Digital Stewardship

The IDSC Digital Stewardship team is focused on the management and care of digital collections and research data and assets, including but not limited to utilization of the systems of record EMu and DAMS. We also facilitate active enhancement of data quality, alignment of NMNH data with global standards, and the linking and sharing of information with internal and external audiences. This work supports efforts to make NMNH data as open and FAIR as possible, while also considering CARE principles and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

Our Priorities

Digital Stewardship

The Digital Stewardship team's mission is to ensure that digital data and assets are generated, maintained, and enhanced, in accordance with the goals of long-term accuracy, accessibility, and usability.

Data and Asset Management

The Digital Stewardship team facilitates digital data and asset management efforts at NMNH by advising on proper standards and workflows related to the creation, curation, and preservation of these data and assets, by coordinating NMNH digital data and asset projects, and by providing user support involving established systems of record and repositories for NMNH’s digital data and assets.

Digital Asset Access and Use

In implementing its digital accessibility and use responsibilities, the Digital Stewardship team actively promotes Open Access, FAIR, CARE, and Web Accessibility Initiative principles as they relate to digital data and assets.

Policies, Standards and Dataflow

The Digital Stewardship team is responsible for establishing and implementing policies, standards, and processes that govern the creation, curation, preservation, accessibility, and use of NMNH’s digital data and assets.