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Learn about SPN affiliated project activities and milestones. SPN affiliated projects focus on specific aspects of software preservation/curation that support the strategic goals of SPN.
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Timeline: January 2017 – June 2020
Funder(s): Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Awardee: Association of Research Libraries
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The Code of Best Practices Team has been busy in February and March, working with SPN and the Association of Research Libraries to bring you a webinar series exploring the Code and other legal tools for software preservation. We’ve been joined by an all-star cast of guests from the worlds of software preservation and law. Each week, researchers share background legal information, and our guests give real-life examples of how fair use, the Code, and the law affect their practice.
Registrations for the series filled up almost as soon as it was announced, but every episode is being recorded, transcribed, and will be shared for free online along with links to related resources.
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Series Overview
- EPISODE 1: The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Software Preservation: Why and How
- Guest speakers: Patricia Aufderheide (American University), Peter Jaszi (American University), Krista Cox (Association of Research Libraries), and Brandon Butler (University of Virginia, Software Preservation Network)
- EPISODE 2: Beginning the Preservation Workflow
- Guest speakers: Leslie Johnston (National Archives and Records Administration) and Henry Lowood (Stanford University)
- EPISODE 3: Making Software Available Within Institutions and Networks
- Guest speakers: Jonathan Farbowitz (Guggenheim Museum) and Euan Cochrane (Yale University Libraries)
- EPISODE 4: Working with Source Code and Software Licenses
- Guest speakers: Daina Bouquin (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and Lauren Work (University of Virginia)
- EPISODE 5: Understanding the Anti-circumvention Rules and the Preservation Exemptions
- Guest speakers: Lyndsey Moulds (Rhizome), Kendra Albert (Cyberlaw Clinic at Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society), Jonathan Band (Library Copyright Alliance)
- EPISODE 6: Making the Code Part of Software Preservation Culture
- Guest speakers: Lindsey Weeramuni (MIT OpenCourseware) and Gordon Quinn (Kartemquin Films)
- EPISODE 7: International Implications
- Guest speakers: Ariel Katz (University of Toronto)
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Timeline: January 2018 – June 2020
Funder(s): Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Awardee: Yale University
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Across the board, the EaaSI program of work has steadily ramped up external documentation and communications including conference presentations, calls for community feedback, publication of the EaaSI User Manual and other technical documentation, a software-of-the-week campaign on Twitter, and a four-week series that focuses on key aspects of the EaaSI Beta Release including Development, Documentation, Deployment and Testing!
Read the full update on the EaaSI blog!
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Screenshot of SmartSim 1.4.1 (digital logic circuit design & simulation package that takes "SSP" and "SSC" files) running on Raspberry_Pi Desktop 2.5 (Debian 9 "Stretch") using the Emulation-as-a-Service software. Photo credit: Ethan Gates, EaaSI Software Preservation Analyst.
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Timeline: June 2017 – May 2020
Funder(s): Institute for Museum and Library Services #RE-95-17-0058-17
Awardee: CalPoly State University
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The FCoP Cohort is in full swing! In the last two months, cohort participants compiled external resources that have informed their work, and are submitting proposals to begin presenting and sharing their findings from individual projects with the broader community. Individual cohort members are also creating opportunities to engage with internal stakeholders on the relevance of software curation and preservation including local interest groups and workshops. Dr. Amelia Acker, FCoP Project Researcher is currently planning her cohort site visits - we look forward to her first Field Report, which we’ll share in the next Stacktrace.
Read the full update on the FCoP blog!
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Screenshot of Cakewalk (recording and music composition software) running in Windows 98 (operating system software) using the Emulation-as-a-Service software. Photo credit: Tracy Popp, Illinois FCoP Project Lead.
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Learn about changes and improvements to functional aspects of the Network. This section will feature updates on governance, funding, engagement strategies and other activities that comprise backbone support for working groups, affiliated projects and strategic partnerships.
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WEBSITE UPDATE: Since launching our new website earlier this year, we continue to work to improve its usability and accessibility. If you identify an error or would like to provide feedback, please use our contact form to let us know.
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JOIN SPN: Do you appreciate the work that SPN has been doing over the last several years to broaden participation and ensure lawful preservation, sharing, and resource of software? Would you like to SPN to continue its work of coordination, research, advocacy, and capacity building? Do you have ideas or a vision for the future of software preservation that you would like to see realized through the SPN community?
If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, then consider supporting our work through membership or sponsorship. Download, complete and submit your SPN Participation Agreement to <jess.farrell@educopia.org>.
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The Software Preservation Network (SPN) facilitates and supports software preservation efforts. SPN preserves software through community engagement, infrastructure support and knowledge generation in five core activity areas including Law & Policy Advocacy, Metadata & Standards Development, Training & Education, Research-in-Practice and Technological Infrastructure.
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Twitter: @softpresnetwork
Web: www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org
Email: contact@softwarepreservationnetwork.org
Subscribe: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/software-preservation-network
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