EaaSI Software Development Update
In the past nine months the EaaSI development team worked hard to adapt and improve the EaaS code-base to cope with the challenges and requirements of truly distributed emulation service. Sharing Environments with Network Nodes The main goal of the …Continue EaaSI Software Development Update
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Hickory Dickory Docs: Crafting a Documentation Plan for EaaSI
Originally published: 02-18-2019 | Beta release update: 04-02-2019 As we roll through (and beyond!) the beta release, our documentation is expanding, just as we planned below. Drafting test cases and protocols for the nodes led to a swift expansion of …Continue Hickory Dickory Docs: Crafting a Documentation Plan for EaaSI
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Making Things EaaSIer: Overview from EaaSI’s PI
We’re a year in to the program of work funded by the Andrew W. Mellon and Alfred P. Sloan foundations to scale access to emulation and software preservation infrastructure and significant progress has been made. I’m going to use my …Continue Making Things EaaSIer: Overview from EaaSI’s PI
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Service Provider Survey
The Software Preservation Network (SPN) Research Working Group invites you to participate in a survey on practices, needs, and gaps related to software preservation. Why Does This Matter? For decades, researchers and practitioners in information science, digital preservation, and allied fields have …Continue Service Provider Survey
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Stacktrace: Volume 2, Issue 1 (Nov 2018 – Jan 2019)
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: Two Year Seed-Funded Launch SPN Research Working Group Releases Service Provider Survey Updates from SPN affiliated projects (EaaSI and FCoP) Read the full issue here: STACKTRACE News from …Continue Stacktrace: Volume 2, Issue 1 (Nov 2018 – Jan 2019)
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EaaSI Update November 2018 – January 2019
New EaaSI Website As you may have noticed – EaaSI now has an extensible program subsite within the redesigned SPN website. As an affiliated program of SPN, EaaSI (thanks to support from the Sloan and Mellon Foundations) provided financial support …Continue EaaSI Update November 2018 – January 2019
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FCoP Update Nov 2018-Jan 2019
FCoP Cohort Activities Emulation Sandbox Testing With the FCoP projects well under way at 6 different locations across the country, many groups are engaging with the complexities of software emulation and the EaaS platform since September 2018. The cohort shares …Continue FCoP Update Nov 2018-Jan 2019
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SPN Launch: January 2019
Dedicated Backbone Support Thanks to the investment of SPN members, we now have dedicated staff to scale up and support SPN’s organizational infrastructure. This is a significant win for all those involved in SPN past and future activities – filling a critical …Continue SPN Launch: January 2019
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Field Report: Introducing Dr. Amelia Acker
About Dr. Acker Amelia Acker (PhD, University of California, Los Angeles) is an assistant professor in the iSchool at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests focus on the emergence, standardization, and preservation of new forms of data …Continue Field Report: Introducing Dr. Amelia Acker
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Stacktrace: Volume 1, Issue 4 (September – October 2018)
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: Updates on the DMCA Exemption Software Preservation Quarterly Community Forum Recap Updates from SPN affiliated projects (EaaSI and FCoP) Read the full issue here: STACKTRACE News from Software …Continue Stacktrace: Volume 1, Issue 4 (September – October 2018)
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Stacktrace: October 2018 Special Edition
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: A Note on the Future of SPN Software Stories from Members Updates on SPN-Wide Initiatives and Working Groups Read the full issue here: STACKTRACE News from Software Preservation …Continue Stacktrace: October 2018 Special Edition
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Stacktrace: Volume 1, Issue 3 (July – August 2018)
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: Faces of SPN Request for Feedback: Guidelines on Research Software Development Updates from SPN affiliated projects (EaaSI and FCoP) Read the full issue here: STACKTRACE News from Software …Continue Stacktrace: Volume 1, Issue 3 (July – August 2018)
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Stacktrace: Volume 1, Issue 2 (May/June 2018)
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: Updates from Technological Infrastructure Working Group Faces of SPN: Meet Our Members Updates from SPN affiliated projects (EaaSI and FCoP) Read the full issue here: STACKTRACE News from …Continue Stacktrace: Volume 1, Issue 2 (May/June 2018)
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Stacktrace: Volume 1, Issue I (April 2018)
The latest issue of SPN’s newsletter, Stacktrace, is now available! It includes: Updates from Working Groups Updates from SPN affiliated projects (EaaSI and FCoP) Read the full issue here: STACKTRACE News from Software Preservation Network April 2018