From dotyjb at gmail.com Wed Oct 1 14:35:16 2014 From: dotyjb at gmail.com (Jennifer Doty) Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 14:35:16 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] CFP: IASSIST Annual Conference 2015 Message-ID: *CALL FOR PAPERS* 41st IASSIST Annual Conference 2 ? 5 June 2015, Minneapolis, MN *Bridging the Data Divide: Data in the International Context* The theme of our 2015 conference is *Bridging the Data Divide: Data in the International Context*. Going hand in hand with the well-known digital divide is a growing inequity in access to data. Increasing budget concerns have placed strains on governments, universities, and other institutions in the provision of data services. From the cancellation of the Statistical Abstracts of the United States, to the controversy over the Canadian Census long form, to political barriers in the data collection process in some countries, access to data and the data divide presents organizational, economic and educational challenges to the data professional?s community worldwide. As data professionals it is our role to demonstrate how access to data improves organizational standing and relevance, how shared infrastructure reduces the costs for agencies to setup data sharing platforms and how developing data literacy programs fits with the mission of our universities. This year, the international focus of IASSIST shines on how we can improve access to data for people across the globe. We welcome submissions on the theme outlined above and encourage conference participants to propose papers and sessions that will be of interest to a diverse audience. To facilitate the organization and scheduling of sessions, three distinct tracks have been established. If you are unsure which track your submission belongs or you feel that it applies to more than one track, submit your proposal and if accepted, the Program Committee will find an appropriate fit. *Deadline for submission: 21 November 2014* *Notification of acceptance: 16 January 2015* *See the full Call for Proposals attached for more information. *Please use this *online submission form* to submit your proposal. - Questions about sessions/paper submissions may be sent to the Program Chairs (iassist15 at gmail.com) - Questions about workshop submissions may be sent to the Workshop Co-Coordinators Samantha Guss (samantha.guss at nyu.edu) or Katharin Peter ( kpeter at usc.edu). -- Jennifer Doty Research Data Librarian Emory Center for Digital Scholarship Emory University | Robert W. 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They are: > > > Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others > > Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community > > Accountability for personal behavior > > > > Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/17080/ > To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/ From oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov Mon Oct 6 16:41:11 2014 From: oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov (Joe Hourcle) Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 16:41:11 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Fwd: [ESIP-all] Data Curation Postdoctoral Opportunity at Maryland's iSchool and the National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA References: <8BE5B11D2CF69C4DB2214ECB8F7F6DE6F61564@001FSN2MPN3-111.001f.mgd2.msft.net> Message-ID: And another job opportunity that people might find of interest (either yourself, or have a student that might fit) -Joe Begin forwarded message: > From: "McCarthy, Susan via ESIP-all" > Date: October 6, 2014 1:36:17 PM EDT > To: "esip-all at lists.esipfed.org" > Cc: "punzalan at umd.edu" > Subject: [ESIP-all] Data Curation Postdoctoral Opportunity at Maryland's iSchool and the National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA > Reply-To: "McCarthy, Susan" > > Dear colleagues, > > Please see the following announcement for a postdoctoral fellow opportunity to work with the University of Maryland's iSchool and the USDA's National Agricultural Library. (Details follow below.) If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, Dr. Punzalan or to refer interested candidates. I'd also appreciate it if you could forward this to your respective faculty and research communities. > > Best, > > Susan McCarthy, Ph.D. Ricardo L. Punzalan, Ph.D. > Acting Associate Director for Knowledge Services Assistant Professor > National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA University of Maryland College of Information Studies > 301-504-5510 301-405-6518 > Susan.mccarthy at ars.usda.gov punzalan at umd.edu > > Postdoctoral Opportunity in Agricultural Data Curation at the College of Information Studies (iSchool), University of Maryland, College Park > > Maryland's iSchool seeks a postdoctoral fellow to work on the project "Establishing a Data Curation Program for Agricultural Information" at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Library (NAL). Depending on the candidate's background, expertise, and interests, several exciting research projects could be complementary to the role envisioned for this postdoctoral