Notes from the Field: NDSR & NDSR-NY

Vicky Steeves & Shira Peltzman | PASIG 2015

Itinerary

1.NDSR2.NDSR-NY3.AMNH4.Carnegie Hall5.Wrap-Up & Questions

National Digital Stewardship Residency“...to build a dedicated community of professionals who will advance our nation’s capabilities in managing, preserving, and making accessible the digital record of human achievement.”

Washington DC10 Residents; 2013-2014

New York City5 Residents; 2014-2015

Boston5 Residents; 2014-2015

NDSR-New York

NDSR-NY: Profreshional

Vicky Steeves, Peggy Griesinger, Karl-Rainer Blumenthal, Shira Peltzman, Julia Kim

NDSR-NY: Diversity!

NDSR-NY: Immersion Week

NDSR: Conferences

Vicky Steeves, ALA Mid Winter 15

Karl-Rainer Blumenthal, METROCON15

Julia Kim, METROCON15

NDSR: Workshopping

NDSR-NY: Blog

NDSR Takeaways❏ Join a Growing Field❏ Awesome Projects❏ Incredible Mentors❏ Emphasis on Professional Development

❏ Project Management❏ Individual & Collaborative

❏ Blogging & Social Media ❏ Networking & Presenting Opportunities

Notes From the Field: Preserving the AMNH’s

Science DataVicky Steeves | PASIG 2015

Itinerary 1. An Overview of the AMNH 2. Project Specifics

a. Timelineb. Methodologyc. Resultsd. Recommendations

The AMNH

Vicky Steeves, AMNH

Vicky Steeves, AMNH

41 Curators & their scientific staff

over 33 million specimens in collections

Why Me @ the AMNH?

Project Timeline

Survey: Example

Survey Methodology

Survey: Example

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Current Phase

Analysis Methodology

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Analysis Methodology

NVivo Screenshots

Results: Outline of ChallengesTheme Participant Responses

Management Structure ● “I think only the division chair knows how much server space we have in total.”

Personnel Practices ● “My research assistants manage all my data.”

Interdepartmental Relationships ● “I don’t know where exactly to get support for my database. I don’t know if its IT’s jurisdiction or job.”

Workflow Structure ● “I have no time to standardize my data management.”

Technical Infrastructure ● “There are not enough computer terminals in the imaging lab.”

Results: Storage Projections

Results: Preservation Risks

A CAT scan image of a Velociraptor skull.

http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/thenewgenetics/chapter1.html Fossil Insect Collaborative-Digitization Project | Facebook

Project Timeline

What the AMNH Needs

Vicky Steeves, AMNH

@VickySteeves

vsteeves@amnh.org

NDSR-NY Notes from the Field:Preserving Born-Digital Objects at

Carnegie Hall

PASIG Annual ConferenceMarch 11—13, 2015

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➔ Ensure that physical collections are stable and preserved

➔ Increase access through digital surrogate

➔ Create a sustainable central repository of digital assets

Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation

DIGITAL ARCHIVES PROJECT(a.k.a. DAP)2012-2015

NDSR Project Objectives

Design & document ingest workflows

Configure & implement DAMS

NDSR Project Objectives

Design & document ingest workflows

Configure & implement DAMS

Track down extant born-digital assets

Create file naming conventions

NDSR Project Objectives

Develop requirements for preservation and sustainability policies

Design & document ingest workflows

Configure & implement DAMS

Create file naming conventions

Develop requirements for preservation and sustainability policiesTrack down extant

born-digital assets

NDSR Project Objectives

Establish selection & acquisition criteria Establish digital

preservation policies and best practices

Write Disaster preparedness plan

improve documentation

Update mission statement

FIRST STEPS

&INTERVIE

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CHALLENGES

NEXT STEPS&DELIVERABLES

THANKS!Shira Peltzman

speltzman@carnegiehall.org @shirapeltzman

Vicky Steevesvsteeves@amnh.org @VickySteeves

QUESTIONS?Shira Peltzman

speltzman@carnegiehall.org @shirapeltzman