National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) Building a Network of Preservation Partners CNI Spring Task Force Meeting April 2005

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National Digital Information Infrastructure and
Preservation Program (NDIIPP) Building a
Network of Preservation PartnersCNI Spring
Task Force Meeting April 2005
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Presentation Overview

• Quickly outline NDIIPP and its goals
• Describe progress in setting up network of
  digital preservation partners
• Focus on 8 partnerships/consortia
• Next steps working with States

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NDIIPP Background

• Created by legislation in December 2000
• Funds (some matching) provided to implement
  national preservation strategy
• Aim is to implement national strategy for
  preserving significant born-digital content

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NDIIPP Goals

• Build a network of partnerships
• Explore protocols and standards to support
  partnership operations
• Support development of tools, models, and methods
  for digital preservation

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Network of Preservation Partners

• Volume and complexity of digital content calls
  for a distributed approach
• LC is providing resources and leadership to
  network of preservation partnerships
• Primary outcomes
• Identify and preserve significant content
• Leverage resources and expertise
• Identify best practices, develop tools, raise
  awareness

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First round of NDIIPP Partnerships

• 8 competitive awards, launched this year
• Senior LC staff oversee each project
• Partners collect/preserve content, collaborate
  with LC and each other
• 3 year term, report to Congress

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California Digital Library

• Partners include NYU, U North Texas, Texas Center
  for Digital Knowledge
• Subject is developing web archiving tools for
  government and political information
• Focus is on political activities, including 2003
  California gubernatorial recall election

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Emory University

• Partners include U of Louisville, VPI, UVA, FSU,
  Auburn, Georgia Tech
• Subject is development of MetaArchive of Southern
  Digital Culture
• Partners to select and preserve digital exhibits,
  archives, theses and dissertations

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UC Santa Barbara

• Partner is Stanford University
• Subject is testing federated preservation of
  geospatial images and data
• Goal is to build a National Geospatial Digital
  Archive

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North Carolina State University

• Partner is NC Center for Geographic Information
  and Analysis
• Subject is collection and preservation of
  geospatial data resources from NC state and local
  government agencies
• Content includes digitized maps, GIS data, and
  remote sensing resources

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University of Maryland

• Partners are GMU, 2 law firms, Internet Archive
• Subject is preservation of digital materials that
  document birth of the dot.com era
• Content includes business plans, venture capital
  pitches, and variety of legal and business
  records

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University of Michigan

• Partners include NARA and several social science
  data and research centers
• Subject is appraisal, acquisition, and
  preservation of survey datasets
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and
  Social Research will facilitate distributed
  partnership

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U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Partners are OCLC, Tufts, Michigan State, and
  state libraries of AZ, CT, IL, NC, WI
• Subject is development of tools to help with
  selection and preservation of various types
  digital material
• Content includes state government publications
  and audio-visual recordings

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Educational Broadcasting Corp (Thirteen/WNET)

• Partners are WGBH, PBS, NYU
• Subject is establishment of procedures and
  national standards to preserve digital TV
• Content includes shows such as Nature, American
  Masters, NOVA, and Frontline

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Partner Affinity Groups

• Affinity Groups for primary issues that cut
  across projects
• Technical Architecture
• Rights and Restrictions
• Collection/Selection
• Economic Sustainability

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Next Round of Partnerships States

• LC exploring collaboration with States
• Focus is state government digital information
• Workshops with teams from all states representing
  state libraries, archives, CIOs
• Developing digital preservation toolkit with
  Center for Technology in Government
• Partnership with IMLS

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For More Information

• NDIIPP
• http//www.DigitalPreservation.gov
• Center for Technology in Government
• http//www.ctg.albany.edu/
• William G. LeFurgy
• wlef_at_loc.gov [phone]