As you move through the Digital Readiness Levels, take time to review and reflect on your work on a regular basis. Evaluation is both outward-looking — how is our work making a difference for our users and our community? and inward-looking — what have we learned? How can we improve or evolve our work?
Although this section comes last in the Toolkit, evaluation is best approached as an ongoing mindset. Continually refer back to the core “Check as You Go” questions in the Digital Readiness Levels:
- Is it documented?
- Is it sustainable?
- Is it appropriate, relevant, and/or accessible?
- Is it working?
The Digital Readiness Toolkit and related resources were made possible in part by grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
