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Extending the Reach of Digital Preservation Practice
DigCurV 2013Mary MolinaroUniversity of Kentucky Libraries
or…how do you know what you don’t know?
+Scenario
+Scenario
Good collections – interesting things
Creating images
Link to website from Facebook
Webpage with digital content linked
+So what is the problem???
How are the images scanned? Do practices adhere to standards?
How are they preserving the digital content?
How will this be sustainable?
You don’t know what you don’t know…
University of Kentucky William T Young Library
Library of Congress
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Greene County Historical Society
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+Framing the Problem
Conversations among digital preservation community members
Library of Congress engaged in the conversations
Needs assessment survey
+The survey
868 Respondents
Libraries -40%Archives - 34%Museums - 16%Historical So-cieties - 4.5%Research Groups - ,9%
+The Survey
868 Respondents
Academic Institu-tions - 48.3%
County/Municipal Gov't - 9.6%
Fed Gov't - 7.7%
State Gov't - 6.7%
Other - 25.5%
+What they want…
In person, hands on workshops
Small workshops near home
Half day to one day
+The challenge
How do you get practical training to people close to home when it will be most
useful for them?
+Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Mission
To foster national outreach and education about digital
preservation by building a collaborative network of
instructors and partners to provide training to individuals and organizations seeking to
preserve their digital content.
+Challenges Facing Digital Preservation
Lack of awareness
Lack of organizational policy and planning
Limited educational resources
Lack of funding
+Baseline DPOE Curriculum
Identify - what digital content do you have?
Select - what portion of that content will be preserved?
Store - what issues are there for long term storage?
Protect - what steps are needed to protect your digital content?
Manage - what provisions are needed for long-term management?
Provide - what considerations are there for long-term access?
+Managing Content Over Time
+Overall DPOE Activities
1: Define Education Needs
2: Review Existing Curricula
3: Promote Core Principles
4: Grow Trainer Base
5: Evaluate Delivery Options
6: Develop Outreach Materials
7: Promote Digital Preservation Education Opportunities
+1. Define Educational Needs
84% report that it is important or very important for digital content to remain accessible for 10+ years
Only 33% report they have full time or part-time staff dedicated to digital preservation.
+2. Review Existing Curricula
+3. Promote Core Principles
Audience
Content
Instructors
Events
+4. Growing the Trainer Base
+Regional Networks
+Level of Trainers
Topical – knowledgeable about a specific topic
Utility – able to present on multiple topics
Anchor – able to organize and manage event and lead presenter, able to revise curriculum
+5. Evaluate Delivery Options
Small Workshop,
In-person focused only on training
Large Workshop, in-person with opportunities for networking
Online webinar
Online self paced course
+6. Develop Outreach Materials
+ Event/Training Planning Guide
+Curriculum Topic Sheets
+7. Promote Training Opportunities
+Target Audiences
+Impact
“The course content was very practical – I was immediately able to think of ways in which it applies to my current job…I also appreciated that the course didn’t try to cover too much ground, rather it focused on small steps that can actually make a difference.”
SUCCESS!
+In summary…
Encourage good practice
Raise awareness
Develop a national network with a mix of all roles
Bring basic training to wherever it needs to be
+In summary…
Collaborate with training providers
Build, evolve, strengthen accessible curriculum
Promote shared community events using calendar