Re: [CODE4LIB] Encrypting Data Archives
Cornel, All good thoughts and questions. Your response encouraged me to Google a little bit further beyond my baseline plan to just back up my secret key via my local Time Machine routine. Your mention of keeping a physical copy led me to Paperkey: http://jpadilla.com/post/100355231982/backup-openpgp-keys-on-paper I¹d be curious to know if others have had good success with that tool or recommend others? Seems fairly straight-forward. Not sure how deep its dependencies go or how well maintained it is, but it was easy to install with homebrew and it appears that there are some developers working on other implementations within GitHub. I¹ll play with it more later. As to the institutional complexities - yes your questions are spot on. Less flexibility and more risk when it comes to managing the keys. Thanks, ‹ Matt Schultz Metadata & Digital Curation Librarian Grand Valley State University Libraries schul...@gvsu.edu 616-331-5072 On 3/31/16, 11:59 AM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Cornel Darden Jr." <CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU on behalf of corneldarde...@gmail.com> wrote: >Hello, > >Keeping track of keys has been a pain in the past for me. I still believe >it's the best method. Now that I'm much more focused and organized it >hasn't been a problem. But having a physical copy of the key tucked away >will be helpful to me in the future. As far as institutional data, i can >see some areas of concern. Who's keeping track of the keys? And is that >info passed along with employment changes? > >Thanks, > >Cornel Darden Jr. >Chief Information Officer >Casanova Information Services, LLC >Office Phone: (779) 205-3105 >Mobile Phone: (708) 705-2945 > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 31, 2016, at 10:29 AM, Matt Schultz <schul...@gvsu.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I¹m writing to the list on a somewhat personal note. But I think any >>responses to my question might also shed insights on future workflows in >>my workaday world. >> >> I have a personal use case wherein I would like to store some encrypted >>directories of data (at rest) on external hard drives. The idea being to >>keep a full copy of some of my own personal data at an offsite location >>in a secure format. >> >> I didn¹t have the intermediate storage resources to image the full >>backups that the target directories reside on - and there was too much >>other file system overhead that was extraneous in any event. So, my >>initial approach has been to make use of GPGTools and a pair of RSA keys >>to encrypt tarballs of each of the desired directories. I¹ve >>successfully serialized, encrypted and passphrase decrypted the >>directories. I¹m using BagIt to validate on both sides and all is well >>there. Everything appears to be working just fine for me. Larger >>directories do take some time naturally RSA is a less efficient >>algorithm as I understand it. That aside, I feel reasonably confident >>that I can manage and migrate my keys going forward. I¹m also >>maintaining a duplicate nonencrypted backup of all of this data at home >>as well in any event. >> >> My question is whether there are any limitations to use of RSA and the >>approach I am taking to encrypting the contents in this serialized form? >>Would anybody go about this in a different manner? Perhaps with >>different tools? I¹m out in front of the loss scenario in this case, so >>I have the time/luxury to make some changes to how I am going about this >>if I get some good advice. >> >> And then to the degree that the librarians, archivists, or records >>managers on this list want to weigh-in, are there any emerging best >>practices or compelling use cases you have encountered for encrypting >>archives of your institutional data. If so, how did you weigh or >>mitigate the benefits (privacy/security) against the risks (e.g, >>mis-placing keys). I¹m very interested in what the Records in the Cloud >>Project is producing: http://www.recordsinthecloud.org/. >> >> Thanks, >> ‹ >> Matt Schultz >> Metadata & Digital Curation Librarian >> Grand Valley State University Libraries >> schul...@gvsu.edu<mailto:schul...@gvsu.edu> >> 616-331-5072
[CODE4LIB] Encrypting Data Archives
Hello, I’m writing to the list on a somewhat personal note. But I think any responses to my question might also shed insights on future workflows in my workaday world. I have a personal use case wherein I would like to store some encrypted directories of data (at rest) on external hard drives. The idea being to keep a full copy of some of my own personal data at an offsite location in a secure format. I didn’t have the intermediate storage resources to image the full backups that the target directories reside on - and there was too much other file system overhead that was extraneous in any event. So, my initial approach has been to make use of GPGTools and a pair of RSA keys to encrypt tarballs of each of the desired directories. I’ve successfully serialized, encrypted and passphrase decrypted the directories. I’m using BagIt to validate on both sides and all is well there. Everything appears to be working just fine for me. Larger directories do take some time naturally – RSA is a less efficient algorithm as I understand it. That aside, I feel reasonably confident that I can manage and migrate my keys going forward. I’m also maintaining a duplicate non–encrypted backup of all of this data at home as well in any event. My question is whether there are