NDSA:Content Working Group

Content Working Group Charter

Charter Document Word Version (Updated December 22, 2010). Note: the content of the charter also appears on this wiki and will be updated more frequently on the wiki. The Word doc will be updated when substantial changes are made and we need to share outside of the wiki.

Current Members

A list of current members is posted here: NDSA:Content Working Group Members.

Statement of Purpose

The Content Working Group will focus on identifying content already preserved, investigating guidelines for the selection of significant content, discovery of at-risk digital content or collections, and matching orphan content with NDSA partners who will acquire the content, preserve it, and provide access to it.

Current Scope of Work

The Content Working Group’s current scope of work is to:

A) Develop or contribute to a registry of content already preserved by NDSA members.

Visit the NDSA:Content Registry Action Team page for more information.

B) Develop a clearinghouse that will enable a variety of stakeholders (content producers, archives and libraries and other potential preservationists) to:

• Determine what specific types of content or collections are at risk.
• Identify at-risk content or collections for preservation.
• Match orphan collections with appropriate trusted partner for access and preservation.

Visit the NDSA:Clearinghouse Action Team page for more information.

Meeting Schedule and Minutes

Two meetings were held in 2010 to kick-off the Working Group and to develop the charter:

November 5, 2010 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET - NDSA:Content WG November 5, 2010 Meeting Minutes

December 8, 2010 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET - NDSA:Content WG December 8, 2010 Meeting Minutes

In 2011, regular Webex meetings will be from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET the first Wednesday of each month. Webex instructions will be sent prior to each meeting.

January 5, 2011

February 2, 2011

March 2, 2011

April 6, 2011

May 4, 2011

June 1, 2011

July 7, 2011

August 3, 2011

September 7, 2011

October 5, 2011

November 2, 2011

December 7, 2011

Practices

The group will work and collaborate using the following tools and mechanisms:

• Listserv
• Regular conference calls/Webex
• Wiki
• IdeaScale

Participation

Participation in the Content Working Group is restricted to NDSA member organizations. Contact co-chairs Cathy Hartman (Cathy.Hartman@unt.edu) and Abbie Grotke (abgr@loc.gov) to join the working group.

Participants in the working group will engage in the activities of the working group by a number of mechanisms:

• Regularly attend and participate in Webex meetings, conference calls and other in-person meetings as scheduling permits.
• Provide feedback as needed via the communication tools available to the Working Group in developing the scope of work and on specific defined Working Group activities.
• Participate in Action Teams, which may be created around specific tasks. These Action Teams may be self organized by members of the working group and may include non-NDSA members as the work requires. Non-NDSA members will not be participants in the Working Group but may contribute to the activities of any Action Team. Action Teams will update the Working Group about their accomplishments and progress.