Dear NDSA,

I hope everyone is staying dry and warm as winter progresses. Here's the latest on what's happening in the NDSA.

Updates:
Great ideas forming around new projects in the Standards and Practices group. Check out the minutes from their recent call here:

http://www.loc.gov/extranet/wiki/osi/ndiip/ndsa/index.php?title=January_28,_2013_Standards_Working_Group_Notes


Content group is continuing to do great things. Check out their most recent conversation here: http://www.loc.gov/extranet/wiki/osi/ndiip/ndsa/index.php?title=Content_WG_January_30,2013_Meeting_Minutes

Infrastructure group is planning some more great discussions of open source digital preservation tools and software. Check out their call minutes here:

The Coordinating Committee and the Working Group co-chairs are planning to co-author a document on emerging topics in digital preservation. If you have comments, suggestions, or ideas, feel free to contact them!

New Members:
Welcome to the newest members of the NDSA!

New York Art Resources Consortium (NYARC)
National Center for Atmospheric Research Library (NCAR)
Adler Planetarium
Texas Tech University Libraries

Upcoming Conferences:
If you're going to one of the upcoming conferences, consider a meet up with other NDSA folks or mention of the NDSA work during your presentation. If you'd like to remind others about a conference or meeting you're hosting, please send an announcement to the list.

Document Recognition and Retrieval XX (2013), 5 - 7 February 2013, San Francisco, CA
Personal Digital Archiving 2013, 21-22 February 2013, College Park, MD
iConference 2013, 12 - 15 February 2013, Fort Worth, TX
SPRUCE Hackathon Leeds: Unified Characterisation, 11 - 12 March 2013, Leeds, UK
Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference 2013, 17 - 20 March 2013, Austin, TX

Have You Read:
Send interesting reads that you find to the NDSA-ALL list!

When is Open Source Software the Right Choice for Cultural Heritage Organizations? An Interview with Peter Murray
http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/01/when-is-open-source-software-the-right-choice-for-cultural-heritage-organizations-an-interview-with-peter-murray/

Public Participation and Stewardship of Science: Arfon Smith of Adler Planetarium and the Zooniverse
http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/01/public-participation-and-stewardship-of-science-arfon-smith-of-adler-planetarium-and-the-zooniverse/

Web Archiving Blog Roundup
http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/01/web-archiving-blog-roundup/

Best to all!

Michelle

Michelle Gallinger
Digital Programs Coordinator
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20007
202-707-1619
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