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Wednesday, 4th August 2010

Library of Congress Launches National Digital Stewardship Alliance

From the Announcement:

The Library of Congress announced today the formation of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA), a partnership of institutions and organizations dedicated to preserving and providing access to selected databases, web pages, video, audio and other digital content with enduring value.

The alliance is an outgrowth of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), which the Library has administered since 2000. In establishing the program, Congress directed the Library to work with other federal agencies and a variety of additional communities to develop a national approach to digital preservation. NDIIPP has achieved substantial success though partnering with more than 170 institutions to provide access to a diverse national collection of digital content. This work demonstrates that a collective effort can achieve far more than individual institutions working alone.

The NDSA will build on this accomplishment by focusing on several goals. It will develop improved preservation standards and practices; work with experts to identify categories of digital information that are most worthy of preservation; and take steps to incorporate content into a national collection. It will provide national leadership for digital-preservation education and training. The new organization will also provide communication and outreach for all aspects of digital preservation.

"It is clear that collective action is needed to preserve valuable digital information that our nation needs to support economic, scientific and cultural innovation," said Laura Campbell, associate librarian for strategic initiatives."

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Members of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (as of July 15, 2010)

* Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
* Alaska Division of Libraries Archives, & Museums
* American Society of Media Photographers
* Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
* ARTstor
* BMS-Chace
* Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
* California Digital Library
* California State Library
* Center for History in New Media at George Mason University
* Data Preservation Alliance for the Social Sciences
* Division of Libraries and Information Services, Florida Department of State
* DuraSpace
* Educopia Institute
* Harvard University
* Idaho Commission for Libraries
* Idaho State Archives, A Division of the Idaho State Historical Society
* Internet Archive
* Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
* Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
* Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library of Congress
* Maryland State Archives
* Minnesota Historical Society
* Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
* National Council of State Legislatures
* Nebraska State Historical Society
* Nevada State Library and Archives
* New York University
* North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
* North Carolina State University Libraries
* OCLC
* Old Dominion University, Department of Computer Science
* Oregon State Library
* Portico
* Public Broadcasting Service
* Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
* SCOLA
* South Carolina Department of Archives and History
* Stock Artists Alliance
* Thompson Reuters
* University of California, San Diego
* University of Maryland
* University of Michigan
* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
* University of North Texas
* University of Tennessee
* University of Wisconsin-Madison
* Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center
* Utah Division of Archives and Records Service
* Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
* WGBH Educational Foundation
* Wisconsin Department of Administration
* WNET.ORG

Source: LC

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