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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>You have a good list there so I’d like to come at it from another direction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The OED has two definitions for ecosystem (1) “A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment” and (2) “(in general use) a complex network or interconnected system.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>While the second definition is general and can be aligned with technology rather more easily, I like to bring in the first definition because <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It brings in people<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It leads one to think of things changing and evolving<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo9'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It leads on to think about specialisations, death, food chains and dependencies<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>That leads one to say that in 50-100 years we should have:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>people aware in the requirements of preservation <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>producers of information creating/recording<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>data management plans linked to preservation i.e. capturing all the types of “metadata” required along the way. This must include the semantic information about the data/documents<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>support systems should help as much as possible<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>preservers of information being aware of:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>who they are preserving for i.e. the Designated Community and the “metadata” likely to be required (OAIS Representation Information including formats, semantics and software etc)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>potential uses of data including numerical data<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>the costs of preservation<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>funders (public and commercial) who are aware of:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=square><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>the potential value of information<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>systems/processes which can cope with change and evolution:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>implementation independent designs<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>standard, long lived / slowly evolving / backward compatible interfaces to data and systems e.g. programming interfaces for accessing/searching archives and for extracting components from Archival Information Packages<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>appraisal processes which help to decide if it is worth continuing to preserve specific information<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>ways to monitor the evolving needs of Designated Communities so that repositories can ensure that the information they are preserving can be understood/used etc<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>specialisations, death, food chains and dependencies <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>each repository is probably good at certain things and not at others, so it should be clear which is which. As things such as people, technology and funding change, a repository which is good at one time may not be good later on.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>effort can be shared e.g. one repository may look after a variety of Representation Information to be used by other repositories<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>any particular repository may cease to operate so it will need to be ready to hand over its holdings to another repository<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo10'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>information is linked so that as new information is created it may affect the value of other previously existing information<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>..David<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> MOIMS-DAI <moims-dai-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Kearney<br><b>Sent:</b> 10 July 2018 21:36<br><b>To:</b> 'MOIMS-Data Archive Interoperability' <moims-dai@mailman.ccsds.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Moims-dai] Desirable preservation ecosystem characteristics<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Vint Cerf is a preservation evangelist, and in discussions and presentations he makes, he’s considering adding this topic:  Desirable preservation ecosystem characteristics.  The idea is that if we know what we want the preservation environment to be 50 or 100 years from now, we will have be better equipped to chart a course (at least the first steps) to get there.  Vint asked me my opinion on that, and I’m asking the DAI WG community.  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I’m doing this off the top of my head right now, so here goes my first cut at it:   <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Trustworthiness of archives:  <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>A majority of archives that are certified trustworthy.   <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>Broad community agreement on what constitutes trustworthiness and the process for certifying it.   <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>Global prioritization of the need for certification of key archives.  <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Interoperability of archives:  <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4'><span lang=EN-US>Well understood and widely available user interface systems that function broadly for multi-archive access.  <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4'><span lang=EN-US>Archive-to-Archive communications that are easily and quickly configured.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4'><span lang=EN-US>Distributed archives that allow transparent access to all preserved data within their distributed “realm.”<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Access to archives (besides above):  <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>(From the RDA) Data sharing without boundaries.  Social and technical infrastructure that enables open sharing of data.  <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>Well-understood and easily-waiverable system of Intellectual Property management – for example, a system to quickly secure rights to download YouTube videos by national archivists.  <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-US>Effective archive security that does not interfere with authorized user access.  <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Future tech:  <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><span lang=EN-US>Storage capacity:  A better, faster, cheaper More’s Law.  <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><span lang=EN-US>AI Access to preservation archives; AI helpers that can assist archive users whether they are part of the Designated Community or not.  <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><span lang=EN-US>Auto-preservation…  Systems that automatically compile the *<b>correct</b>* metadata (Representation Info) as object data is generated.  <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'><span lang=EN-US>AI systems that can generate warnings like “Uh oh… you’re not compiling the correct metadata!”   <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>What’s on your list?  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>   -=- Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mike Kearney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Huntsville, Alabama, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>