[PADG:1191] FW: Announcing the Digital Preservation Network

["David Lowe" <david.lowe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Apologies for cross-posting.  An effort of possible interest...
--DBL

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From: Discussion of Government Document Issues
[mailto:GOVDOC-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ray Matthews
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 3:51 PM
To: GOVDOC-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Announcing the Digital Preservation Network

Greetings!
 
I've posted "Technologies & Tools for State Publications Digital
Libraries" to the Digital Preservation Network site.  

This document is a short summary of the repository and harvesting
technologies used by each of the 50 states in our collective ongoing
quest to provide for the permanent public access to state publications.

It is based on an environmental scan that I originally conducted in
June 2005 when we were trying to determine what others were using. I've
updated it with 2006 survey information graciously provided to the
community by the surveys done by Theresa Pardo and Brian Burke of the
Center for Technology in Government and Stephen Wilhoite at the Nevada
State Library and Archives. 

You'll also find at this site the papers and presentations given at the
2006 Digital Preservation in State Government Best Practices Exchange
and a growing collection of presentations, policies, standards
documents, and news.  The network is an outgrowth of the conference held
in North Carolina and the site is managed courtesy of the Washington
State Digital Archives.

If you haven't yet joined the Digital Preservation Network community of
practice, go to http://www.digitalpreservationnetwork.org and click on
"Request Access" under the home menu. 

The Digital Preservation Network is dedicated to forging a community of
practitioners who are focused on the issues of preserving the digital
records and publications of government. This online forum is a
repository for the exchange and discussion of ideas, research, strategy
and documents that can be used by other practitioners in their
organization.  Membership in this community is open to any practitioner
employed in a government funded institution that is currently
researching or participating in appraisal, acquisition, preservation or
access of government records or publications.

Once you've been sent your access password, you can find my paper under
the category: Technical > Solutions 

Take some time to explore what else is there, and load some documents
of your own so that we work together to build this network as a useful
resource.
 
Kind regards,
 
Ray Matthews
 
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Government Information Coordinator
State Documents Librarian
Utah State Library Division 
Email: RayMatthews@xxxxxxxx 
Voice: 801.715.6752
 
"Let the people know the facts, and the country will be safe." 
                                              --- Abraham Lincoln,
1864