Cosmos Quiz

Take the Digital Preservation Cosmos Quiz!

1. Are you digitizing materials or do you plan to do so in the next two years?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
2. Has your organization moved from maintaining paper-based institutional records to relying on digital ones?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
3. Does your staff use email?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
4. Do you use electronic methods to disseminate policies and procedures?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
5. If you have acquired disks or cds as part of your collection, have you tested their usability within the past year?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
6. Do you have any data still stored on 5 1/4 inch floppies?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
7. Does your institution license e-journal content? (If no, skip to question 8)
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
7a. Are you canceling or considering canceling print subscriptions?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
7b. Are you relying solely on the publisher to maintain these files over the long term?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
7c. If you cease licensing, are you guaranteed access to materials covered by the past agreement?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
8. If you are at an academic institution, do faculty store research results on their own computers?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
9. If you have a website, do you back it up regularly?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable
10. Have you implemented digital preservation policies and practices at your institution?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't know
  • Not applicable