Marie Waltz Center for Research Libraries Domain-based Print Archiving Recent IMLS National Leadership Grants to CRL Marie Waltz Center for Research Libraries

Domain-based Print Archiving 1 Domain-based Print Archiving 1. Cooperative Print Archiving by Discipline

Project Goals Consensus-based cooperative archiving on a national level Focus on legacy print collections in the fields of Agriculture and Law Replicable models and a sustainable framework for archiving in other domains

Tangible Outcomes Web accessible information base providing data on title holdings, conditions, services Formal service agreements for archiving commitments Adaptable templates for service agreements and specifications for archiving provisions and levels of service

Project Scope Agriculture Law Serials and government publications on agriculture, rural life and home economics published between 1820 and 1975 identified and digitized by USAIN program Law Rich collection of legal serials microfilmed and digitized under the LLMC program

Implementation Phases Assemble supporting information base Document baseline archiving conditions and services Create consensus on expanding archives and services Develop and implement expanded archiving agreements

Phase 1: Assemble the Supporting Information Base Obtain existing metadata describing holdings of printed source materials and corresponding digital surrogates from project partners Enter data in web accessible central database

Phase 2: Document Baseline Archiving Conditions and Services Compile detailed information on integrity of print (source) materials for USAIN and LLMC digital collections Determine or verify existing storage conditions Inventory existing services provided by holding institutions Link or add preservation information to bib and holdings information base 8

Phase 3: Create Consensus on Expanding the Archives and Services Develop options for improving preservation conditions, expanding services, increasing holdings of USAIN and LLMC archives Determine costs and implementation timetable for improvements Assess interest and obtain input from other interested libraries 9

Phase 4: Develop and Implement Expanded Archiving Agreements Develop formal agreements specifying long-term archiving commitments of participants and compensation Convene relevant U.S. and foreign consortia and library organizations to broaden participation Implement and maintain necessary data, administrative services, communications platforms to support ongoing archiving. 10

Success = Agreement on optimum terms and conditions for archiving of legal and agricultural print materials Significant increase in the number of legal and agricultural print materials archived Expansion of the number of libraries supporting the archiving of legal and agricultural print materials

Domain-based Print Archiving 2. Global Newspaper Directory

Project Goals Knowledge base of detailed publication histories of historical US, foreign newspapers Exposure of contents of archived holdings Authoritative information on contents of major newspaper databases

Tangible Outcomes Web accessible information on newspaper titles, holdings, archives Assessment of contents, completeness of major open access and commercial newspaper databases electronic Ability to identify gaps and target at-risk newspaper collections

Project Scope Major Newspaper Microform Sets Open Access Newspaper Databases Commercial Newspaper Databases

Questions? During this part of the workshop I welcomed questions and comments from the audience.

Project contact information: Amy Wood awood@crl.edu During this part of the workshop I welcomed questions and comments from the audience.