## Join Us to Develop a Software Preservation Research Toolkit The next goal of the Research Working Group is to develop a Research Toolkit, a set of templates that individuals can use to gather data about software preservation and curation in their local organization or community. The individuals will be encouraged to contribute their data back to the SPN Research Working Group, and the Working Group will analyze the data in aggregate and attempt to map the landscape of software preservation and curation over time. Interested in helping to create the research toolkit? We're looking for additional members to join our team! Expected time commitment would be approximately one hour per week for 3, 6, or 12 months. **If you’re interested, please fill out this quick form to let us know: [https://goo.gl/forms/hrfh6ukcKGuxZP2I3][1]** [1]: https://goo.gl/forms/hrfh6ukcKGuxZP2I3 ## Research Working Group Scope In support of the [Software Preservation Network][14]’s (SPN) mission to preserve software through community engagement, infrastructure support, and knowledge generation, the Research Working Group spearheads collaborative efforts to collect, analyze, and distribute information about software preservation. The Working Group facilitates research projects that bring individuals and organizations with diverse perspectives and interests together to document and analyze the landscape of software preservation and access. The Working Group aims to explore frameworks for sustainable, transparent, community-based research and to advocate for innovative models of research that accelerates practice. Research Working Group members also play a crucial advisory role in research activities initiated by other SPN Working Groups. [14]: http://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/