position. Potential research areas include (but are not limited to) metadata standards, data preservation and re-use, data curation, and digitization management. The postdoctoral fellow will also have access to the iSchool's recently established digital curation lab. College Park's close proximity to NAL and other large Federal institutions in the Washington, D.C. area offers easy access to many related data repositories. > > The postdoctoral fellow will receive a competitive salary, including benefits and support for conference and research travel. The duration of the postdoc is 2 years, with opportunity for renewal. Start date for the position can be as early as January 2015. > > Roles and Responsibilities: This postdoctoral fellowship is a research position, with an expectation of productive research activity that will result in journal publications or conference presentations. The primary responsibilities of the fellow will include participation in a research project that aims to understand the data curation needs and requirements of NAL and to develop strategies that guarantee the management and preservation of NAL's expansive collection of agricultural data for long-term use. > > NAL has recently established a Knowledge Services Division (KSD) to lead efforts in digital curation. The postdoctoral fellow shall work with an interdisciplinary team of faculty and graduate students at the iSchool to conduct research and implement policies that will help KSD further understand NAL's capacity for data curation and preservation. KSD staff is a mix of highly qualified and enthusiastic information professionals, researchers, and scientists. The postdoctoral fellow will have ample opportunity to interact with archives, digital preservation and digital curation researchers from the iSchool and its digital curation lab, and KSD personnel, as well as to collaborate actively as suits research interests. > > Qualifications: Candidates should have (or soon have) a Ph.D. in Information or Library Science, or another relevant field. He or she must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. The successful candidate will have strong research background, proven information and project management skills, demonstrated excellent communication skills through a record of publication and public presentation, and a strong interest in advancing digital preservation and data curation through education, engagement and collaboration. The successful candidate will have an understanding and demonstrated competency in the following areas: science data management, qualitative and quantitative research methods, digital preservation, trusted digital repository workflows, science metadata standards and inter-operability, and open science. Demonstrated record of the ability and desire to work in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment is also desirable. > > To Apply: Interested candidates should send a CV, a brief statement (2 pages maximum) of interest in this position and how it relates to your personal goals, and a list of 3 references and their contact information to the project PI, Dr. Ricardo L. Punzalan at punzalan at umd.edu. Review of applications will begin November 15th, 2014. Selected applicant will be notified no later than mid-December 2014. > > > > > > This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > _______________________________________________ > ESIP-all mailing list > ESIP-all at lists.esipfed.org > http://www.lists.esipfed.org/mailman/listinfo/esip-all From daureen.nesdill at utah.edu Tue Oct 7 15:27:10 2014 From: daureen.nesdill at utah.edu (Daureen Nesdill) Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 19:27:10 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] a search engine for data Message-ID: <4BB8E3E08D34034DB9A7D4F285555FB12851E193@X-MB4.xds.umail.utah.edu> >From NSF - Brown Dog: A search engine for the other 99 percent (of data) http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=132941&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Daureen Daureen Nesdill MS, MLIS -Data Curation Librarian The Faculty Center @ J. 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The University of Cincinnati Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Digital Metadata Librarian, a tenure-track, 12 month Faculty Appointment. The change in UCL from a project-based mode to a comprehensive program for digital collections has increased the demand for metadata services (e.g. descriptive, administrative, and structural) and the concurrent need to develop and document associated policies and procedural standards. As more data types are represented in library collections, there is a growing need to harmonize descriptive metadata policies and practices across all resources. The successful candidate will participate heavily in non-MARC metadata and establishing practices and standards for non-MARC metadata creation across the libraries. This position delivers metadata services in collaboration with other library departments, university partners, and external collaborators; works with diverse constituents to support the discovery of and access to the Libraries' licensed