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receives external funding in the form of digitization fees from partner institutions who contribute
content to The Portal to Texas History. For that reason, the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections
are vulnerable to reductions in funding for higher education by the university, state, and federal
governments. UNT Libraries' Digital Collections are also vulnerable to governmental and
university funding freezes. Cost increases that are not matched by funding increases are
effectively reductions in funding.
Likelihood and impact assessment
High
Impact Medium
Low
Low Medium High
Likelihood
Loss of funding could span a range of probabilities and impacts. Full loss of funding (illustrated)
is a low-likelihood, low- to high-impact event. Full loss of funding could force the UNT Libraries'
Digital Collections into one of two scenarios: either to suspend operations until the repository
can establish a new source of funding, or to force it to engage in a succession plan for the
repository. A swift transition to a new source of funding minimizes the chance of a service
outage. Partial loss of funding or freezes (not illustrated) are moderate-likelihood, low-impact
events. Partial loss could slow or halt efforts to maintain existing collections, infrastructure, and
services and could delay the development of new collections and new services. The Digital
Collections expect that funding will fluctuate in relation to the financial health of the State of
Texas and the university. In addition, funding could shrink if prospective partner libraries choose
to work with a competitor rather than with the UNT Libraries for content services.
Management strategy
The Digital Libraries Division strives to provide a cost-effective model for the digitization,
archiving, and access to resources held in the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections.
The UNT Libraries have a commitment of funding for regular hardware replacement and/or
upgrade. The UNT Libraries have established an Archival Storage Replacement Fund to help7
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Phillips, Mark Edward; Krahmer, Ana; Tarver, Hannah; Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Waugh, Laura. Appendix S: UNT Digital Libraries: Risk Analysis and Management Strategy Plan, text, October 2015; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1040560/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .