All,
Thanks to everyone who joined the call last week to discuss the activities of the Content Working Group and how we might evolve as we transition to the Digital Library Federation (DLF) as NDSA's new administrative host.
Notes from this meeting have been added to the NDSA wiki at http://www.loc.gov/extranet/wiki/osi/ndiip/ndsa/index.php?title=December_2,_2015_Meeting_Notes. We hope you'll take a moment to add more feedback, especially if you were unable to join the call. You can add your notes directly to the wiki or send them by e-mail to either Abbey Potter at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Christie Moffatt at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> . The meeting notes have also been pasted below for convenience.
Many thanks for your thoughts and time on this! Your feedback will help inform discussions about the Content Working Group activities and goals, as well as the NDSA working group structure broadly.
Best,
Christie and Abbey
NDSA Content Working Group Co-Chairs
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Members were asked to consider the following questions in advance of the meeting:
* What activities do you get the most out of? What do you find less useful?
* Monthly discussions
* Monthly presentations
* Signal blog posts
* Contributing the National Agenda for Digital Stewardship Contributing to web archiving survey Reading the wiki Face to face collaboration
* Opportunity to work on projects with other members Sharing my own work and projects Etc.
* What content related issues would you like to see the CWG bring up or cover that it hasn't?
* What groups or projects should the CWG reach out to?
* What are your questions for DLF and the Library of Congress during the transition?
Feedback (please add!)
Working Group structure
* Discussed idea of smaller NDSA teams forming around specific topics and projects. One challenge mentioned was on how to best coordinate efforts across the organization.
* Support was expressed for cross-working group efforts (with the Standards WG on born-digital workflows, for example)
Activities
* Seemed to be good support for continuing case studies and Signal blog posts (Content Matters interview series)
* Member presentations are helpful and should continue
Focus
* Opportunity to broaden mission/rethink purpose statement
* Continue to support communities forming around subject areas (like born-digital news), but consider how this relates to the broader working group. Format/document type may be another approach to explore further.
* Reach out to the Dodging the Memory Hole group around born-digital news
Communication
* More information about the meetings would help members keep up if they miss a call
* Explore communication tools available via DLF
* Consider opening meeting minutes to a broader community
* Communicate more via listserv
From: Moffatt, Christie (NIH/NLM) [E]
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 5:03 PM
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: CWG meeting Wedensday, December 2 at 11 AM ET
Dear CWG members,
We're scheduled to meet this Wednesday, December 2 at 11:00 a.m. This will be our last meeting of 2015, and the last meeting before NDSA's official transition from LC to DLF as administrative host. We are hoping to spend the hour discussing the activities of our working group, reflecting on what works well and what doesn't, and how we might recommend the group carry forward into the future. Oliver Bendorf of DLF will join the call as well.
Here are a few questions to think about in advance:
What activities do you get the most out of? What do you find less useful?
* Monthly discussions
* Monthly presentations
* Signal blog posts
* Contributing the National Agenda for Digital Stewardship Contributing to web archiving survey Reading the wiki Face to face collaboration
* Opportunity to work on projects with other members Sharing my own work and projects Etc.
What content related issues would you like to see the CWG bring up or cover that it hasn't?
What groups or projects should the CWG reach out to?
What are your questions for DLF and the Library of Congress during the transition?
We hope you can join the call and weigh in on these questions. We would of course also welcome your responses by email if you are unable to participate in the call.
The call information will be sent out shortly!
Best,
Christie and Abbey
NDSA Content Working Group Co-Chairs
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Christie Moffatt, MLS
Digital Manuscripts Program
History of Medicine Division
National Library of Medicine
Building 38, Room 1E-21
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Phone: 301-496-9136
Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