and locally created digital content and analog collections; participates in facilitating the ingestion and harvesting of metadata records and establishing approved data models for the next generation repository under development; works collaboratively in the development, implementation, and evaluation of metadata policies, goals, and procedures for print and digital collections; performs original and complex copy cataloging to describe, expose and enrich library collections in a variety of languages and in all bibliographic and physical formats, including serials, media, electronic resources, and digital collections; and participates in experimental and innovative programs in support of eScience, eLearning, digital social sciences and humanities, data analytics, and data mining. The University of Cincinnati Libraries are a charter member of the Association of Research Libraries. A Strategic Plan launched in 2014 positions the libraries to become the globally engaged, intellectual commons of the university, the hub for collaboration, digital innovation and scholarly endeavor on campus. The libraries provide access to research collections from 10 locations which include more than 4.4 million volumes, an online digital repository of over 500,000 local digital objects, 148 thousand e-journals and 1.3 million e-books. The University of Cincinnati is also a founding member of the OhioLINK Library Consortium, providing access to resources available across the state. Visit: http://libraries.uc.edu Review of applications will begin November 17th and continue until the position is filled. Applications, including cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references, must be submitted online at: https://www.jobsatuc.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=89767 (position # 214PV9239) ***********The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer*********** Amy Koshoffer Science Informationist Science and Engineering Libraries University of Cincinnati Libraries Office: 240C Braunstein Hall PO Box 210153 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0153 Tel: (513) 556-1310 Email: amy.koshoffer at uc.edu Web: libraries.uc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mustapha -- *Join us at SciDataCon 2014:* www.SciDataCon2014.org *Conference registration *here! -- *Mustapha Mokrane*, PhD. | Executive Director World Data System-International Programme Office c/o NICT, 4-2-1 Nukui-kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan Tel: +81 4 2327 6004 Fax: +81 4 2327 6490 Mob:+81 90 5790 4732 mustapha.mokrane at icsu-wds.org | www.icsu-wds.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samantha.guss at nyu.edu Thu Oct 16 10:45:52 2014 From: samantha.guss at nyu.edu (Samantha Guss) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:45:52 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] job posting: Research Data Management Librarian @ NYU Message-ID: NYU (in New York, NY) is recruiting for a Research Data Management Librarian, a new position that will be part of our Data Services team. Please pass this along to anyone who might be interested and let me know if you have any questions. *Research Data Management Librarian* http://library.nyu.edu/about/jobs.html#RDM *Description:* The New York University Libraries seeks a librarian to plan and develop services to meet scholars? needs for consultation and assistance with research data management. This position works as a member of the NYU Data Services, consulting with faculty, graduate students, and other researchers on data management planning and data curation activities; developing instructional programming and documentation to support scholars in this area; and working with technical colleagues in NYU?s IT organization and the Digital Library Technology Services group (which is responsible for the libraries? repository and digitization infrastructures) to adapt, design, and develop tools and repository services for storing and sharing research data. The successful candidate will demonstrate a clear vision of the services, infrastructure, and skills required to provide high quality assistance to our researchers. *Responsibilities:* This new position will play a key role in NYU?s mission by establishing strong collaborative relationships with researchers, and developing, delivering, and promoting new services in response to their rapidly expanding needs in data management. The position will be responsible for spearheading the consultation and instructional services in this area by developing a flexible curriculum on data management; meeting with researchers in individual and group settings to consult on projects, planning, and best practices; exploring and piloting base-line services in curation practices and techniques; and creating documentation and guidelines related to scholars? emerging data management needs. Other activities may include ongoing assessment and monitoring of researcher needs, proactive development of knowledge and expertise in data management issues across disciplines and domains, and advising researchers on how to meet the data management and open data requirements of publishers