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EVENT: MetaArchive Distributed Digital Preservation Workshop<br><br>
FOCUS: Provides information and training for institutions that seek to
build or join distributed digital preservation networks based on the
LOCKSS software.<br><br>
DATES: May 30-June 1, 2007<br><br>
LOCATION: Emory University, Atlanta, GA<br><br>
MORE INFORMATION:
<a href="http://metascholar.org/events/2007/ddp/index.php">
http://metascholar.org/events/2007/ddp/index.php</a><br><br>
AUDIENCE: Administrators and System Administrators from institutions
seeking to build or join distributed digital preservation
networks.<br><br>
DESCRIPTION: Geared toward teams of administrators and system
administrators, this workshop will provide information and specialized
training for institutions seeking to build or join distributed digital
preservation networks based on the LOCKSS software.<br><br>
On the first day of the workshop, we will present key strategies for
establishing a secure LOCKSS-based digital archive to teams of
administrators and system administrators. The second and third days will
train system administrators to implement a network and/or an individual
node.<br><br>
REGISTRATION: Participants may register for the entire three day
workshop, or only the first day. Registration is limited to the first 60
people to register. The Workshop registration fee is $150 for one day and
$350 for three days. The fee includes breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon
break for each day of the workshop. Transportation and accommodation
costs are not covered by this registration fee.<br><br>
OVERVIEW:<br>
Day One<br>
(for teams of administrators and system administrators)<br>
The first day of the workshop will help attendees to develop and
strengthen their plans for distributed digital preservation.
Presentations and discussions will address the organizational, legal,
technical, and financial elements of digital preservation. Workshop
instructors will share with attendees the policies and procedures
utilized in MetaArchive, including its metadata conspectus tool, its
Cooperative Charter document, and its Deposit Agreement template. During
the day, workshop attendees will work with instructors to develop digital
preservation plans that suit their specific implementation
contexts.<br><br>
Topics to be covered include:<br><br>
* Network context<br>
* Digital content selection processes<br>
* Metadata capture<br>
* Intellectual property issues<br>
* Content migration<br>
* Organizing a network (models)<br>
* Partnership management tools<br><br>
Days Two and Three<br>
(for system administrators)<br>
The second and third days of the workshop are designed for system
administrators. Workshop instructors will address the technical
implementation of a distributed digital preservation network. Attendees
will learn how to produce and manage private LOCKSS networks.<br><br>
Topics to be covered include:<br><br>
* LOCKSS installation<br>
* Plug-in creation<br>
* Content preparation<br>
* Metadata management<br>
* Monitoring the cache<br>
* Recovering a node<br><br>
HOSTS: The MetaArchive Cooperative is an independent, multi-state
membership association whose purpose is to support, promote, and extend
the MetaArchive approach to distributed digital preservation practices.
(<a href="http://www.metaarchive.org">http://www.metaarchive.org</a>).
This approach relies upon a distributed preservation network
infrastructure that is based on the LOCKSS software
(<a href="http://www.lockss.org">http://www.lockss.org</a>). The
MetaArchive Cooperative began as a collaborative venture of Emory
University, Auburn University, Florida State University, Georgia
Institute of Technology, University of Louisville, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, and the Library of Congress. The
initiative began in 2004 as part of the National Digital Information
Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) supported by the Library
of Congress. The MetaArchive Cooperative is responsible for
maintaining and extending its methodology and approach to distributed
digital preservation, as well as the specific MetaArchive networks that
it hosts (e.g., the MetaArchive of Southern Digital Culture).<br><br>
INTERESTED IN JOINING METAARCHIVE? For more information, please contact
Katherine Skinner at
<a href="mailto:kskinne@emory.edu">kskinne@emory.edu</a>. <br><br>
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Katherine Skinner, Ph.D.<br>
Digital Projects Librarian<br>
Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University<br>
540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta GA 30322<br>
404 783-2534,
<a href="mailto:kskinne@emory.edu">kskinne@emory.edu<br><br>
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Plato L. Smith II, Digital Initiatives Librarian<br>
Florida State University Libraries<br>
850-644-3053 Office<br>
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