Addenda to ‘Preservation Planning’

In 2021 I published v3.0 of a set of Preservation Planning templates which were designed to enable a rigorous Preservation regime to be applied to large collections of digital documents and their accompanying hardcopy material. However, in my recent investigations into the combination of collections it became apparent that a simpler and quicker approach would be more appropriate for multiple smaller collections with less complex formats. Therefore, a new Preservation Maintenance Plan LITE template has been produced and initially tested on two sets of 10 collections each. Further testing will be done over preservation cycles in the coming years, prior to issuing a version that can be said to be fit for purpose.  In the meantime, the current version is available for use at the link below.

Preservation MAINTENANCE PLAN LITE Template – v1.0, 09Sep2025