Translations:Means and Resources for building a digital archive/12/en

“It is a battle for the hearts and minds.” Building a digital archive requires the right people—and many of them—to be on board and to support the mission and goals of the archive. This includes both staff and external actors. Internally, it is not enough for directors or managers to agree. Virtually all staff, from administration to IT, need to support the decision to build a digital archive and perform the necessary implementation in the long term. Equally, an organization’s key external partners, friendly CSOs, experts, journalists, donors, and mentors should all be supportive—and, to the greatest extent possible, be engaged in building the archive. Having a strong network of such relevant actors supporting the organization’s digital archiving efforts is an invaluable resource in this process.