February 23, 2007
Middlebury College
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Planning questions - resources
nWhat digital collections do you have now and how complete are they?
nAre there capital and human resources to support an IR?
nWhat facilities (scanning, software, storage, backup and bandwidth) are available?
nWhat might be the role of outsourcing in the project (hosting, digitization)?
nHow will you avoid vendor or technology “lock-in”
nAre there any donors or corporate connections on the horizon?