any limitations to use of RSA and the approach I am taking to encrypting the contents in this serialized form? Would anybody go about this in a different manner? Perhaps with different tools? I’m out in front of the loss scenario in this case, so I have the time/luxury to make some changes to how I am going about this if I get some good advice. And then to the degree that the librarians, archivists, or records managers on this list want to weigh-in, are there any emerging best practices or compelling use cases you have encountered for encrypting archives of your institutional data. If so, how did you weigh or mitigate the benefits (privacy/security) against the risks (e.g, mis-placing keys). I’m very interested in what the Records in the Cloud Project is producing: http://www.recordsinthecloud.org/. Thanks, — Matt Schultz Metadata & Digital Curation Librarian Grand Valley State University Libraries schul...@gvsu.edu<mailto:schul...@gvsu.edu> 616-331-5072
[CODE4LIB] Dodging the Memory Hole II: An Action Assembly, Charlotte NC, May 11-12, 2015
Please excuse any cross-posting. *** *Dodging the Memory Hole II: An Action Assembly http://educopia.org/events/dmh* *Charlotte, NC * *May 11-12, 2015* *What will tomorrow bring for yesterday's news?* For centuries, this rough first draft of history has been saved and preserved by archives and libraries around the world. But over the last four decades, news has transitioned from printed paper to digital files, and studies show that these files are in great danger. Join stakeholders from all angles of this problem—news publishers and press associations, technologists and researchers, libraries and archives, corporations and funding agencies. Together, we will lay a crucial foundation for resolving this information crisis. What you can expect at Dodging the Memory Hole II http://educopia.org/events/dmh: - Abundant opportunities to network with journalists, publishers, technologists, vendors, press association directors, librarians, archivists, historians, genealogists, and others that share a stake in the news; - Celebration and evaluation of the accomplishments of the seven Action Teams that were launched at the November Forum (they have been quite busy during this six-month interval!); - Inspirational speakers who will engage in conversations with each other and with the audience members about emerging practices and needs; - Lots of action--including several sets of concurrent Take Action sessions where we will collectively accomplish real work on site; - A concentrated, cross-sector environment in which we will focus on specific, solvable problems in preserving digital news; - The development of approaches to possible partnerships between businesses and public institutions that can work for both private enterprise and the public good; - The formation of a second wave of work groups that we will launch at the end of the Action Assembly. Hosted by the Educopia Institute, the D http://educopia.org/events/dmhodging the Memory Hole II http://educopia.org/events/dmh event in May 2015 builds directly upon the foundation of an earlier event - Dodging the Memory Hole 2014 - hosted at the Reynolds Journalism Institute in Columbia, Missouri. *Keynote Speaker* Brian Hocker, NBC Universal *Panelists Include* Ben Welsh, Los Angeles Times Eric Weig, University of Kentucky Libraries Herbert Van de Sompel, Los Alamos National Laboratory Ryan Thornburg, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, School of Journalism and Mass Communication David Thompson, Kentucky Press Association Cal Shepard, State Librarian of North Carolina Leigh Montgomery, Christian Science Monitor Lisa Macklin, Emory University Edward McCain, Reynolds Journalism Institute and University of Missouri Libraries Jim Kroll, Denver Public Library Martin Halbert, University of North Texas Libraries We greatly appreciate the National Endowment for the Humanities' generous funding support for this event. -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org @metaarchive matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
[CODE4LIB] IMLS Lifecycle Management of ETDs Project Resources Now Available
Greetings, Please excuse any cross-posting We are pleased to officially announce successful conclusion of the Lifecycle Management of Electronic Theses Dissertations (ETDs) project, which was generously funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). In every way the project has been a huge success! We owe that success to our Project Staff, Project Steering Committee, the Networked Digital Library of Theses Dissertations (NDLTD) and the entire U.S. and international ETD community. Our *Guidance Documents for Lifecycle Management of ETDs* have gotten incredible uptake by the ETD community, with special thanks to the NDLTD for hosting and disseminating the publication. Our *ETD Lifecycle Management Tools Manual* is a wonderfully useful contribution to the field - helping to raise awareness about the importance of using curation and preservation technologies on behalf of ETDs Our *ETD Lifecycle Management Workshop* has also been extremely well attended at major ETD conferences (TxETDA, USetdA, ETD) and has helped to further the use of both the Guidance Documents and the Lifecycle Management Tools. Each of the above deliverables is freely available under open source and Creative Commons licenses. They can be obtained on the Educopia Institute website and very soon on the NDLTD website. http://www.educopia.org/research/etd