1.4. Assessing the scale and value of collections (USE)

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From @WUlate in this Spanish thread, probably related to:

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How scale and value are calculated and presented should, however, be handled with care. Small collections, and relatively new collections, would probably be at a disadvantage if e.g. a funding agency (gov or non-gov) was lightly looking at these indicators to decide resources allocation. That would be sad, and counter this full initiative… we should make sure that the indicators, while honest, don’t end up undermining opportunities for the collections.

Value may end up being a controversial term because it could be a disincentive for those in charge of a collection that is not considered as “valuable” as others. We should include some incentives related to attention, support and opportunities for the collections that don’t “qualify” as valuable.