[Ohiodig] FW: The 2021 NDSA Staffing Survey Report

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

From: Digital-Preservation Announcement and Information List <DIGITAL-PRESERVATION at JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of Sharon McMeekin
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Subject: [External] [DIGITAL-PRESERVATION] Now Available: The 2021 NDSA Staffing Survey Report

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Hello,


The NDSA Staffing Survey Working Group is excited to announce the publication of the 2021 Staffing Survey Report, now available in the NDSA OSF<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosf.io%2F2rb7k&data=05%7C01%7Ccarleton%40OHIO.EDU%7Cee5c2271ac7d40d43b5d08da8b5ecdad%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637975537123623761%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AQ3lwLfr8DHJ%2B1SvH8QJiQ2tXkN2Iexudp0ft%2BEVios%3D&reserved=0>.


The NDSA Staffing Survey is designed to gain insight into current staffing realities for digital preservation programs, and was substantially redesigned in 2021 based on feedback from previous surveys and changes in the field over the past decade.


Completed by 269 individuals, the report documents the survey responses related to the following areas of focus: 1) Background Information, 2) Digital Preservation Activities and Planning, 3) Digital Preservation Organization and Staffing, 4) Staffing Qualifications and Training, and 5) Final Thoughts about Digital Preservation Staffing and Organization.


Several key points emerged from the 2021 survey, including but not limited to:


* Perceptions of digital preservation seemed to shift according to respondents' roles within their organizations. Respondents' answers to questions relating to a range of questions including digital preservation priority, policy, organization, skill sets, staffing levels, and more often reflected their reported role within digital preservation at their organization.

* Survey respondents overwhelmingly perceived digital preservation at their organizations as understaffed. A majority of respondents reported that they did not feel like their organization had the staffing in place to manage the content for which they are responsible.


* Generalized longitudinal trends can be seen over the last ten years. Data comparison across the 2012, 2017, and 2021 surveys allows for the observation of some general trends, including around how well digital preservation is implemented at organizations. Across the last ten years that the survey has been conducted, dissatisfaction rates around the organization and implementation of digital preservation rose from just over one-third of respondents in 2012 to nearly half in 2017 and 2021.


Additional information for review includes the Survey codebook and data files, also available in the NDSA OSF<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosf.io%2Femwy4%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccarleton%40OHIO.EDU%7Cee5c2271ac7d40d43b5d08da8b5ecdad%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637975537123623761%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hV%2FtYW8e1FG9RXUNMrhloO69KXI71i656QgJ1TvYIgI%3D&reserved=0>.


If you have questions or concerns about this survey, please contact ndsa.digipres at gmail.com<mailto:ndsa.digipres at gmail.com> and include "Staffing Survey" in the subject line.


Many thanks to everyone in the community who completed the survey. We appreciate the time and effort you put into your answers, and the resulting report is all the better for it.


-The NDSA Staffing Survey Working Group


Sharon McMeekin (She/Her)
Head of Workforce Development
Digital Preservation Coalition
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Tel: +44 (0) 141 330 4508
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