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Actionable Items

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	*Encourage content creators and publishers to archive and preserve news content.		*Encourage content creators and publishers to archive and preserve news content.
	*Educate newspaper publishers on the use of web archiving technologies through online tutorials, etc.		*Educate newspaper publishers on the use of web archiving technologies through online tutorials, etc.
	*~~Print~~ PDF versions of electronic prints of newspapers. ~~(The Library requires publishers to provide us with these versions of the newspapers.)~~		*Provide PDF versions of electronic prints of newspapers.

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	==Historical Value==		==Historical Value==
	A newspaper defines its community’s identity, and the loss of even a few months of their newspaper creates gaps in that community’s recorded history. High usage of the digitized historical newspapers demonstrates the value of this content to many user groups indicating that the preservation of current newspapers should be a high priority. Cultural memory organizations should coordinate with multiple partners to preserve newspapers and make them freely available online. News organizations can collaborate with elements of the non-profit world (such as libraries, universities and all kinds of charitable organizations). All those institutions have strong interests in preserving and fueling the flow of quality information being produced and circulated among civil leaders and decision-makers.		A newspaper defines its community’s identity, and the loss of even a few months of their newspaper creates gaps in that community’s recorded history. High usage of the digitized historical newspapers demonstrates the value of this content to many user groups indicating that the preservation of current newspapers should be a high priority. Cultural memory organizations should coordinate with multiple partners to preserve newspapers and make them freely available online.

	==Recognized Opportunities==		==Recognized Opportunities==
	Since the shift to "digital-first" publishing, publishers increasingly have abandoned microfilming of newspapers or maintaining their print morgues. Now, newspapers produce a PDF printmaster to send to their printer. Most newspaper publishers neither preserve the PDF printmasters nor do they microfilm the printed issues, resulting in a loss of current newspaper content for future generations. The fact that the vast majority of current U.S. newspapers are printed from an "e-print" file offers a unique opportunity to work with publishers to capture and preserve that file. ~~PDF printmaster newspapers can be OCRed, preserved, and made openly available relatively cheaply because they are in a digital file format.~~		Since the shift to "digital-first" publishing, publishers increasingly have abandoned microfilming of newspapers or maintaining their print morgues. Now, newspapers produce a PDF printmaster to send to their printer. Most newspaper publishers neither preserve the PDF printmasters nor do they microfilm the printed issues, resulting in a loss of current newspaper content for future generations. The fact that the vast majority of current U.S. newspapers are printed from an "e-print" file offers a unique, cost effective opportunity to work with publishers to capture and preserve that file.

	==Target Audiences==		==Target Audiences==
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	*Many newspapers don't have the technical expertise or the management policy to preserve their content before it is lost.		*Many newspapers don't have the technical expertise or the management policy to preserve their content before it is lost.
	*One preservation solution does not fit all newspapers.		*One preservation solution does not fit all newspapers.
	*Publishers and libraries do not have a highly successful track record of cooperation to date. Each have different motivations and do not always understand ~~other’s~~ importance.		*Publishers and libraries do not have a highly successful track record of cooperation to date. Each have different motivations and do not always understand each others importance.
	*Publishers are uncomfortable giving permission to third parties to make newspapers freely available online.		*Publishers are uncomfortable giving permission to third parties to make newspapers freely available online.
	*Funding for digital preservation may not be readily available nor is there awareness of the urgency for this "at risk" content.		*Funding for digital preservation may not be readily available nor is there awareness of the urgency for this "at risk" content.

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Historical Value

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	==Historical Value==		==Historical Value==
	A newspaper defines its community’s identity, and the loss of even a few months of their newspaper creates gaps in that community’s recorded history. High usage of the digitized historical newspapers demonstrates the value of this content to many user groups indicating that the preservation of current newspapers should be a high priority. Cultural memory organizations should coordinate with multiple partners to preserve newspapers and make them freely available online.		A newspaper defines its community’s identity, and the loss of even a few months of their newspaper creates gaps in that community’s recorded history. High usage of the digitized historical newspapers demonstrates the value of this content to many user groups indicating that the preservation of current newspapers should be a high priority. Cultural memory organizations should coordinate with multiple partners to preserve newspapers and make them freely available online. News organizations can collaborate with elements of the non-profit world (such as libraries, universities and all kinds of charitable organizations). All those institutions have strong interests in preserving and fueling the flow of quality information being produced and circulated among civil leaders and decision-makers.

	==Recognized Opportunities==		==Recognized Opportunities==
	Since the shift to "digital-first" publishing, publishers increasingly have abandoned microfilming of newspapers or maintaining their print morgues. Now, newspapers produce a PDF printmaster to send to their printer. Most newspaper publishers neither preserve the PDF printmasters nor do they microfilm the printed issues, resulting in a loss of current newspaper content for future generations. The fact that the vast majority of current U.S. newspapers are printed from an "e-print" file offers a unique opportunity to work with publishers to capture and preserve that file. PDF printmaster newspapers can be OCRed, preserved, and made openly available relatively cheaply because they are in a digital file format.		Since the shift to "digital-first" publishing, publishers increasingly have abandoned microfilming of newspapers or maintaining their print morgues. Now, newspapers produce a PDF printmaster to send to their printer. Most newspaper publishers neither preserve the PDF printmasters nor do they microfilm the printed issues, resulting in a loss of current newspaper content for future generations. The fact that the vast majority of current U.S. newspapers are printed from an "e-print" file offers a unique opportunity to work with publishers to capture and preserve that file. PDF printmaster newspapers can be OCRed, preserved, and made openly available relatively cheaply because they are in a digital file format.

