Digital Preservation Readiness Scorecard

/ 26 pts

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Score interpretation

22 – 26 points

Strong foundation (NDSA Levels 1–2)

15 – 21 points

Moderate risk; gaps remain

8 – 14 points

High risk; urgent action needed

0 – 7 points

Critical exposure; backups mistaken for preservation

Assessment questions

Preservation capability statement	Response	Score

Executive summary

Digital Preservation Readiness Assessment

Current score

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Maturity rating

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Risk level

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This Digital Preservation Readiness Assessment evaluates the organization's current capability to preserve digital content over time, aligned with the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation and core OAIS concepts. Complete the assessment above to generate your personalized executive summary.

Key findings

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Risk implications

Organizations scoring below 21 points typically lack one or more of the following: regular fixity checking and integrity monitoring; active management of format obsolescence; preservation metadata sufficient to ensure long-term usability and authenticity. These gaps increase the likelihood that backups are being mistaken for preservation, creating latent operational, legal, or reputational risk.

Recommended next steps

1Prioritize "No" responses for immediate remediation.
2Establish repeatable fixity, metadata, and format-risk workflows.
3Align responsibilities across IT, records, and content owners.
4Re-assess annually to demonstrate continuous improvement.

This assessment provides a baseline that can be tracked over time and used to support funding requests, tooling decisions, and audit readiness.