I'm new to this group but I like this idea. Just the sort of exchange of information that I can use. Shawn Shawn Rounds State Archivist Division of Library and Collections Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Boulevard West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 [log in to unmask] 651.259.3265 www.mnhs.org On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Andrew Woods <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It looks like a good idea to me, Andrea. > What do you think would be a productive way for such "discussions" to > play out? The choices occur to me as being: email thread, wiki, > conference call, or likely some combination. Going ahead and > collecting some points of discussion to post on the wiki seems like a > reasonable start. You and Mark have already raised: > h2. Preservation Policies > # number of copies > # bit integrity check frequency > # storage hierarchy > # ... > h2. Emerging Storage Technology > # data reduction/de-duplication > # device encryption > # cloud providers > # WORM devices > # federated clusters > # ... > h2. Decision Factors > # collection size > # budget > # development resources > # ... > h2. ... > > Andrew > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Goethals, Andrea > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > Apart from other projects we're working on, and as a follow-up to our > preservation storage survey, I was wondering if there was any interest in > the group in having in-depth discussions about particular aspects of > preservation storage. I'm interested in both the reasons behind our > policies (number of copies to keep, how often to do integrity testing, > requirements to include tape, etc.) and opinions/experience on some of the > existing and up-and-coming features of modern storage systems (data > reduction/de-duplication features, encryption, inclusion of cloud storage, > WORM storage, federated clusters, etc.). I'll understand though if the > group wants to take a break from storage because we have spent a lot of > time on it. > > > > Thanks, > > Andrea > > > > > > Andrea Goethals > > Digital Preservation and Repository Services Manager > > Harvard Library Office for Information Systems > > [log in to unmask] > > (617) 495-3724 > > > > > > ############################ > > > > To unsubscribe from the NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE list: > > write to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > > or click the following link: > > > http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE&A=1 > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE list: > write to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > or click the following link: > > http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE&A=1