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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Digital-Preservation Announcement and Information List <DIGITAL-PRESERVATION@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sharon McMeekin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 31, 2022 10:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> DIGITAL-PRESERVATION@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] [DIGITAL-PRESERVATION] Now Available: The 2021 NDSA Staffing Survey Report<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">[Please excuse cross-posting.]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The NDSA Staffing Survey Working Group is excited to announce the publication of the 2021 Staffing Survey Report,
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available in the NDSA OSF</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Several key points emerged from the 2021 survey, including but not limited to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Perceptions of digital preservation seemed to shift according to respondents' roles within their organizations.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">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. </span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Survey respondents overwhelmingly perceived digital preservation at their organizations as understaffed.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Generalized longitudinal trends can be seen over the last ten years</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Additional information for review includes the Survey codebook and data files, also
</span><a href="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" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">available
in the NDSA OSF</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have questions or concerns about this survey, please contact
</span><a href="mailto:ndsa.digipres@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ndsa.digipres@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and include “Staffing Survey” in the subject line.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">-The NDSA Staffing Survey Working Group</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Sharon McMeekin (She/Her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Head of Workforce Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Digital Preservation Coalition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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