http://www.ndltd.org/resources/manage-etds We encourage the ETD community and any other interested stakeholders in the scholarly production process to obtain or request the materials for usage and adoption. On behalf of the Principal Investigators (Martin Halbert (UNT) and Katherine Skinner (Educopia)) and the Project Managers (Matt Schultz and Nick Krabbenhoeft) we would once again like to thank IMLS and all of our project partners, including the University of North Texas Libraries, the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the Educopia Institute/MetaArchive Cooperative, and the libraries of Virginia Tech, Rice University, Boston College, Indiana State University, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Arizona. -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org @metaarchive matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
[CODE4LIB] Chronicles in Preservation: Comparative Analysis of Distributed Digital Preservation (DDP) Frameworks
Apologies for cross-posting ** The Chronicles in Preservation project, a collaborative effort led by the Educopia Institute, the MetaArchive Cooperative, Chronopolis, the University of North Texas, and Virginia Tech is pleased to publish the Comparative Analysis of Distributed Digital Preservation (DDP) Frameworks, available at http://metaarchive.org/neh/index.php?title=Comparative_Analysis_of_Distributed_Digital_Preservation_Frameworks . *About the Comparative Analysis* The Comparative Analysis comprises two parts: 1. A paper focused on the three DDP partners in the Chronicles project, Chronopolis, MetaArchive, and UNT Coda. The paper introduces the Comparative Analysis metrics and includes a brief discussion of each system's answers. 2. A Google Spreadsheet of the Comparative Analysis metrics for other DDP systems/providers to use and contribute to in analyzing their own workflows. The Comparative Analysis metrics cover a range of factors including ingests, subsequent ingests, data models, storage environments, monitoring, security, recovery, scalability and costs. *Chronicles in Preservation Partners* Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Chronicles in Preservation project is being led by the Educopia Institute (host for the MetaArchive Cooperative), along with Chronopolis and the libraries of University of North Texas, Virginia Tech, Penn State, University of Utah, Georgia Tech, University of Kentucky, and Boston College. -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org @metaarchive matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
[CODE4LIB] Now Available - Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness
Please excuse any cross posting. ** The Chronicles in Preservation project, a collaborative effort led by the Educopia Institute, the MetaArchive Cooperative, the Chronopolis program, the University of North Texas, and Virginia Tech is pleased to make available the *Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness*. The *Guidelines *are freely available from Educopia Publishing ( http://www.educopia.org/publishing/gdnpr). *About the Guidelines* The *Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness *seek to address digital preservation standards and digital newspaper technical guidelines/practices across a spectrum of readiness options. The *Guidelines *are geared toward improving preservation readiness for both digitized and born-digital newspaper content. They will be helpful for a wide range of stakeholder institutions (including commercial news publishers), particularly traditional memory stewards such as libraries, archives, and historical societies. The *Guidelines* cover a range of topics including, Inventorying, Organizing, Format Management, Metadata Management, Checksum Management, Preservation Packaging, and several additional considerations for successful on-going digital newspaper preservation. *Chronicles in Preservation Partners* Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Chronicles in Preservation project is being led by the Educopia Institute (host for the MetaArchive Cooperative), along with Chronopolis and the libraries of University of North Texas, Virginia Tech, Penn State, University of Utah, Georgia Tech, University of Kentucky, and Boston College. -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org @metaarchive matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
[CODE4LIB] Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness - Review Period Extended to September 30th
Please excuse cross-posting *** The Chronicles in Preservation project (http://metaarchive.org/neh) is seeking further reviews and comments on the Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness. This is the first major deliverable from this three-year project (2011-2014) funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to research and document a series of preservation readiness steps for digital newspaper curators. *The review period end date has now been extended to September 30, 2013* so that we can receive as many comments as possible. Reviewers now have the option of requesting a PDF for offline reading (more info below). http://publishing.educopia.org/chronicles/ *About the Guidelines* The *Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness *seek to address digital preservation standards and digital newspaper technical guidelines/practices across a spectrum of readiness options. The * Guidelines *are geared toward improving preservation readiness for both digitized and born-digital newspaper