A presentation by Jefferson Bailey, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Metropolitan New York Library Council

1. NDSR-NY
THE NATIONAL DIGITAL STEWARDSHIP RESIDENCY
PROGRAM
JEFFERSON BAILEY, @jefferson_bail
METRO & NDSA INNOVATION WORKING GROUP CO-CHAIR
NDSA NY , 2013-06-14

2. THE NDSR: ABOUT

3. • “The mission of the National Digital Stewardship
Residency (NDSR) is 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.”
• Develop stewards to collect, manage, and preserve
digital assets
• Develop a model for post-graduate level residency
programs that combine training and hands-on work in
digital stewardship
• Benefit host institutions in establishing or extending
digital stewardship projects and programs
THE NDSR: GOALS

4. • Applicants must have received graduate-level degree
within one year of application
• NDSR DC program will support 10 residents for 9-month
residencies starting in September 2013
• Residents attend a two-week, intensive workshop at start
of their residency
• Residents then work in 10 local institutions on specific
projects related to digital stewardship
• Ongoing lectures, training, and collaboration
• http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsr/
THE NDSA: ABOUTTHE NDSR DC: FEATURES & STRUCTURE

5. • Build an alumni network of digital stewards
• Support next generation of digital stewards in building
skills, portfolio, and professional network
• Create an extensible model for post-graduate residency
programs in digital initiatives
• Create a model for immersive, extensive curriculum and
training in post-graduate-level
• Support institutional efforts to expand digital stewardship
activities through resident staffing
THE NDSR: INTENDED OUTCOMES

6. THE NDSR DC:
HOST INSTITUTIONS

7. • IMLS LB21 2013 grants awarded for Boston and New
York NDSR programs ($498K each); June 2013-2016
• NDSR Boston: Harvard Library (lead; Andrea Goethels,
PI), partnering with MIT Libraries (Nancy McGovern)
• NDSR NYC: METRO (lead; me, PI), partnering with
Brooklyn Historical Society (Jacob Nadal)
• Both PIs are members of NDSA Working Group co-chairs
and involved in the digital preservation community
• Both projects will collaborate closely with each other and
with LC and IMLS
THE NDSR: EXPANSION TO BOSTON & NYC

8. • Three year grant starting June 2013
• Year 1 – planning
• Year 2 – 5 residents in 5 institutions
• Year 3 – 5 residents in 5 institutions
• Residencies coordinated & overseen by METRO in
concert with hosts
• Program will feature ongoing lectures, training
workshops, site visits, social and special events
• All training materials will be make public
THE NDSA: ABOUTTHE NDSR NY: GRANT DETAILS

9. • $685,768 project, IMLS funding $498,135
• Residents – paid $36K + professional development
money for 9 month residency
• 74% of grant funding going to resident support
• Program features one-week immersion workshop,
ongoing seminar series, continued education, and a
capstone event highlighting student work
THE NDSR NYC: PROGRAM DETAILS

10. • A new generation of digital stewards trained in the technical,
conceptual, and practical competencies of digital stewardship.
• Increased institutional capacity for digital stewardship by meeting the
need for new professionals with a mix of conceptual knowledge,
hands-on, practical skills, and workplace experience.
• Involve host institutions in a network of knowledge-sharing,
collaboration, and professional development built around digital
stewardship to create new opportunities for collective engagement
and action on preserving digital collections.
• Develop a sustainable, extensible model for postgraduate
residencies combining advanced training and experiential learning by
working closely with other NDSR programs to ensure it is replicable
and scalable for potential use nationwide.
THE NDSA: ABOUTTHE NDSR NY: OUTCOMES

11. • Year 1 – primarily planning and developing and refining
training materials
• Hire project coordinator – Fall 2013
• Select Year 2 host institutions – January 2014
• Select Year 2 residents – March 2014
• Year 2 residencies – June 2014 – February 2015
• Similar timeline for Year 3 (June 2015 – February 2016)
THE NDSR NYC: TIMELINE

12. NDSA
• 2014 National Agenda for Digital Stewardship
• NDSA Levels of Preservation
METRO
• Innovative Internships & Open Data Fellowship
• Supporting digital work in NYC LAMs
• LODNY: Linked Open Data New York
• Pilot phase, partnering with 10 institutions
• Keeping Collections
• Supporting archives in digital stewardship
• Training in digital technologies
OTHER NDSA & METRO STRATEGIC INITIATIVES