Library of Congress Partnerships for Managing Geospatial Data

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Library of Congress Partnerships for Managing
Geospatial Data

• North Carolina Geographic Information
  Coordinating Council
• Raleigh, NCNovember 7, 2007
• William G. LeFurgy, wlef_at_loc.gov

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Background

• National Digital Information Infrastructure and
  Preservation Program established in 2000
• Recognition that much valuable digital content is
  at risk
• Originally, 175 million available with matching
• Using the money to fund partnerships
• Report to Congress in 2009
• Have 100 partners

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Geospatial Data a Key Focus

• Of the eight original NDIIPP partnerships, two
  focused on geospatial data
• National Geospatial Digital Archive
• Stanford
• University of California at Santa Barbara
• North Carolina Geospatial Data Archiving Project
• NC State University
• NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council
• NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
  
• NC OneMap

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Major NDIIPP Goals

• Support the capture of and ongoing access to
  significant digital content
• Foster tools, services, and practices to improve
  life cycle management of digital information
• Build a national digital stewardship network
  based on a distributed model

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A Network of Networks

• NDIIPP aims to form a national community of
  practice for digital stewardship
• Best approach engage effective domain networks
  and leverage their success
• NC OneMap an ideal example diverse partnership
  of local, state, and federal agencies, as well as
  others, with a deep appreciation of the value of
  data to society

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NDIIPP States Initiative

• LC funding multi-state projects to develop best
  practices for managing government digital
  information with long-term value
• Four lead states, 16 others involved as partners
  results to be broadly shared with all states
• Aim to facilitate collaboration between state
  librarians, archivists, geospatial officials, and
  other stakeholders

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States Workshops

• LC Held 3 workshops in 2005 with representatives
  from 50 states, DC, and territories
• Workshops gathered feedback
• What information is at risk of loss?
• What role can LC play in collaboration with
  states?
• What kinds of projects could help the most?
• The first time state archivists, librarians, and
  IT staff had a chance to convene at a national
  meeting

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State Digital Information to be Captured

• Web publications
• Legislative documents
• Policy execution and budget documents
• Executive leader records
• Geospatial records

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In Conclusion

• LC eager to extend our partnership with the NC
  geospatial community, as well as geospatial
  communities in other states
• We see great value in working with you and your
  network partners to serve the nations interest
  in keeping geospatial data accessible over the
  long term
• The work in this area will feature prominently in
  our 2009 report to Congress