The University of Poppleton provides prospective students with a printed copy of their prospectu, and only limited information on courses has been made available on the institutional Web site; this information is fairly general to avoid legal vulnerabilities and to minimise maintence issues. However the Web team would now like to move towards an online driven model but are unsure of how to proceed.

You are a member of the Online Prospectus steering group and have a particular interest in preservation of Web resources. What challenges will an online prospectus present? Consider both the technical and cultural challenges. Who has responsibility for such a project?


Which of the challenges have preservation implications? What are the implications?


What potential solutions are there for the preservation implications?