A Model Technological and Social Architecture for the Preservation of State Government Digital Information Project
Lead Partner: Minnesota Historical Society
Additional Partners: Arkansas State Library, California Digital Library, Illinois State Library, Kansas State Historical Society, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, National Conference of State Legislatures, Nebraska State Historical Society, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Tennessee State Libraries and Archives, Vermont State Archives
The project is working with legislatures in several states to explore enhanced access to legislative digital records. This will involve implementing a trustworthy information management system and testing the capacity of different states to adopt the system for their own use. Content will include bills, committee reports, floor proceedings and other legislative materials.
Objectives:
- Capture, preserve and provide access to "at-risk" digital content from state legislatures
- Test the model in MN
- Determine capacity of other states to adapt the model
- Promote the results through education and outreach
- Connect to national cyberinfrastructure
More detailed project information can be found at the Project Web site
Highlights:
- Video: Good Government Through Digital Infrastructure and Preservation
- Paper: Options for Improving Access to Legislative Records (PDF, 135.41 Kb)
- Paper: Digital Audio and Video White Paper (PDF, 769.20 Kb)
- Paper: Retrospective Digitization Resources (PDF, 627.86 Kb)
- Paper: Mashups Using Government Data (PDF, 327.34 Kb)
- Video: "Preserving Digital Content in the 21st Century" from Principal Investigator Robert Horton
- Preserving Legislative Records in the Digital Age Brochure (PDF, 1 Mb)
- Paper: Comparison Chart of State Use of XML Bill Drafting Systems White Paper (PDF, 387 Kb)
- Paper: Minnesota Legislative History Information White Paper (PDF, 293 Kb)
- Presentation: Slides from Partner Kick-Off meeting in February 2008 (PDF, 34 Kb)
- Video: "Preserving State Government Digital Information," principal investigator Bob Horton's presentation at the Library of Congress on April 24, 2008 (Real Media Webcast)
