Cooperative Print Archiving by Domain Developing an Infrastructure to Sustain Scholarly Resources in Law & Agriculture Amy Wood Center for Research Libraries

Archiving by discipline Similar commitments to supporting research and teaching Inherent shared interest in preserving essential resources Strong institutional commitments to the material Strong ties among partners enable more services and foster free exchange of information

Project Goals Focus on legacy print collections in the fields of Agriculture and Law (Scope) Create consensus-based cooperative archiving on a national level Create replicable models and a sustainable framework for archiving in other domains

Legacy print collections in the fields of Agriculture (Scope) Serials identified and microfilmed by the USAIN microfilming project Serials in Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) collection Serial government publications Goals

Consensus-based cooperative archiving on a national level Decide on archiving priorities Develop formal agreements specifying long- term archiving commitments of participants Create timeline of activities to implement a cooperative archiving program Goals

Replicable models & sustainable framework for archiving Templates for archiving agreements and commitments Data, administrative services, communications platforms to support ongoing archiving Options for improving preservation conditions, expanding services, increasing holdings Tools to determine costs and incentives Profiles and assessments of institutions and programs Goals

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

Web accessible information base PAPR Registry of programs, institutions, programs and facilities involved in print archiving Registry of archived titles, holdings and preservation related data Collection analysis tools and reporting functions to support local decision making Outcomes

Formal service agreements Specify long-term archiving commitments Define acceptable preservation conditions Agree on resource sharing services Outcomes

Adaptable templates Memorandum of understanding (MOU) Options or range of acceptable conditions and services Determination of costs and ways of expanding support Outcomes

Activities Webinars Reviewing available data, preparing file of test records for PAPR Site visits to University of Wisconsin, Texas A & M, NCSU, Penn State

Next Steps USAIN meeting Develop draft documents based on outcomes of USAIN meeting Agree on data needs and transfer format Develop timeline for implementation

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