NDSA:Action Statement: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:39, 31 January 2011

Members of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance, an initiative of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, collaborate to preserve access to our national digital heritage by:

broadening access to our nation's expanding digital resources
developing and coordinating sustainable infrastructures for the preservation of digital content
advocating standards for the stewardship of digital objects
building a community of practice around the management of distributed digital collections
promoting innovation
facilitating cooperation between government agencies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial entities
fostering the participation of diverse communities and relationships across boundaries
raising public awareness of the enduring value of digital resources and the need for active stewardship of these national treasures

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-'''Notes from Organizing Workshop, Review of Day One: Changes Recommended for Framing Documents'''<br/><br/>
+Members of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance, an initiative of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, collaborate to preserve access to our national digital heritage by:
+* broadening access to our nation's expanding digital resources
-Action Statement Discussion (see Appendix B) indicated that infrastructure in the digital environment is not restricted to national borders. It was also generally held that there are many infrastructures rather than a single infrastructure. A stronger statement about innovation was requested. The group agreed that simple language and clarity were important objectives for all statements for the Alliance. The discussion resulted in a second draft of the statement:
+* developing and coordinating sustainable infrastructures for the preservation of digital content
+* advocating standards for the stewardship of digital objects
-st sentence, removed &ldquo;for the benefit of present and future citizens&rdquo;.<br/>
+* building a community of practice around the management of distributed digital collections
-st bullet, removed &ldquo;through specific programs&rdquo;.<br/>
+* promoting innovation
-nd bullet, changed &ldquo;establishing a sustainable national infrastructure" to &ldquo;developing and coordinating sustainable infrastructures&rdquo;.<br/>
+* facilitating cooperation between government agencies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial entities
-th bullet, changed &ldquo;encouraging and sharing" to &ldquo;promotion&rdquo;.<br/>
+* fostering the participation of diverse communities and relationships across boundaries
-th bullet, changed &ldquo;relationships across domains and boundaries&rdquo; to &ldquo;the participation of diverse communites and relationships across boundaries&rdquo;.<br/>
+* raising public awareness of the enduring value of digital resources and the need for active stewardship of these national treasures
-Added 8th bullet.<br/><br/>