The repository shall have identified and established the duties that it needs to perform.

This is necessary in order to ensure that the repository can complete all tasks associated with the long-term preservation and management of the data objects.

A staffing plan; competency definitions; job descriptions; staff professional development plans; certificates of training and accreditation; plus evidence that the repository reviews and maintains these documents as requirements evolve.

Preservation depends upon a range of activities from maintaining hardware and software to migrating content and storage media to negotiating intellectual property rights agreements. In order to ensure long-term sustainability, a repository must be aware of all required activities and demonstrate that it can successfully complete them. The repository can achieve these aims by, for example, identifying the competencies and skill sets required to carry out its activities over time—e.g., archival training, technical skills, and legal expertise.

The Executive Director’s responsibilities, outlined in Article VII of the Governance Manual, 

includes evaluating staff effectiveness and suitability to support its functions and services. If the Board decides that more staff is needed, it would be up to the Executive Director and the APTrust Board to determine how to fund.

See Section 3.2.1 for additional evidence related to this section.