Digital Preservation Policy: A subject of no importance?

There are relatively few digital preservation policies within institutions: is digital preservation a subject of no importance? This paper presents ongoing work and findings from a JISC funded study on institutional digital preservation policies which aims to provide an outline model for digital preservation policies and in particular to analyse the role that digital preservation can play in supporting and delivering key strategies for Higher Education Institutions in areas such as research and teaching and learning. Although focussing on the UK Higher Education sector, the study draws widely on policy and implementations from other sectors and countries and will be of interest to those wishing to develop policy and justify investment in digital preservation within a wide range of institutions.