Building on success, forging new ground: The question of sustainability

Abstract

Building on success, forging new ground: The question of sustainability
by Donald J. Waters

This paper focuses on three factors that contribute to the sustainability of digital scholarly resources. First, the development of such resources depends on a clear definition of the audience and the needs of users. Second, the resource must be designed to take advantage of economies of scale. Third, to create an enduring resource, careful attention is needed to the design of the organization that will manage the resource over time.