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SAA  2014  Research  Forum  

Washington,  DC|  12  August  2014  

COST  OF  INACTION  CALCULATOR  

The  End  

The  End  

14  Years  

2028  

How  do  you  quanPfy  the  value  of  preservaPon?  

History*Culture*Research  =    

Invaluable  

$$$$$  =    

Return  on  Investment  

∞

$

∞

ROI

ROI ∞

COI Cost of Inaction

$375k

2020

37,075

$4.89M

$375k

2014

16,443

$1.37M

$100k

2014

40,929

$5.20M

A B C Digitization Budget

Digitization Start

Content Lost

Investment Lost

Scenarios

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SAA  2014  Research  Forum  

Washington,  DC|  12  August  2014  

COST  OF  INACTION  CALCULATOR  

Special  Thanks  to  Richard  Wright  and  Michael  Casey