NDSA:Draft New Member Guide

From the workplan last year: 1. Recruit, engage, and empower members a. Identify member expertise—Amy/Abbie b. Develop membership kit—Amy/Abbie c. Develop membership orientation program—Amy/Abbie d. Identify areas of expertise in subject areas e. Establish monthly "Expertise" webinars (or group chat or Twitter hour?) program with member benefit—Amy/Abbie f. Establish membership workshop at summer conference—Amy/Abbie

How to Get Involved

Working Group Co-Chairs

co-chairs Cathy Hartman (Cathy.Hartman@unt.edu) and Abbie Grotke (abgr@loc.gov) to join the working group or to learn more about how to get involved.

A few ways to learn more and get involved:

• Read this wiki - review the scope of work and information about the Content Teams, to get started
• Check out our public page: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/working_groups/content.html
• Join our meetings (details below)
• Sign up to do one of our NDSA:Member Presentations
• Offer to help take meeting minutes (truly appreciated!)
• Join one of our NDSA:content teams
• Help with small or large tasks to accomplish Content Team goals
• Chat with your fellow members via the listserv - ask questions, tell us about your projects, introduce yourself!
• Have an idea for a project or activity? Action teams may also be formed outside of (or within) the Content Teams, to perform specific tasks or accomplish goals. Start one up!
• Get your co-workers involved - if there are others in your organization that you'd like to get more involved, contact Abbie to get them signed up.

And finally,

• Don't be afraid to change Working Groups. If Content isn't a good fit, and you're more interested in Infrastructure, Innovation, Outreach, or Standards after all, our feelings won't be hurt. We realize that as the work evolves, new members may find themselves in the "wrong" group. Contact your co-chairs if you have questions about switching working groups.