Abstract The Software Metadata Recommended Format Guide (SMRF) summarizes and defines the metadata elements recommended by the Software Preservation Network to describe software materials in the context of a wide range of collections. It aims to be adaptable, so that …Continue Software Metadata Recommended Format Guide (SMRF)
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: Closing out 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021 DMCA Rulemaking, DMCA Reform Updates from the EaaSI Project Read the full issue on the web Download the full issue …Continue Stacktrace: Volume 3, Issue 6 (Oct – Nov 2020)
If there’s one thing SPN should be known for after 2020, it’s for making a plan and sticking to it. When we started out on the journey to secure SPN as a sustainable, community-led organization with strong backbone support and …Continue Closing out 2020 and Looking Ahead to 2021: Updates from SPN’s Community Coordinator
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: SPN Welcomes New Members for 2021 and Beyond EaaSI Pilot Project with SPN Law & Policy Updates including RBG and Oracle; Sovereign Immunity Study; SPN Joins CASE Act …Continue Stacktrace: Volume 3, Issue 5 (Aug – Sept 2020)
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: SPN Welcomes New Members for 2021 and Beyond, Hosting Virtual Information Session on August 17 (Registration Required) Upcoming Quarterly Community Forum and Law & Policy Chat EaaSI Pilot …Continue Stacktrace: Volume 3, Issue 4 (Jun – July 2020)
After a successful two-year seed funded period, the Software Preservation Network (SPN) is now welcoming new members for the year 2021 and beyond. By investing $5,000 per year, your organization will join a vibrant community of practice committed to ensuring …Continue Saving Software, Together: SPN Welcomes New Members for 2021 and Beyond
You’re invited to a special public session of the SPN Law & Policy Chats! Each month, SPN’s Law & Policy Advisor, Brandon Butler, creates space for SPN members to come and ask questions that help them understand how the law …Continue You’re Invited! SPN Law & Policy Chat on the DMCA Remote Access Limitation
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: SPN Law & Policy Updates, including a Call for Remote Access DMCA Stories Upcoming Quarterly Community Forum featuring FCoP Cohort Updates from SPN affiliated projects (EaaSI and FCoP) …Continue Stacktrace: Volume 3, Issue 3 (Apr 2020 – May 2020)
Featuring: Virtual roundtable introducing the work of Fostering Communities of Practice (FCoP) cohort members and research themes from FCoP Project Researcher Brief overview of the FCoP project outcomes Brief summary of research findings Roundtable discussion with FCoP cohort members facilitated …Continue Summer 2020 Quarterly Community Forum
It’s been an extremely busy couple of months in the law and policy realm for SPN. We have multiple Supreme Court case updates, comments filed on the next Register of Copyrights, and much, much more. Here’s the bullet-point version: The …Continue A Law and Policy Bonanza for SPN in February and March 2020