Software Preservation Benefits Framework

Neil Chue Hong; Steve Crouch; Simon Hettrick; Tim Parkinson; Matt Shreeve

Software Preservation Benefits Framework

Neil Chue Hong, Steve Crouch, Simon Hettrick, Tim Parkinson, Matt Shreeve

School of Physics and Astronomy

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Abstract

An investigation of software preservation has been carried out by Curtis+Cartwright Consulting Limited, in partnership with the Software Sustainability Institute (SSI), on behalf of the JISC. The aim of the study was to raise awareness and build capacity throughout the Further and Higher Education (FE/HE) sector to engage with preservation issues as part of the process of software development. Part of this involved examining the purpose and benefits of employing preservation measures in relation to software, both at the development stage and retrospectively to legacy software. The study built on the JISC-funded ‘Significant Properties of Software’ study that produced an excellent introduction and comprehensive framework to software preservation. This is a framework document that assists developer groups and their sponsoring bodies to understand and gauge the benefits or disbenefits of allocating effort to: – ensuring that preservation measures are built into software development processes; – actively preserving legacy software.

Original language	English
Publisher	Software Sustainability Institute
Number of pages	74
Publication status	Published - 7 Dec 2010

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

digital curation
preservation
software
software engineering

Access to Document

SoftwarePreservationBenefitsFrameworkAccepted author manuscript, 524 KB

http://www.software.ac.uk/attach/SoftwarePreservationBenefitsFramework.pdf

1 Finished

UK Software Sustainability Institute
Chue Hong, N., Parsons, M., De Roure, D. & Goble, C.
EPSRC
1/06/10 → 31/05/16
Project: Research

1 Chapter
1 Abstract

Dealing With Software: the Research Data Issues
Chue Hong, N., 25 Aug 2014.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Open Access
File
Digital preservation and curation: the danger of overlooking software
Chue Hong, N., Jun 2014, Preserving Complex Digital Objects. Delve, J. & Anderson, D. (eds.). London: Facet Publishing, p. 111-123 13 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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Abstract

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

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Projects

UK Software Sustainability Institute

Research output

Dealing With Software: the Research Data Issues

Digital preservation and curation: the danger of overlooking software

Cite this