The repository shall have a Preservation Strategic Plan that defines the approach the repository will take in the long-term support of its mission.

This is necessary in order to help the repository make administrative decisions, shape policies, and allocate resources in order to successfully preserve its holdings.

Preservation Strategic Plan; meeting minutes; documentation of administrative decisions which have been made.

The strategic plan should be based on the organization’s established mission, and on its defined values, vision and goals. Strategic plans typically cover a particular finite time period, normally in the 3-5 year range.

The following policies and documents provide evidence to meet this requirement.

• Strategic Plan
• Vision, Mission, and Shared Values
• Preservation Policy
• Succession Policy
• Preservation and Storage