NDSA:Mission Statement: Difference between revisions

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The mission of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance is to establish, maintain, and promote the capacity to preserve our nation's digital resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

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-'''Notes on discussions about Mission Statement from Organizing Committee'''
+The mission of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance is to establish, maintain, and promote the capacity to preserve our nation's digital resources for the benefit of present and future generations.
-Mission Statement Discussion about this draft statement (see Appendix B) indicated that "citizen" was too restrictive for the group. While the NDSA is a national alliance, the benefit of digital material and preservation practices cannot be restricted by boundaries of a nation. The discussion resulted in a second draft of the statement:
-Mission Statement Draft #2
-There was some interest in exploring whether publicize or sustain might be a better word choice than promote but there was no clear consensus from the group regarding a preference.