and federal funding agencies. This individual will be central to efforts to design appropriate data repository and storage infrastructure for researchers across the University. *Qualifications:* *Required:* - Minimum one graduate degree (master?s level or higher) for consideration. A second graduate degree will be required for tenure review. One of the two graduate degrees must be an ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent. - 3-5 years of experience in a related field, or equivalent education and experience, ideally including a combination of direct research experience and experience in a support role such as in a library, archive, or information technology setting - Working knowledge of data management across the research lifecycle, including creating, processing, analysis, preservation, access, and reuse of research data. - Ability to work effectively with faculty, students, and staff in a team environment - Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to be flexible, creative, and tolerant of ambiguity - Candidates should exhibit a strong public service orientation, a high degree of facility with technologies and systems germane to the 21st century library, and be well-versed in the issues surrounding scholarly communications across a variety of disciplines *Preferred:* - An advanced degree in a relevant subject/field, preferably in the sciences or social sciences - Experience working with digital repository or content management systems. - Experience creating and implementing targeted outreach programs - Experience creating metadata and applying best practices to managed content - Experience with grant writing and federal agency policies -- Samantha Guss Data Services & Public Policy Librarian Bobst Library, New York University samantha.guss at nyu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The deadline for host applications is 5:00PM EST on November 12, 2014 For more information of these fellowships please visit http://www.clir.org/fellowships/postdoc/hosts/dc-science If you have questions regarding the CLIR/DLF Postdoctoral Fellowship Program please contact Alice Bishop, Senior Program Officer, Council on Library and Information Resources, at abishop at clir.org. Rita Van Duinen Curriculum and Research Strategist Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) www.clir.org rvanduinen at clir.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Alisa.Surkis at med.nyu.edu Fri Oct 17 10:10:51 2014 From: Alisa.Surkis at med.nyu.edu (Surkis, Alisa) Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:10:51 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Job Posting: Knowledge Management Librarian, NYU Health Sciences Library Message-ID: <1BFB715BE5325148BB079F0DFD7A04A0BBBDA840@MSGWCDCPMB26.nyumc.org> Apologies for cross-posting... Knowledge Management Librarian NYU Health Sciences Library welcomes applicants for the position of Knowledge Management Librarian, a faculty appointment in the NYU School of Medicine reporting to the library's Associate Director for Research, Education, and Clinical Support. Summary The Knowledge Management Librarian will focus on research data management and knowledge support services throughout the NYU Langone Medical Center and with colleagues in allied areas across the university. Responsibilities Data Management/Curation * Develop services and tools to promote and support research data management, access, and sharing * Develop outlets for and provide instruction on data management best practices through online modules, group, and individual instruction * Contribute as an integral part of a team in varied research data management activities and services Liaison/Informationist Services * Provide dedicated knowledge support services to particular department(s)/unit(s) (to be determined) through the Library Liaison Program * Provide expert-level knowledge management assistance through Library online user support systems * Develop and curate subject- and discipline-specific research guides, as needed General * Serve as key communication link between library users needs and IT/technical teams in the development and implementation of data and knowledge management solutions. * Serve on library teams, committees and/or task forces as appropriate * Serve on Medical Center committees and/or task forces as appropriate * Conduct and present appropriate library- and informatics-related research Required Qualifications * Master's degree in library/information science, informatics, computer science, or related fields * Working knowledge of and aptitude for technologies relevant to research, knowledge management, or other relevant biomedical areas * Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and instruction skills * Enthusiasm for working closely with varied users in a dynamic academic medical center environment * Adept at working in a highly collaborative team environment * Flexible, intellectually curious, and willing and able to take initiative * Commitment to professional development and contributing to library/information science and biomedical informatics research Preferred Qualifications * Advanced knowledge and skills in