Thanks Andrea, I'll do that. I won't be deviating significantly from the text you created, just changing a couple of words. Appreciate your help and feedback! John On Jul 19, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Goethals, Andrea wrote: > Sorry I should have been clearer. The document I attached is the original text - I didn't change it. But you can change the text to fit your audience. > > 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 11:20 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [NDSA-STANDARDS] text for: Please take the NDSA Digital >> Preservation Staffing Survey >> >> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ############################ >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: >>>>> write to: mailto:NDSA-STANDARDS-SIGNOFF- >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>>> or click the following link: >>>>> http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/scripts/wa- >>>> DIGITAL.exe?SUBED1=NDSA-STANDARDS&A=1 >>>> >>>> ############################ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: >>>> write to: mailto:NDSA-STANDARDS-SIGNOFF- >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> or click the following link: >>>> http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/scripts/wa- >> DIGITAL.exe?SUBED1=NDSA- >>>> STANDARDS&A=1 >>> >>> ############################ >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: >>> write to: mailto:NDSA-STANDARDS-SIGNOFF- >> [log in to unmask] >>> or click the following link: >>> http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/scripts/wa- >> DIGITAL.exe?SUBED1=NDSA-STANDARDS&A=1 >>> <DP_Staffing_Survey_Announcement.doc> >> >> ############################ >> >> To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: >> write to: mailto:NDSA-STANDARDS-SIGNOFF- >> [log in to unmask] >> or click the following link: >> http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/scripts/wa-DIGITAL.exe?SUBED1=NDSA- >> STANDARDS&A=1 > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: > write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > or click the following link: > http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/scripts/wa-DIGITAL.exe?SUBED1=NDSA-STANDARDS&A=1 ############################ To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/scripts/wa-DIGITAL.exe?SUBED1=NDSA-STANDARDS&A=1