1. Software Preservation Network PresQT Workshop
May 1st

2. SPN: Scope
The Software Preservation Network (SPN) coordinates software preservation efforts to ensure the long term access to software.
We connect and engage the legal, public policy, social science, natural science, information & communication technology and cultural heritage preservation communities that create and and use software.
Our work currently involves: legal licensing and information policy research; an international registry of software collections; and software development contributions to technical infrastructures that facilitate long-term access to software.
softwarepreservationnetwork.org

3. PresQT Brainstorm with the Software Preservation Network
Divide into 5 groups
4 in-room 1 virtual
Access your group’s document with questions and space for notetaking (links below)
Assign a note taker
Discuss questions for minutes
Report out 2-3 themes that emerged in your discussion

4. Brainstorming Questions
How might software preservation factor into your work and/or research interests?
How can “software,” “software collecting,” “software curation,” “software preservation,” and “software access” be defined, and how do the definitions matter?
What institutions/organizations/communities/individuals are collecting, curating, preserving, and providing access to software, and what software are they collecting, curating, preserving, and making accessible?
How can the quality of software preservation be assessed?
What questions do you have regarding any aspect of software preservation?
Are you interested in getting involved with SPN?

5. Thank you! http://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/contact/