Software Collections Inventory
EaaSI Software Collections Inventory is what is sometimes referred to as a Random (or spot) inventory. Random (or spot) inventories are extremely limited in scope. They are primarily used to verify the location of a representative sampling of objects. They …Continue Software Collections Inventory
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Scenarios for (Re)Use & Access
EaaSI Scenarios for Use & Access asks each Node Host to brainstorm scenarios for use and access they believe will drive the adoption of EaaSI; identify users whose use cases they believe may correspond with the scenarios for use and …Continue Scenarios for (Re)Use & Access
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Semi-Structured Interviews
EaaSI Scenarios for Use & Access asks each Node Host to brainstorm scenarios for use and access they believe will drive the adoption of EaaSI; identify users whose use cases they believe may correspond with the scenarios for use and …Continue Semi-Structured Interviews
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In-Person Kickoff Exercises
FCoP Project Leads assembled at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA in August 2018. The 2-day In-Person Kick-Off Meeting was an opportunity for cohort members to examine their software preservation projects through the lens of metadata, existing digital curation …Continue In-Person Kickoff Exercises
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Software Preservation Network project grant application
Software Preservation Network project grant application to the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Leadership Grants for Libraries programv
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Software (Re)Use Cases
The “collections as data” initiative centers user communities and use cases in discussions about collection development. This episode highlights research use cases for software collections, and explores whether and how the “collections as data” approach is a useful response to …Continue Software (Re)Use Cases
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Software Preservation Bibliography
Software Preservation Bibliography” by Software Preservation Network’s Training & Education Working Group, January 14, 2020.The Software Preservation Bibliography is a living, curated Zotero library of resources, tools, organizations, and research related to software preservation.
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3D/VR Preservation: Drawing on a Common Agenda for Collective Impact
“3D/VR Preservation: Drawing on a Common Agenda for Collective Impact” in 3D/VR in the Academic Library: Emerging Practices and Trends, edited by Jennifer Grayburn, Zack Lisher-Katz, Kristina Golubiewski-Davis, and Veronica Ikeshoji. Published by Council on Library and Information Resources. 2019
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A Preservationist’s Guide to the DMCA Exemption for Software Preservation, 2nd Edition
About the Guide A Joint Product of the Software Preservation Network and the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic @ the Berkman Klein Center. Every three years the Library of Congress adopts a set of exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) …Continue A Preservationist’s Guide to the DMCA Exemption for Software Preservation, 2nd Edition
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A Community Effort to Ensure Long Term Access to Digital Cultural Heritage
The Software Preservation Network (SPN): A Community Effort to Ensure Long Term Access to Digital Cultural Heritage, D-Lib Magazine, May/June 2017, Volume 23, Number 5/6
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Software preservationists look ahead to enterprise focus
Software preservationists look ahead to enterprise focus, by Evan Koblentz, TechRepublic, April 17, 2017
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Software Preservation Network Series: Overview
+ Software Preservation Network Series, BLOGGERS! The Blog of SAA’s Electronic Record Section – Overview – Legal and Policy Aspects of Software Preservation – Collecting, Processing, and Providing Access to Software – Prospects in Software Preservation Partnerships – Community Roadmapping for Moving Forward
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Intellectual Property Rights Issues for Software Emulation
Intellectual Property Rights Issues for Software Emulation: An Interview with Euan Cochrane, Zach Vowell, and Jessica Meyerson, by Erin Engle, The Signal, January 22, 2016
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Software Preservation Networks: A Model for Perpetual Access to Proprietary File Formats
“Software Preservation Networks: A Model for Perpetual Access to Proprietary File Formats”, Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
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Building a Leadership Network Among NDSR Cohorts Panel Discussion
Building a Leadership Network Among NDSR Cohorts Panel Discussion, NDSR Symposium, Washington, D.C.
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Software Sustainability and Preservation: Implications for Long-term Access to Digital Heritage
Software Sustainability and Preservation: Implications for Long-term Access to Digital Heritage (p.294), iPRES, Bern, Switzerland
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Introduction to the Software Preservation Network
Introduction to the Software Preservation Network, Academic Preservation Trust Member Meeting, Washington, D.C.
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Impact on the University as an Information Preservation Organization
“Software Preservation Network: Impact on the University as an Information Preservation Organization“, Archival Education and Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PN.