EOSC EDEN – Towards Understanding Identification, Selection and Appraisal in Contemporary Digital Preservation Practice

Identification, selection and appraisal are key digital preservation activities when ingesting data objects for long-term preservation. This paper describes the approach taken to a major new global survey by the EOSC EDEN project, designed to improve understanding of current practices in this area, and the frameworks, standards and guidelines that support digital preservation professional professionals when tackling these challenges. We situate the survey work in its wider context, outline our approach to question-building and analysis, and share what we hope our findings will tell us.