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Tate - Benefits

Added by Anna Henry · last edited by Anna Henry · on Jul 04, 2013 (view change)

Activity Outline

Consider the activity you would like to examine and build a business case for during this mashup. You could have a tight focus on the activity your mashup developer is looking at, or you could take a broader consideration for the activity of your team, unit or department. We'll be building a business case to convince the powers that be that your work deserves to be funded. So you could outline a completely new activity or project.

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Benefits Analysis and Alignment with Institutional Objectives

Generic or high level benefit	Detailed benefit description	Aligns with Institutional Objective
To ensure a consistent standard of preservation for digital and non-digital collections.	Tate takes pride in the care it takes of its collection items, whether they be artworks or archives. Digital collections should be managed with the same level of care, including managed storage, proactive planning and on-going monitoring of risks.	Collection Care Policy
To protect Tate’s reputation as a trusted custodian of artworks and archives.	Increasingly, artworks and archives are being acquired by Tate in digital formats. It is essential that Tate can demonstrate that it is able to care for these objects, in order to ensure artists continue to have the confidence to deposit their work with Tate.	Acquisition policy, Collection Care Policy
To meet Tate’s statutory obligations to maintain and provide access to its public records.	Tate has a responsibility to create, maintain and provide access to its records, regardless of their format.	Records Management Policy
To protect the investment made in the digitisation of Tate’s collection.	Digitisation projects have required significant investment from Tate and from external funding bodies. Protecting this investment is important in order to continue to deliver the benefits promised by the project, and to encourage future investment.
To ensure that the public will continue to enjoy access to Tate’s digital collections into the future.		Supports Tate’s core mission – to promote public understanding and enjoyment of British, modern and contemporary art.
To allow re-use and income generation from Tate’s digital assets now and into the future.		Tate’s strategic vision for 2015 includes the aim of being more entrepreneurial and sustainable.
To improve efficiency in the way we work by ensuring that information is well-managed and not duplicated.
To ensure that Tate can learn from its past experiences and improve our services to the public.
To allow Tate to continue its contributions to the international research community.	To date, Tate has taken a strong role in the international digital preservation research community.	Contributes to Tate’s vision of becoming more open and international in focus, and engaging with research opportunities.