ADR Steering Committee|
Meets quarterly - July, October, January, April
Is comprised of representatives from participating institutions and Alliance staff
The Alliance Digital Repository (ADR) Steering Committee is responsible for the many elements of the development of the organizational infrastructure of the ADR. At least one committee member from each participant library represents their institution in discussions, drafting of policies and documentation, planning, and content and metadata contribution. Committee members serve as liaisons between the ADR Steering Committee (including Alliance staff) and local institutions’ staff, faculty, and community members.
Committee members develop a strong understanding of the content and metadata development and delivery goals, participant and all-Alliance ADR administrative and management needs, and will be responsible for content and metadata creation and contribution and/or facilitate connections to viable contributors of content at the participating institutions.
ADR Steering Committee member responsibilities include:
• Engaging in activities and tasks that support and further the mission of the ADR
• Defining the ADR’s organizational structure
• Defining the scope of the ADR’s content contribution and functionality
• Acting as the primary liaison to local content depositors
• Identifying and defining appropriate content contribution contracts and/or deposit agreements – including licensing, preservation, transfer, and distribution rights – between the participant institutions and the Alliance, as well as between the institution and the content creator/depositor.
• Ensuring contracts/deposit agreements are drafted, completed, and approved prior to or during content ingest activities
• Arranges for the administration and maintenance of record copies of printed contacts/deposit agreements, when necessary
• Developing the “look and feel” (branding) for central ADR and local library interfaces
• Developing local and Alliance-wide marketing strategies, in conjunction with Alliance staff
• Identifying, coordinating, and supporting institutional content preparation and submission workflows
• Identifying, coordinating, and supporting institutional metadata preparation and submission workflows
• Defining and documenting ADR’s policy framework
Metadata Working Group
Meets monthly, as needed.
The Metadata Working Group is charged with sharing expertise and serving in an advisory capacity to the ADR Implementation Team and ADR Staff regarding metadata crosswalks, metadata best practices, and the impact of good metadata practices on the ADR’s systems and functions.
ETDs Working Group
Meets as needed.
Comprised of academic library representatives, this group is charged with developing the supporting infrastructure for ETDs in the ADR. This group also shares institutional and local polices, needs, and uses related to ETDs.
Policies Working Group
Meets as needed.
This group is charged with identifying and drafting appropriate policies and supporting documentation at the consortial community level for the ADR. The outputs of this group not only guide the ADR’s consortial implementation, but also inform institutional community- and local community-level policies.
