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January 12, 2015
The Chrysalis Project White Paper: Opportunities for New Types of Research Alliances
How can we collectively design systems and organizations that will most effectively sustain innovative new varieties of digital scholarship over time? The Chrysalis project undertook a one-year planning effort funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to study this question by researching models for implementing vertically integrated research alliances (VIRAs) designed to sustain digital scholarship. … Continue reading The Chrysalis Project White Paper: Opportunities for New Types of Research Alliances
January 9, 2015
BitCurator Users Forum 2015
Event Description Join BitCurator users from around the globe for a hands-on day focused on current use and future development of the BitCurator digital software environment. Hosted by the BitCurator Consortium (BCC), this event will be grounded in the practical, boots-on-the-ground experiences of digital archivists and curators. Come wrestle with current challenges—engage in disc image … Continue reading BitCurator Users Forum 2015
January 9, 2015
Chrysalis: Moving Forward Collectively
After summarizing critical systemic issues within scholarly communications, this white paper explores the translation and applicability of the established Collective Impact model to foster change towards digital scholarship sustainability. A rationale and process for using the Collective Impact model within scholarly communications is followed by observations from an initial pilot event held with stakeholder representatives. … Continue reading Chrysalis: Moving Forward Collectively
January 9, 2015
Vertically Integrated Research Alliances: A Chrysalis for Digital Research
This white paper summarizes the findings from a one-year planning project that explored the Vertically Integrated Research Alliance (VIRA) model viability within three specific humanities domains. The VIRA model is defined, and the results from stakeholder focus groups are noted.
January 7, 2015
Hosted and Distributed Services
CurateGear 2015 was an interactive day-long event focused on digital curation tools and methods. Participants saw demonstrations, heard about the latest developments, and discussed application in professional contexts. The event was sponsored by the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation … Continue reading Hosted and Distributed Services
January 6, 2015
U.S. Digital Preservation Collaborations from 1994-2014 State-by-State Overviews
In 2012, the Educopia Institute was approached by the Library of Congress’ National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) to identify and document collaborative digital preservation activities in the U.S., across relevant memory sectors (e.g., academic, government, archival, museum, nonprofit, and commercial). Using these “state profiles”, Educopia was also asked to help NDIIPP identify … Continue reading U.S. Digital Preservation Collaborations from 1994-2014 State-by-State Overviews
December 9, 2014
Chronicles in Preservation
The Chronicles in Preservation project aimed to study, document, and model the use of data preparation and distributed digital preservation frameworks to collaboratively preserve digitized and born-digital newspaper collections. Project Outputs: Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Readiness, published 04 March 2014 Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Readiness are an effort to distill preservation-readiness steps into incremental processes … Continue reading Chronicles in Preservation
November 12, 2014
ETD Lifecycle Management Tools
The project team developed and documented software tools to be used as micro-services to assist in ETD lifecycle management. Micro-services are single-function services that can be used individually or incorporated into existing repository workflows. The tools were openly licensed for use and modification through the University of North Texas Libraries and were distributed freely in … Continue reading ETD Lifecycle Management Tools
November 11, 2014
Jump In: Taking Action in a Critical Moment
Closing remarks by Katherine Skinner, Educopia Institute executive director, and event reflections and evaluation.
October 9, 2014
Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Lifecycle
Increasingly, colleges and universities worldwide are accepting and archiving only electronic versions of their students’ theses and dissertations. While this move from print-based to digital-based theses and dissertations greatly enhances the accessibility and sharing of graduate student research, it also raises grave concerns about the potential ephemerality of these digital resources. How will institutions ensure … Continue reading Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Lifecycle
October 6, 2014
Library Publishing Directory, 2015
The Library Publishing Directory provides an annual snapshot of the publishing activities of academic and research libraries, including information about the number and types of publications they produce, the services they offer authors, how they are staffed and funded, and their future plans. In documenting the breadth and depth of activities in this field, this resource aims to articulate … Continue reading Library Publishing Directory, 2015
September 30, 2014
Library Leadership Roadmap
Built on the work of the Recommendations for Action, the 21st Century Library Leadership Logic Model and Library Leadership Roadmap establish the benefits of coordinated action to enrich library leadership training. The Logic Model describes the current state of leadership in libraries and the need for stronger leaders. The Roadmap charts the high-level needs for librarians … Continue reading Library Leadership Roadmap
September 30, 2014
ETD Lifecycle Management Tools Manual
The Manual provides resources and instruction for tools in five major areas of lifecycle curation for ETDs, including: Virus Checking: Submitted ETD’s may contain viruses that could damage the entire collection if not screened in advance. We provide instructions for using ClamAV. File Format Identification: Knowledge of the formats used in an ETD can help a program … Continue reading ETD Lifecycle Management Tools Manual
September 30, 2014
ETD Lifecycle Management Workshop
The Lifecycle Management of Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETDs) Workshop consists of a modular set of Creative Commons (CC-BY 4.0) licensed materials that are available for ETD programs or professional associations to make use of (and adapt) for educating a wide-range of ETD stakeholders. They can be modified, expanded upon, or scaled back to accommodate … Continue reading ETD Lifecycle Management Workshop
September 15, 2014
BitCurator Consortium Launches
The Educopia Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the BitCurator Consortium (BCC), a new independent, community-led membership association to support the curation of born- digital materials by libraries, archives, and museums. Members of the BitCurator user community have founded BCC to enhance, promote, and explore this growing area of professional activity. “Managing born-digital … Continue reading BitCurator Consortium Launches
September 11, 2014
Two-Year IMLS Grant Awarded to Study Management of Supplemental Data for ETDs
The Educopia Institute is pleased to announce it has been awarded a two-year National Leadership Grant by the IMLS to study the preservation of supplemental data for ETDs. Joining Educopia on the ETDplus project are a variety of partners from academic libraries and ETD service providers, including: bepress, Carnegie Mellon University, Colorado State University, Indiana … Continue reading Two-Year IMLS Grant Awarded to Study Management of Supplemental Data for ETDs