content. We hope they will be helpful for a wide range of stakeholder institutions (including commercial news publishers), particularly traditional memory stewards such as libraries, archives, and historical societies. *How to Review* Interested digital preservation practitioners and experts/curators working in the area of managing and preserving digital news and newspapers are encouraged to review and supply online comments at their leisure between July 22-September 30, 2013. We encourage all comments to be submitted via the CommentPress form in the right sidebar (name and email address are required). Reviewers may also request a PDF for offline reading using the form on the online cover page. As the Introduction to the *Guidelines* states: We need content curators to help us understand what we’ve missed (we know there are gaps!) and what we’ve nailed. We want to know where you need more guidance and where you need less description. We want you to point us towards other resources in the field we may have missed, and above all, we want you to engage with us and with each other to make the final * Guidelines* as useful as they can possibly be. *Chronicles in Preservation Partners* The Chronicles in Preservation project is being led by the Educopia Institute (host for the MetaArchive Cooperative), along with the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the libraries of University of North Texas, Penn State, Virginia Tech, University of Utah, Georgia Tech, Boston College, and Clemson University. -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
[CODE4LIB] Available for Review - Guidance Documents for Lifecycle Management of ETDs
Please excuse cross-posting * The ETD Lifecycle Management project (http://metaarchive.org/imls) releases for public review the draft *Guidance Documents for Lifecycle Management of ETDs*. Funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and led by the University of North Texas, in partnership with the NDLTD and Educopia Institute, the ETD Lifecycle Management project is promoting best practices and improving the capacity of academic libraries to preserve ETDs for future researchers. *About the ETD Guidance Documents* Written by ETD program experts from several established and well-respected academic institutions (see below), the *Guidance Documents* are geared towards the full range of stakeholders in ETD programs from administrators to graduate schools to librarians to vendors. As indicated by the Table of Contents below, the *Guidance Documents* cover a range of curation topics that span the lifecycle for ETDs. *Table of Contents* 1. Guidance Documents for the Lifecycle Management of ETDs 2. Guidelines for Implementing ETD Programs – Roles Responsibilities 3. Guide to Access Levels Embargoes of ETDs 4. Briefing on Copyright Fair Use Issues in ETDs 5. Guidelines for Collecting Usage Metrics Demonstrations of Value for ETD Programs 6. Managing the Lifecycle of ETDs: Curatorial Decisions Practices 7. Metadata for ETD Lifecycle Management 8. Guide to ETD Program Planning Cost Estimation 9. Guide to Options for ETD Programs *Review the Guidance Documents* Interested ETD stakeholders can register to receive a copy of the *Guidance Documents* at the following website, http://publishing.educopia.org/etd-lifecycle-guidance-documents/. By requesting the documents, reviewers are voluntarily agreeing to provide our project with feedback to help improve the documents. Reviewers may provide feedback on all of the documents or just the document(s) that prove most relevant to their areas of interest. Our project staff will follow up with reviewers individually one month from the date they receive the documents, and will incorporate their suggestions into the final draft. The review period will close on December 31st, 2013. *About the Document Authors Editors* The *Guidance Document for Lifecycle Management of ETDs* have been authored by ETD program experts from the University of North Texas, Virginia Tech, Rice University, Boston College, Indiana State University, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Arizona. The documents were edited by representatives from the Educopia Institute, the MetaArchive Cooperative, and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. Special thanks to Joan Lippencott from the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) for early reviews of the draft documents. -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
[CODE4LIB] Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness - Now Available for Public Review/Comment
Please excuse any cross-posting ** The Chronicles in Preservation project (http://metaarchive.org/neh) is proud to announce the release of the online review edition of the *Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness*. This is the first major deliverable coming forth from this three-year project (2011-2014) funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to research and document a series of preservation readiness steps for digital newspaper curators. http://publishing.educopia.org/chronicles/ *About the Guidelines* The *Guidelines for Digital Newspaper Preservation Readiness *seek to address digital preservation standards and digital newspaper technical guidelines/practices across a spectrum of readiness options. The *Guidelines *are geared toward improving preservation readiness for both digitized and born-digital newspaper content. We hope they will be helpful for a wide range of stakeholder institutions (including commercial