A Reflection from the Digital Preservation Coalition on Implementing the Tandanya Declaration in the Rapid Assessment Model

Jenny Mitcham; Robin Wright

doi:10.37683/asa.v53.11073

Jenny Mitcham Digital Preservation Coalition, York, UK and Melbourne, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2884-542X
Robin Wright Digital Preservation Coalition, York, UK and Melbourne, Australia https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3772-2387

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37683/asa.v53.11073

Keywords: Digital preservation, Maturity modelling, Ethics, Good practice, Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Abstract

The Tandanya-Adelaide Declaration provided important guidance to the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) in the latest revision of the DPC Rapid Assessment model (DPC RAM). The DPC is a collaborative global charity whose members work together to bring about a sustainable future for digital assets. One of its key resources is a maturity modelling tool for digital preservation – the RAM. This reflection explains how elements of the Tandanya-Adelaide Declaration were incorporated into the latest version of the DPC RAM and led to the DPC centring and promoting a more ethical approach to digital preservation within RAM.

Author Biographies

Jenny Mitcham, Digital Preservation Coalition, York, UK and Melbourne, Australia

Jenny Mitcham is Chief Digital Preservation Officer at the Digital Preservation Coalition. She works closely with the members of the Coalition on their digital preservation challenges, as well as organising events and producing publications and other resources to help the community move forward with their digital preservation goals. As one of the original co-authors of the DPC’s Rapid Assessment Model, co-chair of the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation Steering Group and a member of the CoreTrustSeal Assembly of Reviewers, she has a particular interest in certification and maturity modelling. She is interested in finding ways of lowering the barriers to digital preservation for those who are just getting started in this field, as well as promoting and encouraging good practice. Social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-mitcham-205b406a/.

Robin Wright, Digital Preservation Coalition, York, UK and Melbourne, Australia

Robin Wright is the Head Australasia and Asia-Pacific for the Digital Preservation Coalition and has a particular interest in the intersection of copyright law and digital technologies. She has worked in libraries and legal services in the tertiary sector and as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Media and Communications Law at Melbourne Law School. Robin has managed several digital research projects involving GLAM and educational organisations, is on the board of the Australian Digital Alliance and is Co-Lead of Creative Commons Australia. Social media: www.linkedin.com/in/robin-wright-8560a351.