The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) Challenges and Solutions Laura E. Campbell Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives Library of Congress

NDIIPPMARCH NDIIPP Goal To develop a nationwide collection and preservation strategy for digital materials in cooperation with the information and technology industry, concerned federal agencies, libraries, research institutions and not-for-profit entities.

NDIIPPMARCH NDIIPP Legislation and Funding Builds on experience with American Memory/National Digital Library Program Created by federal legislation (PL ) in December 2000 Makes Up to $175 million potentially available –$5 million (available immediately to support planning) –$20 million (subject to Congressional approval received January 6, 2003) –$75 million (subject to $ for $ match from non federal sources) –$75 million (private funds)

NDIIPPMARCH NDIIPP Vision To ensure the long term access to a rich body of digital content through the establishment of a network of partners, collaborating in a digital preservation architecture with defined roles and responsibilities.

NDIIPPMARCH Listening and Learning Planning Phase, Consultation with Stakeholders Background ResearchScenario Planning Infrastructure ComponentsPlanning Outcomes

NDIIPPMARCH Consultation with Stakeholders Established the NDSAB in Spring 2001 –Representation from federal agencies, industry, research libraries and foundations Convened Stakeholder Meetings in Fall 2001 –3 workshops including 100 industry representatives

NDIIPPMARCH More Consensus than Conflict Consultation with Stakeholders Areas of Consensus –Need for NDIIPP initiative –Need for distributed/decentralized solution –Need for digital preservation technologies research –Recognition that technology is part of solution set Priorities for Action –Intellectual property and liability issues –Collaborative collecting policies –Balance between preservation and access

NDIIPPMARCH UniversalLibraryUniversalLibrary Scenario Planning: What’s Plausible? What is Saved? Who saves? Everyone Most Important Everything Congress of Libraries TriageTriage Library of Congress

NDIIPPMARCH Preservation Architecture Bits Below People Above Institutions In Between

NDIIPPMARCH Preservation Architecture 4 Layers Between People and Bits Collections Interfaces Gateways Repositories

NDIIPPMARCH The Preservation Architecture must: Support relationships between institutions Allow questions of preservation to be handled separately from questions of access Be built modularly, using existing technology and efforts where possible Be able to be assembled over time, rather than needing to be built all at once Be upgradeable in pieces, without disrupting the whole system, and Be specified using broadly adoptable protocols Interfaces Collections Gateways Repositories

NDIIPPMARCH NDIIPP Next Steps and Investments Practical Applications Technical Preservation Architecture Basic Research

NDIIPPMARCH NDIIPP Expected Outcomes Network Architecture Preservation Infrastructure

NDIIPPMARCH A Network of People An Architecture for Preservation

NDIIPPMARCH Communication is Critical

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