1. Determining the value of born- digital and digitized materials Brian Dietz NCSU Libraries TRLN Annual Meeting 2011

2. Context Draft report “Digital Curation at NCSU Libraries” (May 2010) Desire to include a value matrix that allowed us to assess the appropriate curatorial treatment of different electronic resources

3. Value matrix Desire to include a value matrix that allowed us to assess the appropriate curatorial treatment of different electronic resources

4. Value matrix Unique Cost of reproduction Ease of reproduction Historical value Donor profile Related to institutional strength Probability of future re-use

5. Refinements Reviewing value matrix with curators and collection managers Writing explicit definitions of each value category

6. Next steps Test value matrix with curators and collection managers Specify and develop tools to support value assessments