Core Activities

SPN Working Groups are organized around the network’s core activity areas. Working Groups have clearly articulated scopes and action plans that map to SPN Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Goals. To express interest in joining a working group, use this form.

Community Calendar

Law & Policy

The Software Preservation Network endeavors to ensure that cultural memory institutions and related entities can exercise broad and clear legal rights to engage in software preservation (including providing access for research, teaching, and learning).

Metadata

The Software Preservation Network endeavors to ensure that cultural memory institutions and related entities can find, share, and reuse software.

Research-in-Practice

The Software Preservation Network endeavors to ensure that cultural memory institutions and related entities understand the rapidly changing landscape of software preservation so they may make informed decisions about their collections, workflows, and service portfolio.

Technological Infrastructure

The Software Preservation Network wants the global community of information stewardship professionals to feel empowered and justified in making decisions about technological overhead that are in the best interests of their organizations.

Community Engagement

The Software Preservation Network seeks to support engagement across varying use cases, time zones, community groups, and ideas by anyone who has an interest in software preservation.