news publishers), particularly traditional memory stewards such as libraries, archives, and historical societies. *How to Review* Interested digital preservation practitioners and experts/curators working in the area of managing and preserving digital news and newspapers are encouraged to review and supply online comments at their leisure between July 22-September 20, 2013. Review comments can be provided via the CommentPress form in the right sidebar (name and email address are required). Each page can be individually printed or saved as a PDF for offline reading (ctrl+ or cmd+ P, Save as PDF). As the Introduction to the *Guidelines* states: We need content curators to help us understand what we’ve missed (we know there are gaps!) and what we’ve nailed. We want to know where you need more guidance and where you need less description. We want you to point us towards other resources in the field we may have missed, and above all, we want you to engage with us and with each other to make the final * Guidelines* as useful as they can possibly be. *Chronicles in Preservation Partners* The Chronicles in Preservation project is being led by the Educopia Institute (host for the MetaArchive Cooperative), along with the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the libraries of University of North Texas, Penn State, Virginia Tech, University of Utah, Georgia Tech, Boston College, and Clemson University. Thank you, -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
Re: [CODE4LIB] Rdio playlist
This is great - loved the way the mix shaped up! Getting a taste of some new music. Thanks especially to the I Fight Dragons rec that surfaced on the thread. Love. It. Rock. On. On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:33 AM, William Denton w...@pobox.com wrote: There are 70 songs on the playlist [1] now, including Little Walter, Styx, Liz Phair, Tortoise, Lupe Fiasco, Cheap Trick, Herbie Hancock, Ministry, Sam Prekop and Screeching Weasel. Great listening! Nine busy people have added songs so far. It costs $5 or more per month if you want to subscribe to Rdio, but you can sign up free for a week if you just want to try it out. There's an API [2], and with it or by hand I'll make a record of the songs on the playlist so they're not lost and people can listen to them elsewhere. Bill [1] http://www.rdio.com/people/**wdenton/playlists/2229053/** Code4Lib_2013_in_Chicago/http://www.rdio.com/people/wdenton/playlists/2229053/Code4Lib_2013_in_Chicago/ [2] http://developer.rdio.com/ -- William Denton Toronto, Canada http://www.miskatonic.org/ -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
Re: [CODE4LIB] Rdio playlist
Last time I took a road trip/weekend trip to Chicago I spun up a small Spotify playlist of Chicago-based bands that included: Telefon Tel Aviv Smashing Pumpkins Ministry Pigface Disappears Secret Colours Smith Westerns Screaching Weasel Wilco Most, but not all, are in-line with my tastes, so I know there are lots more Chicago-based artists that could be added. I'm not on Rdio or going to Code4Lib, but may get on and listen to your playlist. If nothing else I'll fire up my old playlist and be there in spirit. On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 10:44 PM, William Denton w...@pobox.com wrote: Do you ever put together a playlist or some situationally appropriate music when you're taking a trip? Do you ever do this when you're going to a conference? If you answered yes to either, and you're on Rdio, pitch in and add some stuff to a Code4Lib Chicago playlist: http://www.rdio.com/people/**wdenton/playlists/2229053/** Code4Lib_2013_in_Chicago/http://www.rdio.com/people/wdenton/playlists/2229053/Code4Lib_2013_in_Chicago/ I reckon we should be able to collaboratively edit the perfect playlist for use by hundreds of librarians and coders descending on Chicago in February, useful when either a) drinking local beers, b) hacking, c) walking through the Art Institute of Chicago, or d) all of the above. Bill -- William Denton Toronto, Canada http://www.miskatonic.org/ -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups
Hi Josh, Glad you are looking into LOCKSS as a potential solution for your needs and that you are thinking beyond simple backup solutions for more long-term preservation. Here at MetaArchive Cooperative we make use of LOCKSS to preserve a range of content/collections from our member institutions. The nice thing (I think) about our approach and our use of LOCKSS as an embedded technology is that you as an institution retain full control over your collections in the preservation network and get to play an active and on-going part in their preservation treatment over time. Storage costs in MetaArchive are competitive ($1/GB/year), and with that you get up to 7 geographic replications. MetaArchive is international at this point and so your collections really do achieve some safe distance from any disasters that may hit close to home. I'd be more than happy to talk with you further about your collection needs, why we like LOCKSS, and any interest your institution may have in being part of a collaborative approach to preserving your content above and beyond simple backup. Feel free to contact me directly. Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204 On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Joshua Welker jwel...@sbuniv.edu wrote: Hi everyone, We are starting a digitization project for some of our special collections, and we are having a hard time setting up a backup system that meets the long-term preservation needs of digital archives. The backup mechanisms currently used by campus IT are short-term full-server backups. What we are looking for is more granular, file-level backup over the very long term. Does anyone have any recommendations of software or some service or technique? We are looking into LOCKSS but haven't dug too deeply yet. Can anyone who uses LOCKSS tell me a bit of their experiences with it? Josh Welker Electronic/Media Services Librarian College Liaison University Libraries Southwest Baptist University 417.328.1624 -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups
