This guidance document provides an indicative mapping of the Kickstart Cymru digital preservation bundles and associated workflow to the self-assessment standards outlined in the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation (NDSA Levels) and the Digital Preservation Coalition’s Rapid Assessment Model (DPC RAM). The guidance aims to provide recipient services of the Kickstart Cymru digital preservation bundles with an introduction to how the hardware and software provided can be used to support digital preservation self-assessment.
Indicative mapping against both the NDSA Levels and DPC RAM is based on the process outlined in the accompanying Kickstart Cymru bundles Ingest Workflow Guidance. The suggested levels of attainment are based largely on the functionality that is provided by the bundles and associated workflow; it is assumed that archive services will in practice be able demonstrate a higher level of maturity against both the NDSA Levels and DPC RAM when other policies and procedures are taken into account. As such, the guidance also highlights the areas of digital preservation which the workstations do not cover, and suggests how these gaps can be addressed through additional documentation and procedures.