About MetaArchive Documentation - MetaArchive/public-documentation GitHub Wiki

Summary

Official documentation related to the MetaArchive Cooperative as an organization is on the MetaArchive website.
Working documentation related to the everyday business of MetaArchive can be found in Google Docs.
Technical documentation and workflows covering how to do digital preservation is here in GitHub.
As a principle, we try to make as much of our documentation safely available as we can, so that the larger digital preservation community can benefit.
By joining MetaArchive, you can contribute to our documentation by signing up with the Community Facilitator.

Where to find the documentation you need:

General information about MetaArchive and Distributed Digital Preservation can be found on the website (although versions editable by members are in Google Drive)
Governance, technical specifications, committee work, and outreach/advocacy documentation is in Google Drive – (although the latest versions may also be on the website)
- - See the guide: How to Access and Use Google Drive
- Governance Procedures/Member Agreement/Charter (MetaArchive Cooperative > Governance > Documentation)
- Network Technical Documentation (MetaArchive Cooperative > Infrastructure > Network > Technical Documentation)
- Committee work (MetaArchive Cooperative > Governance > Committees)
- Outreach and Advocacy
- Research
Technical information (ingest process, setting up and maintaining servers, etc.) is here in GitHub
- How MetaArchive Works includes "big picture" guides on how MetaArchive members preserve digital content, including overviews, technical specifications, and which member institutions use which tools in their workflows.
  - Technical Workflows are step-by-step guides on how to complete certain tasks, including preparing content for ingest, ingesting and monitoring content, and resolving problems.
  - Knowledge Base pages serve as a glossary and include information about individual terms and tools, as well as best practices and additional contextual information that is helpful.
  - Network Administration (restricted) pages include technical workflows for network administrators. If you need access to these pages, please contact the Community Facilitator.
  - Technical Team (restricted) pages include technical documentation for MetaArchive central staff developers. If you need access to these pages, please contact the Community Facilitator.

Using and editing this wiki:

Anyone can read through the public pages of this GitHub site, and suggest changes by contacting the Community Facilitator.
Members of MetaArchive can contact the Community Facilitator to request access to:
- edit this GitHub site
- see and edit documents in Google Docs
Members interested in improving documentation are invited to join the Documentation Committee!