[Moims-dai] Notes on meeting with Vint Cerf

[Mark Conrad]

Well said, Bruce!

Mark Conrad
NARA Information Services
IAS
The National Archives and Records Administration
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On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 3:38 PM, <bambacher at verizon.net> wrote:

> If I may make an observation:
>
> 1. All of this presumes all digital repositories want to be interoperable,
> which they may not.
>
> 2. Vint Cerf appears to seriously minimize the number of spplications and
> software used to create digital records requiring preservation.  NARA's
> scope of the problem study found 15,000+ applications and software routines
> in use in the federal government.  It is hard enough to crosswalk between
> geospatial applications let alone cross walking between geospatial
> applications and office applications and CAD-CAM applications.  I could be
> over reaching his intentions but even if he only called for
> inter-operability within a specific discipline, designated community, or
> data type that is a large problem.
>
> 3. Recall the approach of a few test audit sites that ingested data only
> in a single pre-approved SPSS format, essentially frozen in 30+ years old
> structure.  They dictated to their Designated Community.  They would not
> fit Mr. Cerf's generic protocol for sharing data.
>
> 4. We need to assert our original goal of developing a standard and an
> audit process to evaluate digital repositories against that standard as to
> their ability to  operate a digital repository that can accept digital
> data, preserve it, and provide it in a usable form to a user when
> requested.  If we cannot find or develop that market, we certainly cannot
> develop Vint Cerf's under developed concepts.
>
> 5. We should obviously respond, thank him, state our position and how it
> fits his challenge.  But, unless he can provide funding and/or FTE to
> pursue the issue, it is beyond our scope of effort.
>
>
> On 04/20/16, David Giaretta<david at giaretta.org> wrote:
>
>
> Any objections/updates/additions/corrections?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> ..David
>
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