REMINDER: International Polar Year Archiving
IPY International Office
For further information about IPY Archiving, please click on the
'Archiving' link at the bottom of the left-hand column at:
http://www.ipy.org/.
The International Polar Year (IPY) International Office announces digital
archiving for storage of IPY material. During the IPY 2007-2008, many
documents, presentations, and multi-media tools have been developed that
are a critical legacy of this historical research period. In order to learn
from experiences, and present a comprehensive account to historians and
scientists of the future, the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) and
Canadian IPY Secretariat at the University of Alberta have developed a
process for capture and storage of digital material. This process has been
endorsed and developed with the IPY International Programme Office and
Joint Committee.
Material can be related to IPY planning and implementation, logistics,
community engagement, and other important events. Appropriate material
includes emails, presentations, key documents, images, videos, and other
digital files. All material will be publicly accessible except for those
documents specified as 'closed.' Closed documents will be accessible
only by individual request to SPRI, and for specific research purposes.
Physical artifacts should be archived with national or institutional
libraries. A separate process is in place for storage of scientific data
through the IPY Data and Information Service (IPY-DIS). Publications
should be submitted to the IPY Publications Database.
For further information about IPY Archiving, please click on the
'Archiving' link found near the bottom of the left-hand column at:
http://www.ipy.org/.