[Pasig-discuss] BitCurator Consortium - Membership Now Open

[Arthur Pasquinelli]

http://www.bitcurator.net/bitcurator-consortium/

The BitCurator Consortium (BCC) is an independent, community-led 
membership association that will serve as the host and center of 
administrative, user and community support for the BitCurator 
environment.  Its purpose is to support curation of born-digital 
materials through the application of open-source digital forensics tools 
by institutions responsible for such materials.

The BitCurator project (2011-2014), funded by the Andrew W. Mellon 
Foundation, has developed, packaged and documented open-source digital 
forensics tools to allow libraries, archives and museums (LAMs) to 
extract digital materials from removable media in ways that reflect the 
metadata and ensure the integrity of the materials, allowing users to 
make sense of materials and understand their context, and preventing 
inadvertent disclosure of sensitive data.  The BitCurator project has 
also engaged with interested professionals, through conferences, 
specialized events, online interactions, and site visits.  Together, 
these tools and relationships provide a strong foundation upon which the 
BitCurator Consortium now builds.

The Software

The BitCurator software is freely distributed under an open source 
license.  It can be installed as a Linux environment; run as a virtual 
machine on top of most contemporary operating systems; or run as 
individual software tools, packages, support scripts, and documentation.

Tools in the BitCurator environment -- both those produced by the 
project team and those from third-party developers -- can advance core 
curation activities, including (but not limited to):

- Reduce the risk of inadvertent changes to content through 
software-based write-blocking

- Create authentic copies of content through disk imaging and 
cryptographic hashing

- Mount forensically packaged disk images to view and export their content

- Reflect original order of materials through capture of filesystem metadata

- Establish trustworthy chains of custody through documentation of 
curatorial actions (log files, PREMIS records)

- Generate reports that characterize the contents of disks and directories

- Identify and document duplicate files

- Discover and expose associated contextual information

- Identify sensitive information that should be filtered, redacted or 
masked in appropriate ways

- Export contents of disks and directories for inclusion in Archival 
Information Packages and Dissemination Information Packages


Consortium Membership

Institutions responsible for the curation of born-digital materials -- 
especially those held or acquired on digital storage media -- are 
invited to participate in the BitCurator Consortium. Membership is open 
to institutions in all sectors and all nations.  The BCC envisions a 
robust network of institutions committed to enhancing, promoting, and 
exploring this growing area of activity.

There are two categories of BCC membership: Charter and General. Charter 
Members will play an early, active role in the shaping of the BitCurator 
Consortium's governance, ongoing development, and overall 
sustainability.  Charter Membership is a one-time membership option, 
available only through December 31, 2014.

The most important member benefit is assurance that the BitCurator 
software will persist and evolve in future years. Other membership 
benefits include:

General Members:

- Access to a BCC help desk

- Prioritization in future enhancement requests

- Dedicated educational offerings

- Voting rights

- Eligibility to serve on the BCC Executive Council and Committees

- Service opportunities

- Community engagement and networking

- Professional development and training

- Subscription to a dedicated BCC member mailing list

- Special rates for BCC events, including the annual BitCurator User Forum

Charter Members - all General Member benefits and:

- Opportunity to participate in and shape the initial BitCurator 
Consortium Executive Council and BitCurator Consortium Committees, 
including exclusive eligibility for election or appointment to the 
Executive Council during the charter period

- Participation in the development of the initial BitCurator Consortium 
user, technical and service roadmaps.

- Recognition through the placement of your institution name, logo and 
link on the BitCurator Consortium web site.

- Use of the "BitCurator Consortium Charter Member" icon


During the Charter period (June-December 2014), members can take 
advantage of the following rates (subject to potential changes in the 
future):

Dues for Charter Members in the first year are $5000 (US).  After the 
first year of membership, dues will be the same as those of General Members.

General Member dues are $2000 (US) per institution per year, for a 
three-year period with annual billing opportunities.  Members can pay in 
full for their three-year period during their first six months of 
membership to lock in the above rates.

- If you're interested in joining the BitCurator Consortium, contact Cal 
Lee - callee {at} ils [dot] unc {dot} edu

- For information about the BitCurator Consortium, visit: 
http://www.bitcurator.net/bitcurator-consortium

- For information about the BitCurator software and user community, 
visit: bitcurator.net and wiki.bitcurator.net

The BCC is administered by the Educopia Institute, a non-profit that 
advances cultural, scientific, and scholarly institutions by catalyzing 
networks and collaborative communities.

-- 
Art Pasquinelli
Digital Libraries, Repositories, and Preservation
Oracle
Phone +1 650 607 0035 | Mobile: +1 650 430 2441
art.pasquinelli at oracle.com
  


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