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Acquisition Strategies

Melissa Watterworth Batt, Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut

I am interested in discussing new strategies for acquiring born-digital materials and new methods of reflecting and capturing donor relationships in agreements more precisely.  In my experience with creators in a hybrid environment for a few years, my curatorial practice has changed considerably.  There is some precedence for this with personal papers in the paper world, however what used to be the acquisition process is now the acquisition project.  I find my interactions with donors are happening with increased frequency, much earlier in their career, and that these 'agreements' are negotiated at a rate, practically, with each accession.  How can this process be managed and be successfully scaled?  Is it possible to implement a number of acquisition methods and sustain them?