Web Documents Digital Archive Pilot Project at GPO
George Barnum
Depository Library Conference
16 October 2001
Today's session
• Briefly explain the goal for the project
• Explain the background and progress of the project
• Discuss GPO's particular emphases
Background of the project
• Long history of GPO/OCLC cooperation
• PURLs
• FDLP/ERIC Pilot
• Current project in planning since late 1999
• "Build us an archive and the tools to use it"
What will the project accomplish?
• An offsite, vendor-maintained archive
• A "toolkit" for processes
• Defined set of preservation metadata
• Integration of workflow and tools
What kind of "toolkit"?
• Currently, we use a wide variety of  tools to acquire, classify, track, distribute, archive, and catalog:

– ACSIS
– DDIS
– PAMALA 
– OCLC Prism
– Teleport Pro
– FTP
– Manual systems
What's the common denominator?
– ACSIS
– DDIS
– PAMALA 
– OCLC Prism
– Teleport Pro
– FTP
– Manual systems

• They help us create, gather, and store data about the publications

What do we do with the data?
• Archive for permanence
• Catalog for bibliographic access
• Track for internal production standards
• Manage the FDLP Electronic Collection 
The Goal of the Project
• is to create a set of integrated tools and processes that will help us cope with the ever-increasing number of electronic publications and take the best possible advantage of technology
What will  "it" do?
• Initially
– Gather data out of the acquisition and classification process
– Track electronic pubs beginning with identification
– Route pubs to the GPO archive
– Create preservation metadata
• Eventually	
– Assist discovery (electronic gray bins)
– Route pubs to multiple archives, including GPO, partners, and OCLC "Digital Vault"
– Assist in managing pubs in the archive
What will "it" do?
• Provide a platform for various processes:
– Acquisition
– Classification
– Cataloging
– Archive management
When?
• First phase rolled out in September, 2001
• Phase 2 begins February, 2002
Will it replace systems we use now?
• Not initially. It will work in tandem with current systems and processes. In some cases it will exchange data directly, in others not.
The Plans
• Phase 1:
– Create metadata
– Define workflows
– Test CORC functionality
• Phase 2:
– Harvest
– OCLC operated archive server
Questions?