So to further clarify, we're fine with me tweaking that part? I looked at the .doc you sent and I'm comfortable with the term "organization" - except for the 3rd and last paragraph that still refer to "institution". If everyone is fine with me changing those 2 paragraphs I'll do that and send it out. I'm thinking I'll probably use the DDEX reflector to hit labels around the world, along with our US clients.

Glad to hear we've already got responses!! Maybe we did something right!! I just want to make sure i'm not coloring outside the lines...

John

On Jul 19, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Goethals, Andrea wrote:

> That makes sense to me. The text is only meant to be a guideline. I'm attaching a DOC version of the text because it gets un-HTMLized if I send the text directly through the NDSA list. You should be able to copy and paste the text in the attached document and then modify as needed.
> 
> BTW we have 5 responses so far!
> 
> Andrea
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: The NDSA Standards working group list [mailto:NDSA-
>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Spencer
>> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 11:05 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [NDSA-STANDARDS] text for: Please take the NDSA Digital
>> Preservation Staffing Survey
>> 
>> Andrea,
>> 
>> I have only one question - I plan to submit this to a number of music
>> labels, and they might be put off by the word "institution"....
>> 
>> Would it be OK with the group if I added "or company" to the folks that
>> I'm going to try and get submissions from?
>> 
>> Any feedback is welcome, I'd like to push it out but I may have a low
>> response if the recipients think this is an "institutional only"
>> survey.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> On Jul 18, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Goethals, Andrea wrote:
>> 
>>> I think the survey is ready to be announced. Here's the text to use
>> for the announcement (filling in your name at the bottom). Unless
>> anyone sees anything glaringly wrong in this text we can start
>> announcing it using our compiled list at
>> http://www.loc.gov/extranet/wiki/osi/ndiip/ndsa/index.php?title=List_of
>> _places/people_we_want_to_receive_the_survey
>>> 
>>> Andrea
>>> 
>>> ---------------------------
>>> Organizations establishing or scaling up digital preservation
>> programs are faced with many decisions. How many staff do we need? What
>> types of positions are needed? What skills, education and experience
>> should we be looking for? Should we hire new staff or retrain existing
>> staff? What functions should be scoped as part of the program? What
>> should be provided by other parts of the organization, outsourced or
>> provided through collaboration with other organizations?
>>> 
>>> The National Digital Stewardship
>> Alliance<http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/> (NDSA) Standards &
>> Practices Working
>> Group<http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/working_groups/standards.
>> html> is conducting a survey of organizations currently responsible for
>> digital preservation to gain insight into how organizations worldwide
>> are addressing these staffing, scoping and organizational questions.
>>> 
>>> Only one response should be submitted per institution. The survey
>> will close on August 17, 2012.
>>> 
>>> To begin click on this link:    Start the
>> survey<https://harvard.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bDE8UQ1rK17JHqk>
>>> 
>>> Please email any questions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with
>> the subject line Staffing Survey.
>>> 
>>> We will make our best effort to protect your individual survey
>> responses so that no one will be able to connect your responses with
>> you or your organization. Any personal information that could identify
>> you or your organization will be removed or changed before results are
>> made public. We will combine your responses with the responses of
>> others and make the aggregated results public, and preserve the
>> anonymous data long-term for research purposes.
>>> 
>>> If you would like to plan your answers before filling out the online
>> survey, you can access the survey
>> worksheet<http://hul.harvard.edu/ois/digpres/docs/DP_Survey_Working_Cop
>> y.docx>.  After you take the survey, if you would like a copy of your
>> institution's responses, please send the request to
>> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with the subject line Staffing Survey
>> and indicate in the email your institution and the IP address from
>> which you submitted the survey.
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> [YOUR NAME], on behalf of the Standards & Practices WG, NDSA
>>> 
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