Future-proofing a Preservation and Curation Strategy

Abstract

Chapter Summary

In this chapter, the authors define the new business term, future-proofing, and apply it to knowledge preservation and curation. The fundamental principles of future-proofing and the challenges and mechanics are discussed. These challenges are discussed in developing future-proofed knowledge preservation, and a curation strategy is identified. The authors identify four challenges to future-proofing a knowledge preservation and curation strategy – availability, visibility, accessibility, and consumability of knowledge assets. Ultimately, the greatest challenge to future-proofing these strategies lies in the channels we use to create, transmit, share, and store knowledge assets. At a minimum, the chapter speaks to the critical importance of future-proofing the preservation of knowledge assets, so there is a possibility of curation at some point in a known or unknown future.

Citation

Foster, M., Arvand, H., Graham, H.T. and Bedford, D. (2023), "Future-proofing a Preservation and Curation Strategy", Knowledge Preservation and Curation (Working Methods for Knowledge Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 45-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-930-720231003