DLF Forum 2017

Presentations
 
Digital Preservation Storage Criteria: Community Document for Discussion
Gail Truman(1), Sibyl Schaefer(2), Jane Mandelbaum(3), Kate Zwaard(3), Nancy McGovern(4), Andrea Goethals(5), Steve Knight(6)
1: Truman Technologies, United States of America; 2: University of California, San Diego; 3: Library of Congress; 4: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 5: Harvard Library; 6: National Library of New Sealand
 
Libraries responsible for preserving digital content must use storage systems or services to perform their work. The Digital Preservation Storage Criteria document was developed to assist in this decision making process. This snapshot provides an overview of the development of the document, and a call to join the discussion.
 
 
Preparing a 20th-Century Dataset for 21st-Century Use
James Ng, Helen Hockx-Yu, Charles Lamb
University of Notre Dame, United States of America
 
The University of Notre Dame Archives and Libraries will release microdata from a 1967 survey of all U.S. women religious. We describe the digital preservation challenges faced in “resurrecting” obsolete numeric data and how we overcame them. We highlight the importance of cross-departmental collaboration in data preservation, documentation and dissemination.
 
 
Using contextual inquiry to understand digital preservation needs at the National Agricultural Library
Morgan Daniels
University of Maryland College Park, United States of America
 
Using the contextual inquiry method, this study explores the range of workflows employed by staff of the National Agricultural Library. Resulting in a comprehensive knowledge of work with digital objects at the organization, this study is designed to suggest requirements and workflows for a library-wide comprehensive digital preservation plan.
 
 
Creating a Post-Award Data Management Checklist for Researchers
Brian Dietz, Sonoe Nakasone, Bertha Chang
NCSU Libraries, United States of America
 
The NCSU Libraries is creating a “post-award checklist” to assist researchers in following through with their data management plans. This presentation will share the process of creating the checklist, including our work with members of the campus research community to create a tool that will have broad impact.