I'd like to participate in such a discussion. With the caveat that I can't attend the Tuesday calls, so would appreciate any other mechanisms. David. On Feb 9, 2012, at 2:54 PM, John Spencer wrote: > My part of the world (commercial) could also use resources of this type. Are there any plans for having a range of questions that would be applicable to this constituency? > > From reviewing the responses from the member institutions, there are some parallels but there are more differences (legacy systems, high dependence on data tape, etc.). > > John > > John Spencer > [log in to unmask] > www.bmschace.com > office 615.385.1251/ fax 615.385.0153 > mobile 615.714.1199 > > On Feb 9, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Shawn Rounds wrote: > >> 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 > > > ############################ > > 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