Note that I'm still working on putting up the registry; it should be up in
a few days. Thank you for the contribution.

Rebecca

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Ruth Duerr wrote:

> 1. Name of the institution or organization implementing PREMIS
>
> National Snow and Ice Data Center
>
> 2. The project name
>
> We don't actually have a project name, though I supposed if pushed we could invent one!
>
> 3. A short description of the project
>
> The OAIS reference model is one of NSIDC's guiding documents as an archive. Several
> years ago, we decided to use the OAIS reference model in developing a schema for storing
> preservation information about our science data sets - we already are NASA DIF and FGDC-compliant
> in that regard. In the meantime, the PREMIS group came out with their schema. As an
> experiment, since implementation was still ongoing, we chose to make our schema PREMIS
> compliant.
>
> 4. Projected dates of implementation
>
> Completion and transfer to operations is expected in April, 2006
>
> 5. A URL to the project web site (if available)
>
> None, this is an internal project
>
> 6. A URL to any available documentation or specifications developed for
> the project
>
> We have an internal website but at this point it is not generally accessible. The
> publically accessible NSIDC data catalog can be found at http://nsidc.org/data/search/search.html
>
> 7. A list of any tools developed and or used as part of the project
> (e.g. to extract metadata)
>
> We have developed schema extensions to our central data catalog, along with
> web-based tools for population.
>
> 8. Contact name and e-mail address
>
> R. Duerr ([log in to unmask])
>