Abgr: /* Actionable Items */

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Actionable Items

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	==Actionable Items==		==Actionable Items==
	*Encourage content creators and publishers to archive and preserve news content.		*Encourage content creators and publishers to archive and preserve news content.
	Educate newspaper publishers on the use of web archiving technologies through online tutorials, etc.		*Educate newspaper publishers on the use of web archiving technologies through online tutorials, etc.
	*Print PDF versions of electronic prints of newspapers. (The Library requires publishers to provide us with these versions of the newspapers.)		*Print PDF versions of electronic prints of newspapers. (The Library requires publishers to provide us with these versions of the newspapers.)

Ampa: /* Actionable Items */

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Actionable Items

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	==Actionable Items==		==Actionable Items==
	*Educate newspaper publishers on the use of web archiving technologies through online tutorials, etc.		*Encourage content creators and publishers to archive and preserve news content.
			Educate newspaper publishers on the use of web archiving technologies through online tutorials, etc.
	*Print PDF versions of electronic prints of newspapers. (The Library requires publishers to provide us with these versions of the newspapers.)		*Print PDF versions of electronic prints of newspapers. (The Library requires publishers to provide us with these versions of the newspapers.)
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Ampa: /* Actionable Items */

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Actionable Items

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	==Actionable Items==		==Actionable Items==
	*		*Educate newspaper publishers on the use of web archiving technologies through online tutorials, etc.
	*		*Print PDF versions of electronic prints of newspapers. (The Library requires publishers to provide us with these versions of the newspapers.)
	*		*

Abgr at 19:40, 14 January 2013

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	Return to [[NDSA:News,_Media,_and_Journalism]]		Return to [[NDSA:News,_Media,_and_Journalism]]

	== At Risk Content: Newspaper E-Prints ==		= At Risk Content: Newspaper E-Prints =


	~~'''Establish~~ Value~~:'''~~ A newspaper defines its community’s identity, and the loss of even a few months of their newspaper creates gaps in that community’s recorded history. High usage of the digitized historical newspapers demonstrates the value of this content to many user groups indicating that the preservation of current newspapers should be a high priority. Cultural memory organizations should coordinate with multiple partners to preserve newspapers and make them freely available online.		==Historical Value==
			A newspaper defines its community’s identity, and the loss of even a few months of their newspaper creates gaps in that community’s recorded history. High usage of the digitized historical newspapers demonstrates the value of this content to many user groups indicating that the preservation of current newspapers should be a high priority. Cultural memory organizations should coordinate with multiple partners to preserve newspapers and make them freely available online.

	~~'''Recognize~~ Opportunities~~:'''~~ Since the shift to "digital-first" publishing, publishers increasingly have abandoned microfilming of newspapers or maintaining their print morgues. Now, newspapers produce a PDF printmaster to send to their printer. Most newspaper publishers neither preserve the PDF printmasters nor do they microfilm the printed issues, resulting in a loss of current newspaper content for future generations. The fact that the vast majority of current U.S. newspapers are printed from an "e-print" file offers a unique opportunity to work with publishers to capture and preserve that file. PDF printmaster newspapers can be OCRed, preserved, and made openly available relatively cheaply because they are in a digital file format.		==Recognized Opportunities==
			Since the shift to "digital-first" publishing, publishers increasingly have abandoned microfilming of newspapers or maintaining their print morgues. Now, newspapers produce a PDF printmaster to send to their printer. Most newspaper publishers neither preserve the PDF printmasters nor do they microfilm the printed issues, resulting in a loss of current newspaper content for future generations. The fact that the vast majority of current U.S. newspapers are printed from an "e-print" file offers a unique opportunity to work with publishers to capture and preserve that file. PDF printmaster newspapers can be OCRed, preserved, and made openly available relatively cheaply because they are in a digital file format.

