Top of page

Category: NDSA

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

Responding to a Call to Action: Preserving Blogs and Discussion Forums in Science, Medicine, Mathematics and Technology

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

The following is a guest post by Christie Moffatt, Manager, Digital Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine Developing case studies around digital content subject areas has been a major focus of the NDSA Content Working Group, and the activity has enabled members to share the concerns and challenges specific to their communities. …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

NDSA National Agenda Digital Content Area: Web and Social Media

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

This is a guest post by Abbie Grotke, Library of Congress Web Archiving Team Lead and Co-Chair of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Content Working Group You may have seen the news on this blog and elsewhere that the National Digital Stewardship Alliance launched the first ever National Agenda for Digital Stewardship last July. One …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

Engaging Communities to Preserve: The History Harvest as a Collaboration Model for Digital Preservation

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

This is a guest post by Meghan Vance, a Public History graduate student at the University of Central Florida. As a Public History graduate student at the University of Central Florida, I had the unique opportunity to participate in an internship with E-Z Photo Scan, a member of the NDSA Outreach Group.  This internship evolved from a business-university …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

Content Matters: An Interview with Staff from the National Park Service

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

This is a guest post by Abbie Grotke, the Library of Congress Web Archiving Team Lead and Co-Chair of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Content Working Group. In this installment of the Content Matters series of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Content Working Group we’re featuring an interview with staff from the U.S. National Park …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

The State Electronic Records Initiative: Content Matters Interview

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

This is a Guest Post by Abbie Grotke, the Library of Congress Web Archiving Team Lead and Co-Chair of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Content Working Group. In this installment of the Content Matters interview series of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Content Working Group, I interview Jim Corridan, President of the Council of State …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

An Intern Considers the Digital Preservation Challenge, Part 2

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

The following is a guest post by Jennifer Clark, an NDIIPP intern from the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science. In yesterday’s post, I discussed how my initial ideas about digital preservation changed during my visit with NDIIPP. Today, I consider what I learned about building a socio-technical cyberinfrastructure. In an ever-changing digital …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

Record Crowd Participates in DigitalPreservation 2012

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

Apps that want to be good. Messiness and meaning. Mature–and immature–organizations. The Library of Congress provided a forum for innovative insights during its annual digital preservation meeting, held during July 24-25.  DigitalPreservation 2012 drew record attendance of 230 from across the country and around the world. The Library’s National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

Open Source Software and Digital Preservation: An Interview with Bram van der Werf of the Open Planets Foundation

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

The following is a guest post from Trevor Owens, a Digital Archivist in the Library of Congress Office of Strategic Initiatives. In this installment of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation Working Group Insights series, I am excited to have the chance to chat with Bram van der Werf, Executive Director of the Open Planets …

Dozens of squares, each with its own individual color or shade, lined up in rows and columns

Insights Interview with Beverly Emmons, Lighting Design Preservation Innovator

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

The following is a guest post from Barbara Taranto, Digital Program Director at New York Public Library. In this installment of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Insights interview series, I interview lighting designer Beverly Emmons.  Emmons has designed for Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theater, dance and opera both in the U.S. and abroad. For more background …