Purpose
The NAAN Registry Working Group (WG) oversees the registry of institutions that have been given a Name Assigning Authority Number (NAAN), with which they can begin assigning ARKs. The work consists mostly of responding to requests for new NAANs, but also to requests for changes to existing NAANs. Effectively the WG is a team of volunteer curators whose work will be ongoing. Although the WG is not expected ever to be finished, composition of the curatorial team is expected to evolve year to year.
Objectives
NAAN maintenance. Create and refine processes that permit each NAAN request to receive a response within about 24 hours.
Policy. In consultation with the Advisory Group, develop policies for deciding which requests are appropriate for the ARK community.
N2T resolution support. The NAAN Registry is harvested regularly to supply vital redirection information to the N2T resolver. Work with the Technical WG to ensure stable, error-free harvesting of registry information needed for continuous and reliable resolution.
Deliverables
Kickoff: clarify objectives and decide whether to meet regularly (eg, once a quarter) or on an ad hoc basis
Create a policy document
Resources
A private github repository for maintaining the master registry (private because it contains personally identifiable contact information)
A public repository to host the official public registry and derivative files.
- The NAAN Request form: https://goo.gl/forms/bmckLSPpbzpZ5dix1
The N2T resolver: n2t.net
The Advisory Group and the Technical WG
General WG features common across AITO working groups
Working Group Members
- Bertrand Caron, BnF
Aurélien Conraux, French Interministerial Archives
- John Kunze
- Brian McBride
Meeting Times
Teleconferences are to be determined. Connection details included in calendar invitations.
Communication Channels
NAAN-Registrar@googlegroups.com, https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/naan-registrar
Agendas and Notes
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