Josh, Totally understand the resource constraints and the price comparison up-front. As Roy alluded to earlier, it pays with Glacier to envision what your content retrieval scenarios might be, because that $368 up-front could very easily balloon in situations where you are needing to restore a collection(s) en-masse at a later date. Amazon Glacier as a service makes their money on that end. In MetaArchive there is currently no charge for collection retrieval for the sake of a restoration. You are also subject and powerless over the long-term to Amazon's price hikes with Glacier. Because we are a Cooperative, our members collaboratively work together annually to determine technology preferences, vendors, pricing, cost control, etc. You have a direct seat at the table to help steer the solution in your direction. On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Joshua Welker jwel...@sbuniv.edu wrote: Matt, I appreciate the information. At that price, it looks like MetaArchive would be a better option than most of the other services mentioned in this thread. At this point, I think it is going to come down to a LOCKSS solution such as what MetaArchive provides or Amazon Glacier. We anticipate our digital collection growing to about 3TB in the first two years. With Glacier, that would be $368 per year vs $3,072 per year for MetaArchive and LOCKSS. As much as I would like to support library initiatives like LOCKSS, we are a small institution with a very small budget, and the pricing of Glacier is starting to look too good to pass up. Josh Welker -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Matt Schultz Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 8:49 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups Hi Josh, Glad you are looking into LOCKSS as a potential solution for your needs and that you are thinking beyond simple backup solutions for more long-term preservation. Here at MetaArchive Cooperative we make use of LOCKSS to preserve a range of content/collections from our member institutions. The nice thing (I think) about our approach and our use of LOCKSS as an embedded technology is that you as an institution retain full control over your collections in the preservation network and get to play an active and on-going part in their preservation treatment over time. Storage costs in MetaArchive are competitive ($1/GB/year), and with that you get up to 7 geographic replications. MetaArchive is international at this point and so your collections really do achieve some safe distance from any disasters that may hit close to home. I'd be more than happy to talk with you further about your collection needs, why we like LOCKSS, and any interest your institution may have in being part of a collaborative approach to preserving your content above and beyond simple backup. Feel free to contact me directly. Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204 On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Joshua Welker jwel...@sbuniv.edu wrote: Hi everyone, We are starting a digitization project for some of our special collections, and we are having a hard time setting up a backup system that meets the long-term preservation needs of digital archives. The backup mechanisms currently used by campus IT are short-term full-server backups. What we are looking for is more granular, file-level backup over the very long term. Does anyone have any recommendations of software or some service or technique? We are looking into LOCKSS but haven't dug too deeply yet. Can anyone who uses LOCKSS tell me a bit of their experiences with it? Josh Welker Electronic/Media Services Librarian College Liaison University Libraries Southwest Baptist University 417.328.1624 -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204 -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib MidWest
Hi Ranti, I work virtually with Educopia Institute and the MetaArchive Cooperative, and am based near Grand Rapids, MI. I would definitely look forward to attending being so close and all, and could do so either early in the week or the weekend. But would prefer the weekend. Best, Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204 On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Ranti Junus ranti.ju...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, Michigan State University (Lansing, MI) is hosting the next Code4Lib Midwest. We aim to hold the event in either week of July 16th or 23rd (but most likely not July 27th) either as 1.5 or 2 days event. So, my question for those who might be interested to come: would it be better to have it early in the week or weekend? Let me know and then I'll set up a doodle poll for the date options. thanks, ranti. -- Bulk mail. Postage paid. -- Matt Schultz Program Manager Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative http://www.metaarchive.org matt.schu...@metaarchive.org 616-566-3204
