DANS is an institute of KNAW and NWO Data Archiving and Networked Services The Costs Curation Exchange Heiko Tjalsma Policy Advisor DANS SCAPE 2 April 2014, The Hague 2

4C Project Started February 2013, runs until February 2015 The Collaboration to Clarify the Costs of Curation (4C) project will help organisations across Europe (and beyond) to more effectively invest in digital curation and preservation. Vision The 4C vision is to create a better understanding of digital curation costs through collaboration. Mission Our mission is to provide useful, useable resources which support the process of cost management in digital curation. SCAPE 2 April 2014, The Hague 3

Why should we concern ourselves about the cost of curation? Understanding the cost of preservation may mean we can offer realistic and cost effective curation services to others. It can support tactical decision-making. It can provide evidence of cost-effectiveness and value. Clarifying and publishing the cost of digital curation can be used to enhance our organisation’s credibility. Understanding economic drivers can help to strategically align an organisation SCAPE 2 April 2014, The Hague4

Two major deliverables Establishment of an international Curation Costs Exchange framework We are working on a Cost Concept Model... SCAPE 2 April 2014, The Hague5

Costs Input Curation Categories Pre-Ingest Ingest Preservation Planning Data Management Archival Storage Access Administration Accounting Principles Labour costs Direct Labour costs Indirect Capital Costs Direct Capital costs Indirect SCAPE 2 April 2014, The Hague6

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