The Research Room digital infrastructure is set up in this way 

The Research Room digital infrastructure is not there to support permeant preservation. It is possible that we might need to build in a system where the contents of the research room is reviewed in order to keep the volume of contents under control

1. SharePoint 

This is where files go where the National Trust does not have full copyright. In order to access these files you need to contact a National Trust member of staff. These cannot be very large files, for carbon neutrality reasons.

2. Secure SD cards

These are SD cards or hard drives which hold files where the National Trust does not have full copyright. In order to access these files you need to contact a National Trust member of staff. These can be very large files. 

3. Research Room SD cards 

These are SD cards or hard drives which hold files where the National Trust does have full copyright. You can access these files by putting them into a device available in the research room. These can be very large files. Moving stuff onto these SD cards is not smooth yet. 

4. Third Party Websites

This is where files go where the National Trust does have full copyright and is happy for a wider audience to have access. These can be very large files and because they are not part of the national trust network they do not effect the trust’s carbon neutral aims. Ethically questionable. Moving stuff onto these website is not smooth yet. 

5. Research Room devices (tablets)

This is where smaller files go and larger more popular files where the National Trust does have full copyright. For the easiest of access. Moving stuff onto these on these devices is not smooth yet. 

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Research Room volunteer training programme

Every one goes through the process but you dont have to do all of it 

OHD_WRT_0243 The digital needs of the Research Room
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