[Moims-dai] Frequency of Use

[Mark Conrad]

Some considerations for determining the value of information:

Can the data be reproduced in the future if needed?
How much would it cost to reproduce the data?
How much money/time do users save by having easy access to the information?
How much value do users of the data generate?
Data has value beyond what it was originally generated/collected for.
Combining the data with other data can multiply the value of the data.

Most of these ideas are reflected in the two slide sets that I sent out
yesterday

Hope to join you this afternoon.

Mark

Mark Conrad
NARA Information Services
Systems Engineering Division (IT)
The National Archives and Records Administration
Erma Ora Byrd Conference and Learning Center
Building 494, Room 225
610 State Route 956
Rocket Center, WV  26726

Phone: 304-726-7820
Fax: 304-726-7802
Email: mark.conrad at nara.gov


On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 10:43 AM, Bruce Ambacher <bambacher at verizon.net>
wrote:

> All,
> As we examine the value of information we also need to further examine the
> frequency of use as a factor in determining the most appropriate
> preservation methodologies to employ with particular digital objects.
>
> While still at NARA I examined the use records over a two year period.  At
> that time approximately four percent (4%) of the holdings had been
> requested by users during that two year period. Put another way, any
> particular digital object probably would be accessed once every twenty-five
> (25) years. This use information excluded duplicate requests for the same
> digital object/data set.  Granted this was more than a decade ago but the
> use percentages are reflective of use patterns.  In the cultural heritage
> domain at that time the highest percentage of use was at the Harvard
> University Archives and covered its entire holdings, analog and digital.
> Its usage figure was fifteen percent (15%).
>
> Such low use figures illustrates how important the SIP process, especially
> the determination of the long term value of the information to be
> transferred, is for controlling the costs in your program and for
> demonstrating the valuable nature of your holdings.  It also can impact
> your approach to long term preservation and to the rapidity with which you
> adopt new, emerging technology.
>
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