Web Portal Created for Case Studies on University Digital Records

College and university archivists working on solutions for born-digital records can post their reports under “Campus Case Studies” on the website of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). This portal allows quick and broad dissemination of completed projects, or a work-in-progress. Elements for the case study include institutional context and background; nature of the records; key challenges anticipated; appraisal, processing, and preservation accomplished prior to the case study; resources; analysis; and future plans.

Seven case studies currently are available:

• CASE 1 — Gaps and Inconsistencies: Issues in the Dissemination of the University Bulletin at the University of Michigan by Nancy Deromedi, University of Michigan.
• CASE 2 — Defining and Formalizing a Procedure for Archiving the Digital Version of the Schedule of Classes at the University of Michigan by Nancy Deromedi, University of Michigan.
• CASE 3 — Generating and Archiving Records in Digital Form of the Promotion and Tenure Process at the University of Michigan by Nancy Deromedi, University of Michigan.
• CASE 4 — University Committee and Planning Records in the Digital Age by Tim Pyatt, Duke University.
• CASE 5 — Developing a Recordkeeping Framework for Social Scientists Conducting Data-Intensive Research by Erin O’Meara, University of Oregon.
• CASE 6 — Managing Public Affairs Records in the Digital Age by Tim Pyatt, Duke University.
• CASE 7 — Standards and Standards Development: The Development of Digital Records Conversion Process (ANSI/ARMA 16-2007) by Nancy M. Kunde, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

These initial case studies resulted from a workshop attended by more than two dozen university archivists on “The Development of Case Studies for the Effective Management of University Digital Records.”  The workshop was held at the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, in September 2007 and was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  The “Campus Case Studies” portal is launched with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Visit “Campus Case Studies,” to view or to submit one of your own!