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Digital Preservation Standards and Data Standards Kit

Digital Preservation Standards and Data Standards Kit

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What does the Digital Preservation Standards and Data Standards Self-Assessment include?

The Digital Preservation Standards and Data Standards Self-Assessment includes a 247-question evaluation framework across 7 maturity domains, a 58-page scored workbook, a gap analysis matrix aligned with ISO 16363 and NDSA Levels, 27 editable policy templates in Word, a benchmarking dataset in Excel, and metadata taxonomies mapped to PREMIS and Dublin Core. All components are delivered as an instant digital download in PDF, DOCX, and CSV formats.

Are you exposing your organisation to data loss, compliance failures, and audit findings by relying on inconsistent or outdated digital preservation practices? The Digital Preservation Standards and Data Standards Self-Assessment is a comprehensive, standards-aligned evaluation toolkit that empowers compliance managers, information governance leads, and digital asset custodians to rapidly audit, benchmark, and improve their data preservation frameworks. Built on internationally recognised standards including OAIS (ISO 16363), ISO 14721, NDSA Levels, and PREMIS, this self-assessment gives you the precise questions, scoring models, and remediation guidance needed to ensure long-term data integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience, before a breach, audit failure, or data degradation event forces action.

What You Receive

  • A 247-question digital preservation maturity assessment, organised across 7 core domains: organisational infrastructure, digital object management, ingest workflows, preservation planning, access controls, technical sustainability, and compliance monitoring, enabling you to evaluate every layer of your preservation capability
  • 58-page downloadable PDF workbook with embedded scoring rubrics, maturity level indicators (1, 5), and weighted prioritisation logic to generate a quantitative preservation readiness score within 90 minutes
  • Gap analysis matrix that maps each assessment response to specific risks, recommended actions, and alignment with ISO 16363, NDSA Levels of Preservation, and institutional audit criteria, turning findings into an actionable roadmap
  • 27 policy and procedure templates in editable Word format, covering data retention schedules, format migration plans, metadata standards, fixity checking protocols, and disaster recovery for digital repositories
  • 12 real-world use cases and compliance scenarios illustrating how universities, government archives, and research institutions have applied these standards to pass external audits and secure data for 10+ year retention
  • Spreadsheet-based benchmarking tool (Excel/CSV) with anonymised maturity scores from 43 peer organisations, allowing you to compare your performance against industry baselines and identify improvement priorities
  • Access to the full taxonomy of preservation metadata elements aligned with Dublin Core, PREMIS, and METS schemas, ensuring your digital assets remain discoverable, authentic, and usable over time

How This Helps You

This self-assessment transforms vague or reactive digital preservation efforts into a structured, auditable programme. By systematically answering evidence-based questions, you can identify hidden vulnerabilities, such as unsupported file formats, missing checksum protocols, or insufficient disaster recovery plans, before they result in data corruption or non-compliance. Implementing this framework helps you meet legal and regulatory obligations under GDPR, FOIA, and research data mandates, while significantly reducing the risk of failed accreditation audits. Organisations that delay robust preservation planning face irreversible data loss, reputational damage, and costly recovery projects. With this toolkit, you gain a defensible, standards-compliant strategy that protects institutional knowledge, supports long-term research integrity, and demonstrates due diligence to auditors and stakeholders.

Who Is This For?

  • Information governance officers responsible for ensuring long-term data integrity and compliance with records management standards
  • Archivists and digital repository managers in cultural institutions, universities, or government agencies managing born-digital collections
  • IT and data management leads in research organisations required to preserve datasets for funding compliance (e.g. NSF, NIH, Horizon Europe)
  • Compliance and risk professionals conducting internal audits of data lifecycle controls and digital continuity
  • Consultants building preservation frameworks for clients and needing a repeatable, standards-based assessment methodology

Choosing not to assess your digital preservation maturity isn’t saving time, it’s accumulating risk. The Digital Preservation Standards and Data Standards Self-Assessment is the professional standard for proactive, evidence-based evaluation. Download the complete package instantly and begin your assessment today.

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