research data management * Experience analyzing, manipulating, or repurposing data with at least one programming language * Knowledge of metadata standards, ontologies, and common data elements * Experience with at least one of the following: Fedora repository, Drupal, UNIX environments, PHP/Perl programming, MySQL How to Apply Applicants should send a resume and letter of application to HSL_jobs at med.nyu.edu Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The New York University School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, and underrepresented group members. Federal and state legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, disability, national origin, veteran, marital or parental status, citizenship, age, or sexual orientation. Alisa Surkis, PhD, MLS Translational Science Librarian NYU Health Sciences Library (212) 263-2953 | Alisa.surkis at med.nyu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Sun Oct 19 09:26:50 2014 From: rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu (Robert R. Downs) Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 09:26:50 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Call for Papers: Special Issue of JMGL on Geospatial Data Management, Curation, and Preservation Message-ID: <5443BC1A.9060206@ciesin.columbia.edu> Please excuse any duplication of the following call for papers and feel free to share it with your colleagues. - - - - - The peer-reviewed Journal of Map & Geography Libraries (JMGL) is inviting submissions for a special issue on geospatial data management, curation, and preservation. Geospatial data are valuable resources and must be managed, curated, and preserved to ensure that they can be used and will be useful for a variety of purposes in the future. Articles are invited for this special issue of JMGL that report on current research and development efforts and build on previous work relevant to the management, curation, and preservation of digital geospatial information. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: Policies, strategies, frameworks, or approaches for fostering current and future use of geospatial data; Rights and confidentiality issues for geospatial data dissemination; Provenance, persistent identifiers, versioning, interfaces, or workflow for geospatial data stewardship; Issues in active archiving and long-term archiving of geospatial data; Geospatial data stewardship roles of stakeholder organizations, partners, or collaborators; Developing and deploying standards, infrastructure, tools, or services for geospatial data management. Detailed submission guidelines can be found at the http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/bes/jmgl-geospatial-data-cfp URL. Interested authors should send an initial abstract of less than 500 words, by November 15, 2014, to Dr. Robert R. Downs, the Guest Editor, at rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu. - - - - - Thanks, Bob Downs Robert R. Downs, PhD Senior Digital Archivist and Senior Staff Associate Officer of Research Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), The Earth Institute, Columbia University P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 USA Voice: 845-365-8985; fax: 845-365-8922 E-mail: rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Columbia University CIESIN Web site: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu From dtsang at uci.edu Mon Oct 20 18:40:53 2014 From: dtsang at uci.edu (=?UTF-8?B?IkRhbmllbCBDLiBUc2FuZyDmm77mjK/pjZsi?=) Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:40:53 -0700 Subject: [Rdap] Job Posting: applications still being accepted: E-Research and Digital Scholarship Services Librarian Message-ID: <54458F75.9050902@uci.edu> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cmmorris at fedora-commons.org Mon Oct 27 09:37:36 2014 From: cmmorris at fedora-commons.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:37:36 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] =?utf-8?q?New_Open_Source_Preservation_Solution=E2=80=94Ru?= =?utf-8?q?n_Archivematica_1=2E3=2E0_Locally_or_in_DuraCloud?= Message-ID: *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* October 27, 2014 Contact: Michele Kimpton (mkimpton at duraspace.org) or Evelyn McLellan ( evelyn at artefactual.com) Read it online: bit.ly/ZTDufZ *Open Source Preservation Solution?Run Archivematica 1.3.0 Locally or in DuraCloud* *Archivematica 1.3.0 Features Full DuraCloud Integration* *Winchester, MA* Artefactual has announced the release of Archivematica 1.3.0 with full DuraCloud integration. Archivematica is an open source digital preservation system with a web-based dashboard for ingesting digital holdings and generating Archival Information Packages (AIPs). DuraCloud is an open source cloud?