Domain-based Print Archiving

Recent IMLS National Leadership Grants to CRL

Marie Waltz

Center for Research Libraries

Domain-based Print Archiving

1. Cooperative Print Archiving by Discipline

Project Goals

• Consensus-based cooperative archiving on a national level

• Focus on legacy print collections in the fields of Agriculture and Law

• Replicable models and a sustainable framework for archiving in other domains

Tangible Outcomes

• Web accessible information base providing data on

title holdings, conditions, services

• Formal service agreements for archiving

commitments

• Adaptable templates for service agreements and

specifications for archiving provisions and levels of

service

Project Scope

• Agriculture

– Serials and government publications on agriculture, rural

life and home economics published between 1820 and

1975 identified and digitized by USAIN program

• Law

– Rich collection of legal serials microfilmed and digitized

under the LLMC program

ImplementationPhases

1. Assemble supporting information base

2. Document baseline archiving conditions and services

3. Create consensus on expanding archives and services

4. Develop and implement expanded archiving

agreements

Phase 1: Assemble the Supporting Information Base

• Obtain existing metadata describing holdings of printed source materials and corresponding digital surrogates from project partners

• Enter data in web accessible central database

Phase 2: Document Baseline Archiving Conditions and Services

• Compile detailed information on integrity of print (source) materials for USAIN and LLMC digital collections

• Determine or verify existing storage conditions

• Inventory existing services provided by holding

institutions• Link or add preservation information to bib and

holdings information base

• Develop options for improving preservation conditions, expanding services, increasing holdings of USAIN and LLMC archives

• Determine costs and implementation timetable for improvements

• Assess interest and obtain input from other interested libraries

Phase 3: Create Consensus on Expanding the Archives and Services

• Develop formal agreements specifying long-term archiving commitments of participants and compensation

• Convene relevant U.S. and foreign consortia and library organizations to broaden participation

• Implement and maintain necessary data, administrative services, communications platforms to support ongoing archiving.

Phase 4: Develop and Implement Expanded Archiving Agreements

Success =

• Agreement on optimum terms and conditions for

archiving of legal and agricultural print materials

• Significant increase in the number of legal and

agricultural print materials archived

• Expansion of the number of libraries supporting the

archiving of legal and agricultural print materials

Domain-based Print Archiving

2. Global Newspaper Directory

Project Goals

• Knowledge base of detailed publication histories of historical US, foreign newspapers

• Exposure of contents of archived holdings

• Authoritative information on contents of major newspaper databases

Tangible Outcomes

• Web accessible information on newspaper titles, holdings, archives

• Assessment of contents, completeness of major open access and commercial newspaper databases electronic

• Ability to identify gaps and target at-risk newspaper collections

Project Scope

• Major Newspaper Microform Sets

• Open Access Newspaper Databases

• Commercial Newspaper Databases

Questions?

Project contact information:

Amy Woodawood@crl.edu