1. NDIIPP The Next Phase Meg Williams Associate General Counsel The Library of Congress

2. Moving to a New Phase Successfully taken the program from a $100M windfall to a working network of over 130 engaged partners –Survey landscape, plan, explain plan, defend plan, pilot, consensus, invest, adjust, expand, repeat –Measured, incremental progress Now –The NDIIPP project agreements are ending –The Library needs to report to Congress –There needs to be a next step

3. Sustainable Network Sustainability –Scale – big dream, realistic increments –Cost – realities are different now –Flexibility –Inclusiveness –Responsibility Need an entity of some kind –Needs to be some there there

4. Where the Lawyers Come In Help you create some kind of formal sustainable organization Reviewed models; cribbed from them all –Just do it –Contractual –Corporate –Statutory Charter

5. National Digital Stewardship Alliance June 2009 National – whole country’s involved; not international Digital – born digital or born-again digital; electronic Stewardship – caring for heritage assets that belong to other institutions and to other generations Alliance – advancing common interests and cause (sounds like there’s movement)

7. Library of Congress Members Associates National Digital Stewardship Alliance DRAFT June 2009

8. Members Organizations that commit to making a sustained contribution to national digital stewardship in one or more stewardship roles Current NDIIPP partners New Members added by invitation Vote

9. Associates Stakeholders that cannot commit to making sustained contributions, but share an interest in digital preservation, support the Alliance's mission, and are willing to provide advice or expertise Smaller institutions, foreign institutions, individuals, … Added by invitation No vote

10. Eligibility Organizations from all sectors –Government agencies - Federal, state, local, municipal –Educational institutions –Libraries, archives –Non-profit organizations, associations, standards bodies –Business entities Individuals By invitation

11. Library of Congress Members Associates National Digital Stewardship Alliance DRAFT June 2009 Content Stds & Practices Infrastructure Innovation Outreach & Education New Roles …

12. Stewardship Roles Members commit to making sustained contribution in one or more roles –Content –Standards & Practices –Infrastructure –Innovation –Outreach & Education Add, change as new roles develop … There’s a standing committee for each role

13. Content Contributing significant materials to the national collection to be preserved and made available to current and future generations Annual additions to the national collection Content creators looking for a steward Libraries, archives & traditional stewardship organizations

14. Standards & Practices Developing, following and promoting effective methods for selecting, organizing, preserving, and serving digital content Perhaps developing certification paths Education and training

15. Infrastructure Developing and maintaining tools for curation and preservation Providing storage, hosting, migration, or similar services for the long-term preservation of digital content Building a collection of open source tools Services suited to different requirements –Different types, scopes and scales

16. Innovation Encouraging and conducting research in digital preservation science and technologies Periodically describing a research agenda Taking up research challenges identified by the Alliance Disseminating research findings

17. Outreach & Education Building relationships with stakeholder communities and preparing and sharing training resources and guides.

18. New & Changing Roles The structure can change as familiar roles change and new roles develop Establish or retire standing committees, as needed

19. Library of Congress Members Associates National Digital Stewardship Alliance NDSA Chair DRAFT June 2009 Content Stds & Practices Infrastructure Innovation Outreach & Education New Roles … NDSA Secretariat

20. The Library As Chair Invite Members and Associates to join –Designate committee chairs –Establish ad hoc committees Consider & adopt recommendations Serve as the Alliance Secretariat –Meetings, communications, paperwork, digital paperwork, Govt paperwork

21. The Library Maintain a clearinghouse & registry –Content, standards, practices & procedures, tools, services, training resources Facilitate connections –Among Members & Associates with like interests –Developing relationships based on excellence and expertise

22. The Library Convene stakeholders –To develop shared understanding of digital stewardship responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges Coordinate educational & information sharing initiatives –To foster effective preservation of digital heritage materials

23. The Library Report periodically on digital stewardship –State of the national collection and infrastructure –Benefits preserving digital heritage –Challenges and opportunities Sponsor work –To advance the practice, science, & technology of digital stewardship –To the extent funding is available

24. Library of Congress Members Associates National Digital Stewardship Alliance NDSA Chair Council  Librarian of Congress  AL Strategic Initiatives  Member at large  Chair – Content  Chair – Stds & Prac  Chair – Infrastruct  Chair – Innovation  Chair – Outreach  Chair – Other …  Associate DRAFT June 2009 Content Stds & Practices Infrastructure Innovation Outreach & Education New Roles … NDSA Secretariat        

25. Alliance Council Makeup –11 members –Chaired by Librarian of Congress –Vice Chair is Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives –Chairs of standing committees –Members at large –Associate Council is made up of institutions –Institutions designate individual representatives

26. Alliance Council De facto Membership committee –Develop membership criteria, practices –Recommend Members & Associates to the Librarian Represent interest and concerns Coordinate periodic report on digital stewardship

27. Next Steps Think about all of this and get your input Define “success” (and “failure”) for a National Digital Stewardship Alliance Identify benefits of participation –For institutions –For others Develop charter by end of 2009

28. Questions or Comments? Ask Laura, Martha, Abbey, Michelle, Bill, or your other favorite NDIIPP contact Meg Williams Associate General Counsel The Library of Congress mwil@loc.gov Aditya McDuffy Assistant General Counsel amcd@loc.gov mwil@loc.gov amcd@loc.gov