Supporting Software Preservation Services in Research and Memory Organizations: A White Paper from the Software Preservation Network's Research-in-Practice Working Group (original) (raw)

Published November 2, 2022 | Version v2

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• 1. Carnegie Mellon University
• 2. University of California, Santa Barbara
• 3. Georgia Tech
• 4. Harvard University
• 5. Council on Library and Information Resources
• 6. University of Virginia

Description

This white paper outlines findings from a survey- and interview-based study of _software preservation service providers_—an expansive category that includes archivists, librarians, preservation specialists, technologists, and other professional roles. The survey and interviews were conducted in 2019 by the SPN Research-in-Practice Working Group. An analysis of the survey and interview data suggests broad support for inter-organizational collaboration in software preservation, despite challenges that surface because of the malleable concepts of “software” that can vary across preservation contexts. Results presented in this paper include a set of service provider personas, an overview of the conceptions of software that exist in research and memory organizations, a delineation of multilevel barriers to software preservation, and a related set of themes and targeted recommendations.

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