an idea of when, informing planning, avoiding extra costs of reactive work |
Cost savings; improve the delivery of efficient professional services |
| Improving quality of service to students and researchers | Making more material available with free access will improve student experience and enrich learning, and support research and teaching | Provide excellent facilities and equipment for students and staff |