We are pleased to make the following announcement (also available on the NASIG Blog[1]):
NASIG’s Digital Preservation Committee[2] is pleased to announce publication of the NASIG Model Digital Preservation Policy[3], an important new tool designed to help you measure, grow, and publicize your organization’s commitment to preserving its scholarship. It includes advice on identifying and taking first steps, more advanced options and activities, and opportunities to share and refine professional experiences. Developed in informal collaboration with the Library Publishing Coalition[4] and the Society for Scholarly Publishing[5], the model policy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License[6]. “This is a fantastic resource for any organization or institution that wishes to preserve the valuable digital content in its collections,” said Ted Westervelt, Past President of NASIG, “and a great example of collaboration between NASIG and its colleagues within the wider information community.” Jennifer Regala from the American Urological Association said, “Developing a preservation policy is so important for publishers of all kinds. This model policy is the first of its kind. Written with publishers in mind, it is a valuable, accessible tool developed by library preservation experts and library/society/university presses. I applaud NASIG’s leadership in bringing diverse stakeholders together to collaborate in this fruitful way.” With publication of the model policy, NASIG continues to deliver on its strategic vision of supporting development of information and tools that benefit the scholarly information community. The NASIG Model Digital Preservation Policy complements other publications including its well-regarded Core Competencies for Scholarly Communication Librarians[7], Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians[8], and Core Competencies for Print Serials Management[9]. NASIG is an independent, non-profit organization working to advance and transform the management of information resources. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate and improve the distribution, acquisition, and long-term accessibility of information resources in all formats and business models. Questions about the policy can be emailed to [email protected]. Steve Oberg NASIG Social Media Coordinator [email protected] — [1] https://nasig.wordpress.com/2022/06/15/announcing-the-nasig-model-digital-preservation-policy/ [2] https://www.nasig.org/Digital-Preservation-Committee [3] https://www.nasig.org/NASIG-model-digital-preservation-policy/ [4] https://librarypublishing.org/ [5] https://www.sspnet.org/ [6] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ [7] https://www.nasig.org/Competencies-Scholarly-Communication [8] https://www.nasig.org/Competencies-Eresources [9] https://www.nasig.org/Competencies-Print
