PREMIS Editorial Committee Members

Karin Bredenberg, Chair (Sydarkivera)
Matthew Burgess (State Library of New South Wales)
Bertrand Caron (TIB Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology)
David Cirella (Yale University Library)
Honghu Fu (National Science Library CAS)
Leslie Johnston (National Archives and Records Administration)
Micky Lindlar (TIB Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology)
Jack O'Sullivan (Preservica)
Sarah Romkey (Artefactual Systems)
Miel Vander Sande (meemoo vzw)
Marjolein Steeman (The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision)
John Zagas (Library of Congress)
Eld Zierau (Royal Library of Denmark)

Mission Statement and Documentation

The PREMIS Editorial Committee maintains editorial control of PREMIS, the PREMIS XML Schema, and official PREMIS documentation. Additionally, the Committee promotes the use of the standard and endorses best practices in the use of PREMIS. Members represent important communities of interest for PREMIS in addition to its initial sponsor and maintenance agency, the Library of Congress.

PREMIS Documentation can be found here:

Questions about PREMIS can be directed to the PREMIS Implementors' Group (PIG) listserv or to the PREMIS Editorial Committee:

Membership Criteria

Have significant experience with PREMIS implementation or PREMIS-related tool building

Represent in current or previous role one or more of the following constituencies from the international digital community:

Libraries
Museums
Archives
Information services utilities
Governmental agencies or organizations
Vendors supporting digital library operations
Research Information Infrastructure

Members have demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:

XML or other information encoding languages
Digital repository implementations using PREMIS
Tool development and/or use for digital information creation, capture, storage and management
Ability to support web conferences calls, face to face meetings when feasible, in-person or online training events, and other Committee activities
Demonstrate ability and interest in developing and fostering the use of PREMIS within digital repositories and building a strong PREMIS community of implementors
Ability to commit to a 3-year term which can be extended

Expectations for PREMIS Committee Members:

Makes a serious commitment to meeting the Mission Statement of the PREMIS Editorial Committee
Participates actively in the work of the Committee to maintain and promote the PREMIS schema and its related documentation.
Regularly and actively participates in monthly web conference calls, as well as face to face meetings when feasible.
Prepares for meetings, stays informed about committee and work group activities, and reviews and comments upon meeting notes, committee and work group reports, and PREMIS communication media as appropriate including the PREMIS EC listserv and the PREMIS listserv (PIG-list).
Gets to know other Committee members and builds collegial relationships among Committee members that contribute to informed and congenial decisionmaking.
Exercises professional judgment about changes to the PREMIS and PREMIS related schemas, and the impacts of changes upon current implementations as known by personal experience or by input from other PREMIS implementers.
Participates in committee or work group activities, educational training events and other PREMIS promotional and fundraising activities.
Commits to a 3 year term of appointment with the possibility of renewal

Filling Committee Vacancies

Upon resignation of a Committee member, and acceptance of the resignation, the Committee Chair shall issue a call for applications from the PREMIS community to fill the vacancy.

Included in the call shall be:

PREMIS Editorial Committee Statement
Committee Membership Criteria, Expectations, and Procedures
Timeline for Filling the Vacancy

The call for filling the Committee vacancy shall be made to the PIG listserv and other means of communication as appropriate to reach the PREMIS community. Individual Board members may recruit potential candidates to apply for the position.

Applications for membership to the Committee shall go initially to a designated Committee member who will forward them to the entire Committee.

Applications should include a resume or curriculum vitae and a short cover letter describing the applicant's interest in applying for the position.

Process for review of applications:

While all Committee members are invited to review all the applications, responsibility for coordinating and completing the evaluation process is given to the Chair. The Chair will determine the specific process depending upon the application pool. Interviews of potential Committee members may be conducted by web conference call or in person. Some rating of candidates vis-a-vis the criteria should be made for full Committee review, and for documentation purposes.

Recommendations for final candidates will be brought to the full Committee for consideration. Further discussion and decisions can be made via email or web conference call as well as face-to-face meetings.