-based archiving and preservation service platform that manages and preserves digital objects in secure, replicated storage. Archivematica 1.3.0 now features the ability to configure the storage option to deposit AIPs into DuraCloud archival cloud storage via the web-based dashboard. Institutions and organizations may now choose to implement the Archivematica open source preservation stack in-house, or to take advantage of the DuraCloud hosted service for long-term secure archival storage directly from their hosted Archivematica dashboard. Archivematica 1.3.0 is production-ready and now available for download here: https://www.archivematica.org/wiki/Installation The key new feature in the Archivematica 1.3.0 release is the ability to manage all storage functionality in DuraCloud, specifically: ?Ability to store Archival Information Packages (AIPs) in DuraCloud ?Ability to store Dissemination Information Packages (DIPs) in DuraCloud ?Ability to synchronize a local copy with a remote copy in DuraCloud ?Working with Artefactual to integrate our two software platforms means that if you use Archivematica locally, you can now upload content into your DuraCloud account,? explained DuraSpace CEO Michele Kimpton, ?or add the open source software to your in-house technology stack. Either way it provides Institutions with a complete end to end open source solution.? Evelyn McLellan, President of Artefactual systems: ?Having both local and cloud-based storage options available to Archivematica users helps us to offer our communities additional ways to preserve and protect their digital holdings.? *More Information about Archivematica and/or DuraCloud* If your organization is interested in learning more about Archivematica ( www.archivematica.org) and/or the DuraCloud (www.duracloud.org) service, please contact Michele Kimpton (mkimpton at duraspace.org) or Evelyn McLellan ( evelyn at artefactual.com), or complete the inquiry form at http://duracloud.org/archivematica. *About Artefactual Systems* Artefactual's mission is to provide the heritage community with vital expertise and technology in the domains of digital preservation and online access. We develop open-source software and promote open standards as the best means of enabling archives, libraries and museums to preserve and provide access to society's cultural assets. We are archivists, librarians, software developers, systems administrators and systems technicians, all working together to advance the capacity of heritage institutions to meet their mandates in a rapidly changing world. http://www.artefactual.com/. *About DuraSpace* DuraSpace is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. DuraSpace provides leadership and innovation in the use of open source and cloud-based technologies to serve libraries, universities, research centers, for managing and preserving digital content. The organization?s open source technology portfolio includes the DSpace open access repository application and the Fedora open repository platform. DuraSpace is the home of DuraCloud, an emerging cloud-based service that leverages existing cloud infrastructure to enable durability and access to digital content. http://duraspace.org/. -- Carol Minton Morris DuraSpace Director of Marketing and Communications cmmorris at DuraSpace.org Skype: carolmintonmorris 607 592-3135 Twitter at DuraSpace Twitter at DuraCloud http://DuraSpace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cmmorris at fedora-commons.org Tue Oct 28 11:39:30 2014 From: cmmorris at fedora-commons.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:39:30 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Letter from DuraSpace CEO Michele Kimpton Message-ID: October 28, 2014 Read it online: http://bit.ly/1zetRaY Dear Community, It is bittersweet as I announce my departure from DuraSpace. Over the last eight years it has been an honor and privilege to work closely with the DSpace, Fedora and most recently VIVO communities to advance the software and create a sustainable pathway for each project. I have enjoyed working closely with the community to chart a pathway to collaboratively develop a research and scholarship ecosystem for managing and preserving all academic knowledge and works. Projects such as DPN, SHARE and DPLA all have great potential for providing long term managed access to knowledge and scholarship. Today we kick-off the search process to find the next CEO for DuraSpace. You can find the job description on our website (http://duraspace.org/jobs). The search committee will be screening applications as they are received. We expect to fill the position by January 2015. The position is based in the USA, however no relocation is required. It is anticipated the new CEO will set up a local office at their current location. The search committee is primarily composed of a subset of members from the DuraSpace board, and will be reviewing applications as they are received. You can submit a cover letter and application to ceo at duraspace.org. Please feel free to contact me (mkimpton at duraspace.org) or someone from DuraSpace if you have any questions. Best, Michele Kimpton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cmmorris at fedora-commons.org Wed Oct 29 13:03:56 2014 From: cmmorris at fedora-commons.