The Advisory Group will provide a means for transitioning the ARK infrastructure (specification, NAAN registry) from the California Digital Library (CDL) to a community supported and managed activity. Planning is underway for an initial meeting of the group to review the goals, proposed timetable and roles drafted so far, as well as to launch working groups dedicated to pursuing objectives related to outreach, technical best practices, and sustainability. 

ARKs in the Open AG members:

Guided by the Mozilla Foundation’s Open Leadership Framework, DuraSpace and CDL constituted this body by reaching out to those organizations that filled out our Expression of Interest form.

Agendas and Notes