NDSA:Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014

Every other call is a work meeting, and the others are for highlighting people working on digital stewardship.

Roster

Trevor Owens, Library of Congress
Barrie Howard, Library of Congress
Carol Kussmann, University of Minnesota
Dave MacCarn, WGBH
Jim Harper, PFA Inc.
Karen Cariani, WGBH
Linda Reib, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Martin Jacobson, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Shawn Nicholson, Michigan State University
Kevin McCarthy, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Martin Kalm, Chicago State University
Chelsea Raol, Wake Forest University
Kat Bell, Dance Heritage Coalition

Agenda

Discuss the attached revised fixity check project draft. (This has been worked over and revised substantially since we last discussed it in a small sub group.) With some tweaking I think this is at the point where we could put out a beta version of it for broader comment.
Review the open source infrastructure project talks/interviews from last year. Karen may send along a document trying to distill some of that work before the call.
Short update on the NDSA storage survey
Open suggestions for projects/programs/etc. to invite to present to the group. (Start thinking about these before the call if you have a few minutes).
Kick off thinking about digital stewardship infrastructure issues to feature in the next National Agenda for Digital Stewardship.

Discussion

The document has had a fair amount of comments on email. What about for newbies; can there be a more brief document. It may not be appropriate for people that aren't familiar with these terms. Add sentences to briefly defines PREMIS and Trac, and point to online resources for more information. Look at the end where it says how the data was created and workflow information. Where will this document live, and what is this document, e.g., a factsheet or a guidance document?