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Our Mission

The mission of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance is to establish, maintain, and advance the capacity to preserve our nation's digital resources for the benefit of present and future generations.

Our Work

Members collaborate to preserve access to our national digital heritage. The NDSA accomplishes its goals through working groups with strategic direction from the Coordinating Committee and support from the Secretariat.

The NDSA has established five Working Groups focusing on the following areas of digital stewardship: Content; Standards and Practices; Infrastructure; Innovation; and Outreach.

Content

selection and aquisition of digital collections

Standards

digital formats and best practices

Infrastructure

development and maintenance of tools

Innovation

cutting edge research and development

Outreach

relationships and messaging



Our Members

NDSA organizations have proven themselves committed to long term preservation of digital information. Our members include universities, consortia, professional societies, commercial businesses, professional associations, and government agencies at the federal, state, and local level. For a list of members, click "NDSA" on this page. Learn more about membership to the NDSA.

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