NDSA:Government Content Team

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Scope

The Government Content Team is interested in the preservation of U.S. local, state, federal born digital content.

Team Facilitators

• McAninch, Glen | Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | Glen.McAninch@ky.gov [co-facilitator]
• Reib, Linda | Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records | lreib@LIB.AZ.US [co-facilitator]

Team Members

• Baker, Timothy D. | Maryland State Archives | timb@MDSA.NET
• Stierholz, Katrina |Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | katrina.l.stierholz@stls.frb.org
• Klein, Kris | Digital Programs Consultant, California State Library | kklein@LIBRARY.CA.GOV
• Maes, Margaret | Legal Information Preservation Alliance | mkmaes@gmail.com
• Kepley, David | NARA | david.kepley@nara.gov
• Faundeen, John, Archivist | U.S. Geological Survey | faundeen@usgs.gov
• Seneca,Tracy | California Digital Library | tracy.seneca@ucop.edu
• Harrison, Anne | Federal Library & Information Center Committee (FLICC) | anha@loc.gov
• Swanton, Abbigail | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | abbigail.swanton@dpi.wi.gov
• Gish, Jason | Testronic Labratories | jason.gish@testroniclabs.com

Current Activities

From May 16, 2012 meeting:

Action Items

• Consider effort toward appraisal: particularly what kind of data needs to be preserved.

• Determine what kind of permanent data is best used in electronic format for future use.

• Develop the case for records creator’s best practices.

• Establish best practice for preserving electronic records including replication, integrity checking and migration/format management.

Meetings

Next meeting Friday 13th 1PM - 2 PM EDT.

Last meeting was May 16, 2012 19th 1:00 - 2:30PM)

Meeting Minutes (link to meeting minutes)