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[[2012 Meeting Notes | Meeting Notes from 2012]]
[[2012 Meeting Notes | Meeting Notes from 2012]]
* Monday, January, 14, 2013 Conference Call [[Minutes January 14 2013 | Meeting Minutes]] -- [[Agenda Jan 5 2013 | Meeting Agenda]] -- [[Follow up Jan 14 2013 | Follow-Up Letter]]
* Monday, January 14, 2013 Conference Call [[Minutes January 14 2013 | Meeting Minutes]] -- [[Agenda Jan 5 2013 | Meeting Agenda]] -- [[Follow up Jan 14 2013 | Follow-Up Letter]]
* Monday, February 4, 2013 Conference Call [[Minutes February 4 2013 | Meeting Minutes]] -- [[Agenda February 4 2013 | Meeting Agenda]] -- [[Follow up February 4 2013 | Follow-Up Letter]]


==Working Materials & Documents==
==Working Materials & Documents==

Revision as of 14:52, 4 February 2013

IMLS Digital POWRR Project - Preserving Digital Objects With Restricted Resources

While many larger institutions have made considerable headway on digital preservation, many medium and smaller sized institutions have struggled to make similar progress, largely due to a lack of economy of scale. This project will investigate, evaluate, and, at its close, recommend scalable, sustainable digital preservation solutions for libraries with smaller amounts of data and/or fewer resources. Working closely with nationally recognized standards-based vendors of digital preservation solutions, the project will also investigate potential business models that would provide equitable access to digital preservation to libraries of all sizes. The Northern Illinois University Libraries will carry out this research with a board of advisors and partner libraries at Chicago State University, Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Western Illinois University.

Project Staff

  • Project Investigator: Lynne Thomas (Curator, Rare Books/Special Collections)
  • Project Investigator: Drew Vandecreek (Director of Digital Initiatives and Co-Director, Digital Convergence Lab)
  • Project Director: Jaime Schumacher
  • Technical Coordinator: Stacey Erdman (Digital Collections Curator)
  • Programmer: Nathan Books (Repository Developer)
  • Regional History Center Liaison: Katharine White (Curator of Manuscripts, Regional History Center)
  • Systems Administrator: Joseph Thomas (Network Administrator, Technology Initiatives and Support Services)
  • Graduate Assistant: Sarah Fraser

Partner Institutions

Advisory Group

  • Liz Bishoff (Principal Partner, Bishoff Group, LCC)
  • Steve Bromage (Executive Director, Maine Historical Society)
  • Martin Halbert (Dean of Libraries and Associate Professor, University of North Texas)
  • Jerome McDonough (Associate Professor, University of Illinois)
  • Christopher Prom (Assistant University Archivist and Associate Professor, University of Illinois)
  • Amy Rudersdorf (Director, Digital Information Management Program, North Carolina State Library)

Information and/or Resources by Advisory Group Members

Project Sponsors

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Through grant making, policy development, and research, IMLS helps communities and individuals thrive through broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage, and lifelong learning.

Project Website

Project Workplan & Calendar

Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes from 2012

Working Materials & Documents

Conference Material

IRB Documentation

Tool Functionality Evaluation Grid


Grant Research Resources