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:03:56 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] NEWS RELEASE: Digital Preservation Network (DPN) Launches Member Content Pilot Message-ID: *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* October 29, 2014 Read it online: http://bit.ly/ZZCJSK *Digital Preservation Network (DPN) Launches Member Content Pilot* *A step toward establishing an operational, long-term preservation system shared across the academy* The Digital Preservation Network (DPN) is a federation of more than 50 academic institutional members who are collaboratively developing the means to preserve the complete scholarly record for future generations. DPN has launched a Member Content Pilot program as a step toward establishing an operational, long-term preservation system shared across the academy. The pilot is testing real-world interactions between DPN members through DPN ?nodes? that ingest data from members of the Digital Preservation Network and package it for preservation storage. Three DPN nodes (Chronopolis/Duracloud, The Texas Preservation Node, and the Stanford Digital Repository) will be functioning as First Nodes. All five DPN nodes (the three named above along with APTrust and HathiTrust) will be providing replication services for the pilot data. The higher education community has created many digital repositories to provide long-term preservation and access. DPN replicates multiple dark copies of these collections in diverse nodes to protect against the risk of catastrophic loss due to technology, organizational or natural disasters. Participating DPN Member Content Pilot members include Chronopolis, University of California San Diego; Dartmouth University; the DuraSpace organization; Texas Preservation Node and; Yale University. Steven Morales, DPN Chief Business Officer, is pleased with pilot project progress. ?The DPN Technical Working group, comprised of the five Replicating Nodes for DPN, have done a phenomenal job linking together their existing repositories, he said, It feels great to be at a point where we can begin testing the network with real content.? *The pilot provides:* ? A functioning preservation network capable of Services sufficient to allow First Nodes to accepting and replicating Member Pilot content and replicate it to Replicating Nodes using the developing DPN network. ? Opportunity for all participating Members and First Nodes to play out a realistic content deposit scenario and to discuss and capture the requirements and questions raised. ? A preliminary report to the DPN membership regarding results. *DPN Timeline* In 2012 DPN was launched with the support of founding member institutions. By 2013 replicating nodes had been brought together to begin building the network, software and messaging system. 2014 has been a testing year. This summer three rounds of successful internal testing was completed. In the current phase real member content is being tested as DPN members have joined together as ?first nodes?. Content has been identified and prepared for packaging into DPN ?bags?. Through the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 multiple rounds of testing will be ongoing. A soft launch of a production system will be available in the summer of 2015 through the end of 2016 with all member schools participating. *About The Digital Preservation Network* The Digital Preservation Network (DPN) will ensure that the complete scholarly record is preserved for future generations. It will be the long-term preservation solution shared collectively across the academy that protect local and consortia preservation efforts against all types of catastrophic failure. The supporting ecosystem enables higher education to own, maintain and control the scholarly record throughout time. While commercial entities may partner with us to contribute to this effort at different points in time depending on priorities and business models, final control must reside with the academy. http://www.dpn.org/. -- Carol Minton Morris DuraSpace Director of Marketing and Communications cmmorris at DuraSpace.org Skype: carolmintonmorris 607 592-3135 Twitter at DuraSpace Twitter at DuraCloud http://DuraSpace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cmmorris at fedora-commons.org Wed Oct 29 14:08:43 2014 From: cmmorris at fedora-commons.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:08:43 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] CORRECTION: Digital Preservation Network (DPN) Launches Member Content Pilot Message-ID: *==Corrected version==* October 29, 2014 Read it online: http://bit.ly/ZZCJSK *Digital Preservation Network (DPN) Launches Member Content Pilot* *A step toward establishing an operational, long-term preservation system shared across the academy* The Digital Preservation Network (DPN) is a federation of more than 50 academic institutional members who are collaboratively developing the means to preserve the complete scholarly record for future generations. DPN has launched a Member Content Pilot program as a step toward establishing an operational, long-term preservation system shared across the academy. The pilot is testing real-world interactions between DPN members through DPN ?nodes? that ingest data from members of the Digital Preservation Network and package it for preservation storage. Three DPN nodes (Chronopolis/Duracloud, The Texas Preservation Node, and the Stanford Digital