1. Establish and maintain a central depository system capable of ensuring systematic management and long-term preservation and accessibility of digital collections.

2. Establish and operate a digitization service capable of converting a variety of textual, graphic image, and audiovisual objects to digital form and to contract for outside scanning when appropriate.

3. Establish and operate a "consulting to production" metadata service capable of producing metadata in a variety of formats to organize, manage, and preserve collections over time and to enable effective discovery and use.

4. Establish and operate a copyright service capable of ensuring adequate observance and protection of intellectual property rights and facilitating effective administration of our digital assets.

5. Instruct students, staff, and faculty in the use of available resources and tools facilitating the aggregation and organization of information and images.

6. Work with the university to establish a program to archive the university's electronic records.

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