Infrastructure Sustainability Resources

Websites:

Ithaka S+R

A research and consulting service that is part of Ithaka, which also includes JSTOR and PORTICO. Houses a wide range of reports on sustaining digital resources, including the publications listed below:

Sustainability and revenue models for online academic resources

Guthrie, K., R. Griffiths, and N. Maron. 2008. Sustainability and revenue models for online academic resources. Ithaka S+R and Jisc.

A guide to the best revenue models and funding sources for your digital resources

Maron, N.L. 2014. A guide to the best revenue models and funding sources for your digital resources. Ithaka S+R and Jisc.

Revenue, recession, reliance: revisiting the SCA/Ithaka S+R Case Studies in Sustainability

Maron, N.L. and M. Loy. 2011. Revenue, recession, reliance: revisiting the SCA/Ithaka S+R Case Studies in Sustainability. Ithaka S+R, New York.

Sustaining digital resources: an on-the-ground view of projects today

Maron, N.L., K. Smith, and M. Loy. 2009. Sustaining digital resources: an on-the-ground view of projects today. Ithaka S+R, New York. Commissioned by the JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance.

Searching for sustainability: strategies from eight digitized special collections

Maron, N.L. and S. Pickle. 2013. Searching for sustainability: strategies from eight digitized special collections. Ithaka S+R, New York.

Mind Tools

A wide range of resources in leadership, project management, communications, and creativity.

Guidestar

A premier database on nonprofits including foundations.

Publications:

Sustaining domain repositories for digital data: a white paper

Ember, C. and R. Hanisch. 2013. Sustaining domain repositories for digital data: a white paper. ICPSR, University of Michigan. Available at www.datacommunity.icpsr.umich.edu

Long-lived digital data collections: enabling research and education in the 21st Century

National Science Board. 2005. Long-lived digital data collections: enabling research and education in the 21st Century. National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Available at: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsb0540/

Investment into the future of microbial resources: culture collection funding models and BRC business plans for biological resource centres

Smith, D., K. McCluskey, and E. Stackebrandt. 2014. Investment into the future of microbial resources: culture collection funding models and BRC business plans for biological resource centres. SpringerPlus 3:81. doi:10.1186/2193-1801-3-81.