Explore the implications of the University commitment
to the preservation of digital resources, both administrative and academic,
along with the information services infrastructure (organizational, technical,
policy, financial) suitable for carrying forward this commitment.
The scope of the project will, principally, be
digital resources that are currently located in University (and affiliates)
information systems. Digital resources include (but are not limited to) digital
records of University administrative work, University administrative data, academic
results of the research of KU employees, courses, the University Web site, learning
objects, and all electronic resources of the libraries, museums, and research
centers. Digital resources may also include those electronic resources held
under a subscription or license arrangement for which the University might come
to assume responsibility
Define what "digital preservation"
means in the context of University commitment and stewardship.
Describe the Lawrence campus's current digital
preservation structures and strategies.
Identify existing and potential University
digital assets apart from systems in which these assets currently reside.
Recommend whether the University should have
a process to select the assets (by type or instance) for which the University
will (and will not) take responsibility. What criteria should be factored
into such a process? What special considerations apply to digital assets that
are solely under the control of individual faculty or students?
Explore implications of that stewardship
for information services infrastructure (organizational, technical, policy,
financial).
Define the characteristics of the digital
preservation infrastructure needed by the University to meet the goals defined
in item 1.
Define and understand the University
strategy (current and future) for digital records management, data warehouse
infrastructure, the Digital Library institutional repository (KUScholarWorks),
and other digital resources.
Project Lead: Richard Fyffe, Assistant Dean for
Scholarly Communication; Steve Hedden, Dean of the School of Fine Arts
Project Participants: Beth Warner, Director of Digital
Library Initiatives, Becky Schulte, University Archivist; Cheryl Pace, Assistant
to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Resources, KU Medical Center;
Ryan Cherland, Office of Institutional Research and Planning; Mary Roach, Co-Assistant
Dean for Technical Services (Cataloging); Brian Baird, Preservation Librarian;
Deb Ludwig, Director of Library Information Technology Services.
Project Facilitator: Jenny Mehmedovic, Coordinator
of IT Policy and Planning; Kristi Woolington, Computing Services.
Sponsors: Marilu Goodyear, Vice Provost for Information
Services and Chief Information Officer and Donna Liss, Associate Vice Provost
for Information Services
