Trends in Digital Preservation Capacity and Practice Micah Altman, Michelle Gallinger, Jefferson Bailey, Trevor Owens MIT, United States of America
We discuss highlights from a longitudinal study of storage practices across NDSA members.
Results and Findings of the 2017 NDSA Staffing Survey Carol Kussmann(1), Winston Atkins(2), Meg Phillips(3) 1: University of Minnesota Libraries, United States of America; 2: Duke University Libraries; 3: National Archives and Records Administration
Come hear about the results of the 2017 NDSA Staffing Survey and how the staffing of digital preservation activities have changed (or not) over the past five years. Over 130 institutions from fourteen countries completed the most recent survey, an increase from the 85 institutions in 2012.
Fixity Practices: Who’s Doing What? Sibyl Schaefer University of California, San Diego, United States of America
As digital practitioners, we know what fixity is and that it should be checked. The 2014 NDSA fixity report lists best practices for fixity checking, but what is really happening in the field? The Fixity Working group will report out on recent survey findings and provide updates about related work.
Senior Director Media Library and Archives, WGBH Educational Foundation
I am passionate about making media archives accessible on-line. This goes hand in hand with digital preservation, metadata processes, and systems to manage both. I seek to use technology as much as possible to help archivists and librarians with their work.
Principal Investigator, Council of State Archivists
Michelle is the principal investigator for CoSA's ACCESS grant. With Gallinger Consulting, she provides technological insight for libraries, museums, archives, and businesses. Michelle's clients include Harvard Library and IMLS, and she previously worked at the Library of Congres... Read More →
Digital Preservation Analyst, University of Minnesota Libraries
Carol Kussmann is the Digital Preservation Analyst at the University of Minnesota Libraries. In this role, she works across many departments within the Libraries, as well as outside the Libraries including through the statewide Minnesota Digital Library Program. She addresses current... Read More →
External Affairs Liaison, National Archives and Records Administration
Currently External Affairs Liaison for NARA, Meg has been an archivist and records manager throughout her career, in academic, nonprofit, and finally Federal government archives.
Sibyl Schaefer is the Chronopolis Program Manager and Digital Preservation Analyst for the University of California, San Diego. She has spent much of her career working with archival systems for arrangement, description, and preservation. She has been recognized as an Emerging Leader... Read More →
