No One Left Behind: Digital POWRR Project Promotes Preservation of Digital Materials in Smaller Organizations
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The Digital POWRR Project at Northern Illinois University Libraries addresses a problem that has largely gone unrecognized in the field. Research shows that digital objects are considerably more subject to loss than paper resources. Large amounts of digital content remain at a high risk of loss, especially in the collections of the smallest organizations with the fewest financial resources. These organizations often contain materials documenting the history and culture of historically marginalized populations but frequently lack the ability to secure them for future use. Most cannot afford to purchase and operate integrated digital preservation products and services available from commercial vendors
Language: English
Subfield: Conservation
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412603885