# Presentation: 685590

## WELCOME GIPWoG  October 5th 2005www.itl.nist.gov/div895/gipwog/index.html

## Agenda

**Introduction – GIPWoG survey results**
**Report from Imation on research into Archival System **
**National Digital Newspaper / Trusted Digital Repository Initiative **
**Future Digital System**
**Electronic Records Archive (ERA)**

## GIPWoG

**G****overnment**** ****I****nformation**** ****P****reservation**** ****Wo****rking**** ****G****roup**
**GIPWoG mission: **
**To provide government agencies with information to make informed decisions for using optical storage technologies in digital data storage or preservation strategies. **
**GIPWoG Goals**** **
**Act as a liaison/meeting place between government users and the optical storage technology industry. **
**Inform government users of the current state-of-the-art in optical storage technology. **
**Highlight optical storage technology research relevant to government users.**** **
**Serve as a forum for government users to share digital data preservation issues and strategies. **** **

## GIPWoG  Agency Participation

**GIPWoG  Agency Participation**

***Agencies***
***D*****oD**
**GPO**
**GSA**
**LoC**
**NARA**
**NASA**
**NGA**

***Agencies***
**NIST**
**U.S. Census Bureau**
**U.S. Courts**
**USGS**
**EPA**
**NIH**
**NOAA**
**NTIS**

## GIPWoG Activities

**Quarterly sessions**
**Several agencies meet to hear presentations and discuss digital preservation.**
**Introduce agencies to:**
**Blue Laser, Holographic, next generation storage**
**ERA, FDS, TDR/NDN etc.**
**Examples of effective implementation of optical media in storage/distribution (USGS)**
**Conceptual solutions for consideration (Imation, etc)**
**Industry “media longevity” presentation series**
**NIST research updates (longevity, compatibility etc)**
**Identify key issues for agencies and organize the research to address it (LoC – DVD longevity). **
**Outreach (OSTA, DVDA)**
**Determine needs of the agencies (Digital Media Survey).**

## Digital Media Survey

**But how long is long enough?**
**A stated longevity *****requirement***** will give the industry a solid target to aim for.**
*‘**Forever’* is of little practical use to guide the manufacturers.
- The greater the requirement, the lesser the chances of a solid guarantee.
*Commoditization* of the CD and DVD recordable market means that higher quality products cannot compete with poorer (and cheaper) products.
**A stated *****longevity***** will give agencies control and certainty over preservation strategies**
- Time between migration not too long (save data) and not too short (save money).
*“**Our media lasts UP TO 200 years”* is of no use if they _MAY also_ fail after 5 or 10 years.
******	****Knowing helps both the Industry and the Customer!!!**

## Survey Questions

**Is there a period of time that you consider ideal, required or necessary for the longevity of storage media?**
**	**Options: 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 40+ years.
**Would you specify a label or logo that indicates a product meets this longevity requirement when purchasing for long-term storage applications? **
**	**Options: Yes, No, Not sure.

## Survey Results (Government)

- Specified Longevity in Years

- % of Valid Responses

## Survey Results (Government)

- Would Label be Specified for Purchasing?

- % of Valid Responses

## Survey  Recommendations

**To Media Manufacturers:**
- Aim for 100 years with high certainty.
- Agencies seem to be prepared to pay for the comfort of having non-commodity products.
- How much?
**To Industry/Standards Bodies/Government:**
- Develop very robust method to determine if media meets this minimum lifetime.
- Sponsor a ‘Archival Grade’ logo to be clearly associated with media that meets this minimum lifetime criteria.

## Thank you for coming

**Thank you for coming**

**               ****	****Thanks**** to the Library of ****	****	****	****Congress **
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**Where next?**** If your agency would like to host a GIPWoG meeting, please contact ****gipwog@nist.gov**** **
**What else?**** If GIPWoG can be of assistance to your agency, please contact ****gipwog@nist.gov**