OCLC Research established the Web Archiving Metadata Working Group (WAM) to develop recommendations for descriptive metadata. Their approach is tailored to the unique characteristics of archived websites, with an eye to helping institutions improve the consistency and efficiency of their metadata practices in this emerging area. The result of this collaboration is three publications that cover recommendations to help institutions improve the consistency and efficiency of their metadata practices, a literature review of user needs, and a review of web harvesting tools. You can find these publications here.
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The Legal Information Preservation Alliance (LIPA) is seeking a creative, collaborative, and dynamic Executive Director to work with the LIPA Board of Directors, LIPA members, and other organizations to advocate for and implement effective programs that advance the mission of LIPA. The Executive Director will work with the LIPA Board to develop and support programmatic activities, outreach and information to members, advocacy and relationships with other organizations, and provide administrative support for the organization, information-gathering and planning for the LIPA Board and committees. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about current trends, programs and issues regarding preservation of legal materials in all formats; have a demonstrated ability to think strategically; strong interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills; and demonstrated ability to work independently in planning, managing projects and problem solving.
For additional information including how to apply, see the full job posting.
After 10 years, Margie Maes will be stepping down as the Executive Director of LIPA at the end of July, 2018. The LIPA Board is extremely grateful to Margie for her guidance, leadership, and devotion to LIPA through the years.
LIPA membership has doubled during Margie’s tenure, enabling us to fund or subsidize preservation programs such as PALMPrint, Archive-It, the Law Review Preservation Program, and the Legal Information Archive. We participate in collaborative programs with other consortia and academic institutions, notably the new LawArXiv open access repository for legal scholarship, and we have increased our activity at conferences through sponsorships, exhibits, and programs. LIPA is now recognized nationally as a leader in the preservation and archiving community.
We wish Margie the very best in her retirement. The search for a new Executive Director will commence shortly.
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