Yesterday,
Ithaka S+R released Case Studies in Sustainability 2011
In 2009 Ithaka S+R investigated the sustainability strategies of
twelve digital content projects in the higher education and cultural
heritage sectors in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Egypt. Two years
and one economic crisis later, Ithaka S+R, with the generous support of
the JISC-led Strategic Content Alliance, decided to revisit the original
twelve case studies to see how their models had held up, where
weaknesses might be starting to show, and what new strategies project
leaders were adopting in response.
Updating the SCA/Ithaka S+R
Case Studies in Sustainability revealed many changes: two projects have
significantly re-imagined their core mission, one radically so. Several
have faced severe budget cuts, leading them to consider other
approaches; some have been quite successful by continuing to build on
what was already a strong value proposition and show continued signs of
entrepreneurial drive and a willingness to experiment with new revenue
streams.
All of the case study updates are worth examining, but those with particular relevance to Antiquity include:
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