NDSA:Innovation Meeting Minutes 01-07-13

NDSA Innovation Working Group Call Jan 7, 2012 2pm-3pm

In Attendance

• Jim Corridan, Indiana Commission on Public Records
• Ben Fino Radin, Rhizome
• Mark Matienzo, Yale
• Doug Reside, NYPL
• Ben Vershbow, NYPL
• Jefferson Bailey, Metropolitan New York Library Council
• Jane Mandelbaum, Library of Congress
• Trevor Owens, Library of Congress

Action Items

• Next call: Monday March 4th, 2013 2pm-3pm EST
• NYC group (Doug, Jefferson & Ben and Mark) are going to meet in Jan or Feb to refine ideas about experimenting with setting up a SWAT (software and workstations for antiquated technology)space in NYC.
• LoC folks will get the innovation awards submission page up in Jan
• Everyone should feel free to continue suggesting and signing up for interview ideas on the doc
• Trevor volunteered to draft up a model kickstarter assignment (see below) Mark, Jefferson and Jane volunteered to give feedback on it.

Innovation Insights Interview Series

• The public Google with details on the interview series is located here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVLg5yBBkzNa5moriTaKB7w8MwEYnEmYJ5eYGXf9EN8/edit
• Also check the wiki page re the interview project NDSA:Broadening and Networking the Field of Research in Digital Preservation

Kickstarter

• Is there a place or utility for us to be offering pre-kickstarter advice or guidance to projects we like?
• We should put together a list of resources or use cases about what makes a successful project -- something identifying the "significant properties" of successful innovative projects.
• Also, we should consult with Outreach to get their insight on the Kickstarter project and what they have learned.
• Lastly, we can find specific projects and then feature them in interviews and/or follow them afterwards.

SWAT

• The NYC members on the call are interested in pursuing this idea. NYPL and Rhizome have potential spaces. The NYC members will have a meet-up in January or February to talk through ideas about spaces, formats, model, and sustainability.
• For background, here is Jefferson's blog post talking about the OCLC reports: http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/10/get-your-bits-off-old-storage-media/ and here is the specific OCLC SWAT paper: http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/library/2012/2012-08.pdf
• NDSA Innovation can play an advisory role in helping outline/define the model.

Events

• NDSA will be hosting CurateCamp-like outreach/education/meet-up style events around the country.
• This is more a project of Outreach, but Jefferson will host one in NYC on Friday June 14, 2013.
• Ping Jane, Trevor, or Jefferson if you are interested in more details or also hosting an event.

Innovation Awards

• Handed out at the annual NDIIPP/NDSA meeting and winner received funded travel and hotel to attend and accept their award
• Check the awards webpage for categories: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/awards.html
• Need a team of 5 people. Sheila, Rachel, & Jefferson will be on team. We mentioned maybe having a past winner also be on the team. We will solicit the rest from Innovation and then from NDSA-All.
• Process is lightweight (3-4 calls), just repeat last year. Launch via a Signal post and some listserv/twitters bombing in late February or so. Winners selected in May to give winners time to plan for late July travel to conference.

Working Group Logistics

• Wiki: If you need wiki access (or a p/w re-set) email Trevor (trow@loc.gov) and he can take care of it.
• Calls: We will have bi-monthly calls on the first Monday of the month at 2pm EST. Next working group call is Monday March 4th, 2013 2pm-3pm EST.
• On off months we may schedule action team calls or full Working Group calls for special events such as discussions/presentations with funders, technologists, and others working on innovative projects.