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THE EDUCOPIA INSTITUTE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, WILL WORK TO INVESTIGATE, MODEL, AND TEST WORKFLOWS FOR BORN-DIGITAL CONTENT CURATION IN LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF THREE OPEN SOURCE DIGITAL LIBRARY TOOLS (BITCURATOR, ARCHIVEMATICA, AND ARCHIVESSPACE) AND TO SUPPORT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS IN INTEGRATING THESE TOOLS INTO THEIR WORKFLOWS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT AND STUDY IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE TOOLS ACROSS 12 PARTNER INSTITUTIONS - ROBERT W. WOODRUFF LIBRARY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY, DUKE UNIVERSITY, EMORY UNIVERSITY, KANSAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, ODUM INSTITUTE, RICE UNIVERSITY, AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY. WORKING ACROSS THESE DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS, THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON TWO CORE APPLIED RESEARCH QUESTIONS. HOW CAN INSTITUTIONS COMBINE TOOLS TO SUPPORT WORKFLOWS THAT MEET LOCAL INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS? HOW CAN INSTITUTIONS IMPLEMENT "HANDOFFS" BETWEEN DIFFERENT FUNCTION-BASED SYSTEMS?

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DISTRIBUTED PRESERVATION OF BORN-DIGITAL AND DIGITIZED NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

EDUCOPIA, OPEN WEAVE CONSULTING, INC., CAST IRON CODING, LIBRARY PUBLISHING COALITION, CALIFORNIA DIGITAL LIBRARY, STRATOS, AND JANEWAY WILL EXPAND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIONS FOR LIBRARY PUBLISHING PROGRAMS THAT ARE OPEN SOURCE, COMMUNITY-LED, AND ALIGNED IN VALUES. THE PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE EXISTING NEXT GENERATION LIBRARY PUBLISHING (NGLP) INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE MODELS THROUGH 1) A PRODUCTION-READY, OPEN-SOURCE DISPLAY LAYER, MERU, THAT RIVALS PROPRIETARY LIBRARY PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS; 2) THE MIGRATION OF ONE PILOT LIBRARY PUBLISHER INTO THE NGLP ECOSYSTEM; AND 3) A SUITE OF REPLICABLE TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND WORKFLOWS THAT WILL ENABLE OTHER LIBRARY PUBLISHERS TO FOLLOW SUIT. THE DELIVERABLES WILL ULTIMATELY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS ENGAGED IN PUBLISHING PRACTICES THAT CENTER MARGINALIZED KNOWLEDGE PRODUCERS AND LOWER READER BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR A MUCH BROADER RANGE OF RESEARCH OUTPUTS. PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL IMPACT PUBLISHING LIBRARIES ACROSS THE NATION BY INFLUENCING GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS REGARDING WAYS THAT NONPROFIT PUBLISHING EFFORTS CAN SCALE BY CHANNELING, CONNECTING, STREAMLINING, AND STANDARDIZING INTEROPERABILITY AND VALUES.

EDUCOPIA INSTITUTE, THE LIBRARY PUBLISHING COALITION, AND 12 PARTNER LIBRARIES WILL INVESTIGATE, SYNCHRONIZE, AND MODEL A RANGE OF WORKFLOWS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF LIBRARIES TO PUBLISH OPEN ACCESS, PEER-REVIEWED SCHOLARLY JOURNALS. MOST LIBRARY PUBLISHERS DEVELOP SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL NEEDS, AND INITIAL WORKFLOWS ARE GENERALLY HOME-GROWN AND VARIED. THIS MAKES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND PEER LEARNING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND CONTRIBUTES TO FREQUENT OMISSIONS OF CRUCIAL WORKFLOW STEPS, SUCH AS CONTRIBUTING METADATA TO AGGREGATORS (ESSENTIAL FOR DISCOVERY AND IMPACT) AND DEPOSITING CONTENT IN PRESERVATION REPOSITORIES (NECESSARY FOR A STABLE SCHOLARLY RECORD). THIS PROJECT?S WORKFLOW MODEL WILL HELP LIBRARIES PROVIDE STRONG SERVICES FOR A WIDER RANGE OF JOURNALS, REPRESENTING A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN AND ACADEMY-OWNED SCHOLARSHIP. DOCUMENTED WORKFLOWS WILL HELP EXISTING AND ASPIRING LIBRARY PROGRAMS TO STREAMLINE THEIR PROCESSES AND FOLLOW BEST PRACTICES IN JOURNAL PUBLISHING.

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EDUCOPIA INSTITUTE, PARTNERING WITH SIX MEMBERS OF THE DIGITAL PRESERVATION SERVICES COLLABORATIVE, WILL STUDY THE NEEDS FOR AND FEASIBILITY OF A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED DIGITAL PRESERVATION SERVICE. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP A DESIGN FOR A FUTURE SERVICE MODEL. THIS WORK WILL CULMINATE IN A WHITE PAPER, A VIRTUAL FORUM, A CLOSING WEBINAR, AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS TO BE SHARED WITH A NATIONAL AUDIENCE. THE WHITE PAPER WILL ARTICULATE THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED, VALUES-DRIVEN DIGITAL PRESERVATION SERVICES, AND THE SERVICE MODEL WILL PROPOSE A FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING THIS NEED AND PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED DIGITAL PRESERVATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS OF COMMUNITIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND ULTIMATELY, RESEARCHERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO RELY ON DIGITAL CULTURAL HERITAGE TO ENDURE INTO THE FUTURE.

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THE EDUCOPIA INSTITUTE WILL STUDY, EVALUATE, AND DOCUMENT SUSTAINABILITY SCENARIOS FOR DIGITAL CURATION AND PRESERVATION CURRICULA DEVELOPED WITH GRANT FUNDING. SUCH PROJECTS OFTEN STRUGGLE TO KEEP GRANT-FUNDED MATERIALS AVAILABLE AND UP TO DATE FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT PERIOD. THE PROJECT WILL CONVENE LEADING CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING TRAINERS, HOSTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OF DIGITAL CURATION AND PRESERVATION TRAINING PROGRAMS, TO DEVELOP A SHARED VISION FOR EXPANDING AND SUPPORTING DIGITAL CURATION AND PRESERVATION TRAINING. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN, TWO FACILITATED MEETINGS, AND A SUSTAINABILITY REPORT. THE REPORT WILL GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW OPEN RESOURCES DEVELOPED IN GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS CAN BE MAINTAINED, UPDATED, AND REPLICATED FOR ONGOING USE. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE AND PROMOTE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS, IMPROVING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF EACH OTHER'S OFFERINGS AND FOSTERING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT.

CHRONICLES II: DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION TRAINING AND EDUCATION