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Hi Priscilla, Just saw your email today - apparently all the PIG email was spam filtered out locally! But no I haven't read the book Ice. I'll ask around as there are probably lots of people around here who have.... Ruth Priscilla Caplan wrote: > oops, sorry. I should have sent that directly to Ruth Duerr. > > p > > > Of no relevance whatsoever to PREMIS, I'm reading Ice by Mariana > Gosnell. Amazing book, have you seen it? > > p > > 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]) >> >