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NDIIPP The Next Phase

NDIIPP The Next Phase. Meg Williams Associate General Counsel The Library of Congress. Moving to a New Phase. Successfully taken the program from a $100M windfall to a working network of over 130 engaged partners

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NDIIPP The Next Phase

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  1. NDIIPP The Next Phase Meg Williams Associate General Counsel The Library of Congress

  2. Moving to a New Phase • Successfully taken the program from a $100M windfall to a working network of over 130 engaged partners • Survey landscape, plan, explain plan, defend plan, pilot, consensus, invest, adjust, expand, repeat • Measured, incremental progress • Now • The NDIIPP project agreements are ending • The Library needs to report to Congress • There needs to be a next step

  3. Sustainable Network • Sustainability • Scale – big dream, realistic increments • Cost – realities are different now • Flexibility • Inclusiveness • Responsibility • Need an entity of some kind • Needs to be some there there

  4. Where the Lawyers Come In • Help you create some kind of formal sustainable organization • Reviewed models; cribbed from them all • Just do it • Contractual • Corporate • Statutory • Charter

  5. National Digital Stewardship Alliance • National – whole country’s involved; not international • Digital – born digital or born-again digital; electronic • Stewardship – caring for heritage assets that belong to other institutions and to other generations • Alliance – advancing common interests and cause (sounds like there’s movement) June 2009

  6. Library of Congress Members Associates National Digital Stewardship Alliance DRAFT June 2009

  7. Members • Organizations that commit to making a sustained contribution to national digital stewardship in one or more stewardship roles • Current NDIIPP partners • New Members added by invitation • Vote

  8. Associates • Stakeholders that cannot commit to making sustained contributions, but share an interest in digital preservation, support the Alliance's mission, and are willing to provide advice or expertise • Smaller institutions, foreign institutions, individuals, … • Added by invitation • No vote

  9. Eligibility • Organizations from all sectors • Government agencies - Federal, state, local, municipal • Educational institutions • Libraries, archives • Non-profit organizations, associations, standards bodies • Business entities • Individuals • By invitation

  10. Library of Congress Members Associates Content Stds & Practices Infrastructure Innovation Outreach & Education New Roles … National Digital Stewardship Alliance DRAFT June 2009

  11. Stewardship Roles • Members commit to making sustained contribution in one or more roles • Content • Standards & Practices • Infrastructure • Innovation • Outreach & Education • Add, change as new roles develop … • There’s a standing committee for each role

  12. Content • Contributing significant materials to the national collection to be preserved and made available to current and future generations • Annual additions to the national collection • Content creators looking for a steward • Libraries, archives & traditional stewardship organizations

  13. Standards & Practices • Developing, following and promoting effective methods for selecting, organizing, preserving, and serving digital content • Perhaps developing certification paths • Education and training

  14. Infrastructure • Developing and maintaining tools for curation and preservation • Providing storage, hosting, migration, or similar services for the long-term preservation of digital content • Building a collection of open source tools • Services suited to different requirements • Different types, scopes and scales

  15. Innovation • Encouraging and conducting research in digital preservation science and technologies • Periodically describing a research agenda • Taking up research challenges identified by the Alliance • Disseminating research findings

  16. Outreach & Education • Building relationships with stakeholder communities and preparing and sharing training resources and guides.

  17. New & Changing Roles • The structure can change as familiar roles change and new roles develop • Establish or retire standing committees, as needed

  18. Library of Congress Members Associates Content Stds & Practices Infrastructure Innovation Outreach & Education New Roles … National Digital Stewardship Alliance NDSA Chair NDSA Secretariat DRAFT June 2009

  19. The Library As Chair • Invite Members and Associates to join • Designate committee chairs • Establish ad hoc committees • Consider & adopt recommendations • Serve as the Alliance Secretariat • Meetings, communications, paperwork, digital paperwork, Govt paperwork

  20. The Library • Maintain a clearinghouse & registry • Content, standards, practices & procedures, tools, services, training resources • Facilitate connections • Among Members & Associates with like interests • Developing relationships based on excellence and expertise

  21. The Library • Convene stakeholders • To develop shared understanding of digital stewardship responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges • Coordinate educational & information sharing initiatives • To foster effective preservation of digital heritage materials

  22. The Library • Report periodically on digital stewardship • State of the national collection and infrastructure • Benefits preserving digital heritage • Challenges and opportunities • Sponsor work • To advance the practice, science, & technology of digital stewardship • To the extent funding is available

  23. Library of Congress Members Associates  Content Stds & Practices  Infrastructure  Innovation  Outreach & Education   New Roles … National Digital Stewardship Alliance    NDSA Chair Council  Librarian of Congress  AL Strategic Initiatives  Chair – Content  Chair – Stds & Prac  Chair – Infrastruct  Chair – Innovation  Chair – Outreach  Chair – Other … NDSA Secretariat  Member at large  Member at large  Associate DRAFT June 2009

  24. Alliance Council • Makeup • 11 members • Chaired by Librarian of Congress • Vice Chair is Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives • Chairs of standing committees • Members at large • Associate • Council is made up of institutions • Institutions designate individual representatives

  25. Alliance Council • De facto Membership committee • Develop membership criteria, practices • Recommend Members & Associates to the Librarian • Represent interest and concerns • Coordinate periodic report on digital stewardship

  26. Next Steps • Think about all of this and get your input • Define “success” (and “failure”) for a National Digital Stewardship Alliance • Identify benefits of participation • For institutions • For others • Develop charter by end of 2009

  27. Questions or Comments? • Ask Laura, Martha, Abbey, Michelle, Bill, or your other favorite NDIIPP contact • Meg WilliamsAssociate General CounselThe Library of Congressmwil@loc.govAditya McDuffyAssistant General Counselamcd@loc.gov

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