The document discusses the Smithsonian Institution's digitization mission to preserve resources for current and future generations. It outlines the types of materials being digitized and the various digital asset management systems involved in the process. The event took place on September 27-28, 2010, at the Library of Congress.

1. Creating a Digital Smithsonian
Designing Storage
Architectures for
Digital Preservation
September 27-28 2010
Library of Congress
Martin R. Kalfatovic | Smithsonian Libraries | 27 Sep 2010

2. Digitization
Mission
To digitize
the resources of the
Institution
for the widest possible
use
by current and future
generations
2

3. What are we digitizing?
3

5. Smithsonian Institution Digitization Program
5

6. EDAN
Enthusiast Scientist
Parent Colleague
& Child
Images, Sound,
Enterprise Digital Asset Net Video
(EDAN)
Archival
Storage
Metadata
Collection Information Systems
ArtCIS NPM CIS
NMAI CIS NMAH CIS
NASM CIS ACM CIS NMNH RCIS
SIRIS DAM
DAM

7. Creating a Digital Smithsonian
Designing Storage
Architectures for
Digital Preservation
September 27-28 2010
Library of Congress
Martin R. Kalfatovic | Smithsonian Libraries | 27 Sep 2010