	~~'''~~Target Audiences~~:'''~~ These audiences share multiple levels of local, state, national, and international interest, but based on user feedback, discussions, and publications, the newspapers have proven of relevance to:		==Target Audiences==
			These audiences share multiple levels of local, state, national, and international interest, but based on user feedback, discussions, and publications, the newspapers have proven of relevance to:
	*Local communities: public libraries; newspaper publishers; genealogical societies; county and local governments; K-12 educators		*Local communities: public libraries; newspaper publishers; genealogical societies; county and local governments; K-12 educators
	*State-wide communities: Academic researchers; lay historians; university students and professors; archives		*State-wide communities: Academic researchers; lay historians; university students and professors; archives
	*National and International communities: Trending researchers; political scholars; economic analysts		*National and International communities: Trending researchers; political scholars; economic analysts

	~~'''~~Educating Stakeholders~~:'''~~ Cultural memory organizations should communicate the role that newspaper preservation plays in community history to stakeholders through multiple venues:		==Educating Stakeholders==
			Cultural memory organizations should communicate the role that newspaper preservation plays in community history to stakeholders through multiple venues:
	*Publishers: state press association conferences; trade shows; and presentations to publishing office staff and at publishers’ meetings. Engage publishers as advocates of their own newspapers’ preservation.		*Publishers: state press association conferences; trade shows; and presentations to publishing office staff and at publishers’ meetings. Engage publishers as advocates of their own newspapers’ preservation.
	*K-12 educators: Involve them in creation of grade-specific lesson plans - public school conferences, presentations to university Education students.		*K-12 educators: Involve them in creation of grade-specific lesson plans - public school conferences, presentations to university Education students.
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	*Standards: Follow digital preservation standards and provide education to stakeholders about the standards.		*Standards: Follow digital preservation standards and provide education to stakeholders about the standards.

	~~'''~~Obstacles and Risk Factors~~:'''~~ Possible risk factors and obstacles in e-prints newspaper preservation.		==Obstacles and Risk Factors==
			Possible risk factors and obstacles in e-prints newspaper preservation include:
	*PDF printmasters are not routinely maintained by many publishers.		*PDF printmasters are not routinely maintained by many publishers.
	*Neither libraries nor publishers currently recognize PDF printmasters as preservation master copies that need to be actively preserved on a regular basis.		*Neither libraries nor publishers currently recognize PDF printmasters as preservation master copies that need to be actively preserved on a regular basis.
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	*Grant-funded staffing is common in most digital newspaper programs across the U.S. right now, and funding any preservation project on grant support raises sustainability concerns.		*Grant-funded staffing is common in most digital newspaper programs across the U.S. right now, and funding any preservation project on grant support raises sustainability concerns.

	~~'''~~Actionable Items~~'''~~		==Actionable Items==
	*~~Distribute to NDSA Content group. How best to do that - blog post or other way to allow for online discussion (consult with Abbie when she gets back)~~		*
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Jsimon: /* At Risk Content: Newspaper E-Prints */

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At Risk Content: Newspaper E-Prints

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	*Many newspapers don't have the technical expertise or the management policy to preserve their content before it is lost.		*Many newspapers don't have the technical expertise or the management policy to preserve their content before it is lost.
	*One preservation solution does not fit all newspapers.		*One preservation solution does not fit all newspapers.
	*Publishers and libraries ~~doe~~ not have a highly successful track record of cooperation to date. Each have different motivations and do not always understand other’s importance.		*Publishers and libraries do not have a highly successful track record of cooperation to date. Each have different motivations and do not always understand other’s importance.
	*Publishers are uncomfortable giving permission to third parties to make newspapers freely available online.		*Publishers are uncomfortable giving permission to third parties to make newspapers freely available online.
	*Funding for digital preservation may not be readily available nor is there awareness of the urgency for this "at risk" content.		*Funding for digital preservation may not be readily available nor is there awareness of the urgency for this "at risk" content.

Jsimon: /* At Risk Content: Newspaper E-Prints */

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At Risk Content: Newspaper E-Prints

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	'''Obstacles and Risk Factors:''' Possible risk factors and obstacles in e-prints newspaper preservation.		'''Obstacles and Risk Factors:''' Possible risk factors and obstacles in e-prints newspaper preservation.
	*~~Publishers~~ are ~~uncomfortable giving permission to make newspapers available online~~.		*PDF printmasters are not routinely maintained by many publishers.
	*~~Public~~ libraries ~~and~~ publishers ~~do not always understand each other’s importance~~		*Neither libraries nor publishers currently recognize PDF printmasters as preservation master copies that need to be actively preserved on a regular basis.
	*Many newspapers don't have the technical expertise or the management policy to preserve their content before it is lost		*Many newspapers don't have the technical expertise or the management policy to preserve their content before it is lost.
	*Funding for digital preservation may not be readily available nor is there awareness of the urgency for this "at risk" content		*One preservation solution does not fit all newspapers.
	*One preservation solution does not fit all newspapers		*Publishers and libraries doe not have a highly successful track record of cooperation to date. Each have different motivations and do not always understand other’s importance.
	*PDF printmasters are not recognized by publishers or public libraries as being preservation master copies that need to be actively preserved on a regular basis.		*Publishers are uncomfortable giving permission to third parties to make newspapers freely available online.
			*Funding for digital preservation may not be readily available nor is there awareness of the urgency for this "at risk" content.
	*Grant-funded staffing is common in most digital newspaper programs across the U.S. right now, and funding any preservation project on grant support raises sustainability concerns.		*Grant-funded staffing is common in most digital newspaper programs across the U.S. right now, and funding any preservation project on grant support raises sustainability concerns.