1. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK DPLAfest 2016 Mary Molinaro DPN Chief Operating Officer

2. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK Time for Action 2 Despite our best efforts only a fraction of what should be preserved is being preserved

3. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK How will we ensure that the digital assets created and collected in our institutions are available to scholars in the future? The Big Question 3

4. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK A Big Idea 4 Need to save most at risk content in a way that protects against technical failure, natural disaster, and institutional failure

5. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK 5 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballookey/

6. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK 1.Geographically distributed 2.Replication 3.Audit and repair 4.Technological diversity 5.Meet best practices for repositories 6.Succession agreements What does a solution look like? 6

7. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK 2012 7 Started with nothing but a big idea

8. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK Initial business model was developed Solicited support from Charter Members (~60) Original plan was for text and images Start small and add formats and capacity when able (research data, rich media, etc.) 2013 8

9. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK DPN Nodes on Internet2 Network Chronopolis (UCSD) Stanford Digital Repository TACC (UT/TDL) APTrust (UVA lead) HathiTrust (UM lead)

10. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK 2015 10 Diverse opinions let to intense discussions (a good thing!) Technical solutions started coming together Legal agreements developed Committee structure developed to support mature organization

11. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK System up and running! 2016 11

12. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK What is next? 12 Address problems we know about - getting started - workflow at the local level Continuing to examine cost Increase technical diversity within DPN - looking at new nodes Open the door to new members

13. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK So where are we now? 13 DPN has been developed as promised and is now available to save content collectively for future generations

14. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK To save the most valuable content from the academy in a dark preservation system that is geographically dispersed and is supported by replication and audit The content is protected by succession agreements made at the time of deposit This content is being preserved for humanity Meeting the DPN Mission 14

15. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK 15 http://dpn.org

16. DIGITAL PRESERVATION NETWORK Mary Molinaro mary@dpn.org 16