Interview Questions
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Questions:
What do you make?
Getting at process: what do you save/keep? what do you discard? When? Why?
Digital/paper hybrid practices: how much of what you make is digital vs. paper-based?
What is your method of curation or preservation that you, as a faculty or staff member, use to secure your data/work/files (as an example: servers, external hard-drives, printing, CDs, DVDs, etc.)?
What is your expectation of who should be responsible for preservation of your research/work?
Have you applied for research funding that requires the preservation/curation of your research data/files?
What, if anything, do you know about the practices of other people in your department?