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Explore the politics of sustainability in distributed digital preservation, focusing on a network of academic libraries in Alabama and proposing new membership models and fee structures. Learn about the evolving landscape of digital preservation and the importance of financial exigencies within a policy framework.
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Politics of Sustainability: Making Distributed Digital Preservation Attractive • Thomas C. Wilson, ADPNet • Matt Schultz, MetaArchive • Andrew Waller, COPPUL • Ardys Kozbial, Chronopolis
Flavors of Sustainability • Actual preservation • Policy framework • Financial exigencies
Alabama Department of Archives & History • Auburn University • Spring Hill College • Troy University • University of Alabama • University of Alabama at Birmingham • University of North Alabama • www.adpn.org Network of Alabama Academic LibrariesAlabama Digital Preservation Network
Rethink • Decouple ADPNet membership from LOCKSS Alliance membership. • Tie membership fees to consumption of resources. • Differentiate levels of membership based on storage needs and desire to host a node and oversee network. • Freeze LA fee total for ADPNet. • Include cost of technical infrastructure in fees. • No loopholes.
Current Draft Fees • Category Base Increments • Participant (small) $300/yr 500MB 100MB $40/ea/yr • Participant (large) $700/yr 1.5GB 500MB $200/ea/yr • Host (node) $2,400/yr 200GB 50GB $150/ea/yr • Anchor (node) $4,800/yr 1TB 500GB $300/ea/yr
Thomas C. Wilson • tcwilson@ua.edu