Repository) will be functioning as First Nodes. All five DPN nodes (the three named above along with APTrust and HathiTrust) will be providing replication services for the pilot data. The higher education community has created many digital repositories to provide long-term preservation and access. DPN replicates multiple dark copies of these collections in diverse nodes to protect against the risk of catastrophic loss due to technology, organizational or natural disasters. Participants in the DPN Member Content Pilot include Chronopolis, University of California San Diego, Dartmouth University, the DuraSpace organization, Stanford University, Texas Preservation Node and Yale University. Steven Morales, DPN Chief Business Officer, is pleased with pilot project progress. ?The DPN Technical Working group, comprised of the five Replicating Nodes for DPN, has done a phenomenal job linking together their existing repositories,? he said. ?It feels great to be at a point where we can begin testing the network with real content.? *The pilot provides:* ? A functioning preservation network capable of accepting and replicating Member Pilot content. ? Opportunity for all participants to play out a realistic content deposit scenario and to discuss and capture the requirements and questions raised. ? A preliminary report to the DPN membership regarding results. *DPN Timeline* In 2012 DPN was launched with the support of founding member institutions. By 2013 replicating nodes had been brought together to begin building the network, software and messaging system. 2014 has been a testing year. This summer three rounds of successful internal testing was completed. In the current phase real member content is being tested as DPN members have joined together as ?first nodes?. Content has been identified and prepared for packaging into DPN ?bags?. Through the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 multiple rounds of testing will be ongoing. A soft launch of a production system will be available in the summer of 2015 through the end of 2016 with all member schools participating. *About The Digital Preservation Network* The Digital Preservation Network (DPN) will ensure that the complete scholarly record is preserved for future generations. It will be the long-term preservation solution shared collectively across the academy that protects local and consortia preservation efforts against all types of catastrophic failure. The supporting ecosystem enables higher education to own, maintain and control the scholarly record throughout time. While commercial entities may partner with us to contribute to this effort at different points in time depending on priorities and business models, final control must reside with the academy. http://www.dpn.org/. -- Carol Minton Morris DuraSpace Director of Marketing and Communications cmmorris at DuraSpace.org Skype: carolmintonmorris 607 592-3135 Twitter at DuraSpace Twitter at DuraCloud http://DuraSpace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.conrad at nara.gov Fri Oct 31 17:02:53 2014 From: mark.conrad at nara.gov (Mark Conrad) Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:02:53 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] One Step Closer to ISO Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories Message-ID: ISO 16919 -- Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories was published on 29 October 2014. This is another major milestone on the road to ISO certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories. In 2003 ISO published ISO 14721 -- Open archival information system -- Reference model. This standard was subsequently revised in 2012. Shortly after the original version of the OAIS Reference Model was published repositories began declaring themselves OAIS compliant. At that time there was no standard to effectively measure these claims. In 2012 ISO published ISO 16363 ? Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories. This standard lists criteria a trustworthy digital repository should meet. The newly published ISO 16919 provides specific requirements for the organizations that will carry out audits and certifications of digital repositories. It complements ISO/IEC 17021. >From the ISO website: ISO/IEC 17021 provides the bulk of the requirements on bodies offering audit and certification for general types of management systems. However, for each specific type of system, specific additional requirements will be needed, for example, to specify the standard against which the audit is to be made and the qualifications which auditors require. ISO 16919:2014 provides the (small number of) specific additions required for bodies providing audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories. Trustworthy here means that they can be trusted to maintain, over the long-term, the understandability and usability of digitally encoded information placed into their safekeeping. Once auditing organizations have been accredited and auditors have been trained concerning these standards it will be possible to certify Trustworthy Digital Repositories to an ISO standard. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: