building relationships: a foundation for digital archives

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Building Relationships:“A Foundation for Digital Archives”

Digital Object Repository Systems in Digital Libraries (DORSDL)

September 21, 2006

The Partners• ICPSR

• Odum Institute

• Roper Center

• Henry A. Murray Research Archive

• Harvard-MIT Data Center

• National Archives and Records Administration

The Plan• Identify significant data collections (classic)

• Identify important contemporary data (“at risk”)

• Develop common standards and procedures across partnership

Project Phases• Phase 1. Identification and Selection

• Phase 2. Acquisition

• Phase 3. Partnership Building

• Phase 4. Retention and Transfer

Working with Data Producers/Users

• Knowing the audience

• Educating the audience

• Maintaining relationships

Partnership Goals

• Develop common standards and activities

• Determine how the partnership can expand

• Use technological advances to encourage metadata standards and a shared catalog

Virtual Data Center

• Open source platform

• OAI server

• DDI metadata standards

Overview of How Catalog Works

Access DataWith Extraction and Analysis, Through CatalogDirect to Partner Sites

View Information on DataThrough CatalogLink to Data at Partner Site

Search Shared Catalog

Data Mirror

MetadataCatalog

Harvester

Online Catalog

Online Analysis

Next Steps

• Develop Syndicated Storage Solution

• Enhance relationships with Private Research Organizations.

• Expand the Partnership

Contact InformationWebsite: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/DATAPASS/

E-mail: Data-PASS@icpsr.umich.edu

Jonathan Crabtree jonathan_crabtree@unc.edu

Darrell Donakowskidwdonako@umich.edu