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ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DEI LINCEI/ ERPANET Workshop on
TRUSTED DIGITAL REPOSITORIES FOR CULTURAL DIGITAL HERITAGE
Rome, Italy
17th – 19th November 2003
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ERPANET and ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DEI LINCEI are pleased to announce a joint
International Workshop on the Trusted Digital Repositories for Cultural
Heritage. This three-day workshop will be held in Rome, Italy on the 17th
to 19th November 2003 in the elegant setting of the beginning of the 16th
Century Palazzo Corsini, residence of the Accademia, in via della Lungara
10.

The aim of the workshop is to identify and discuss the key scientific,
technical, management, and policy considerations for the successful
implementation of a trusted repositories for preserving cultural heritage.
The workshop will also provide a networking opportunity for participants to
meet with other researchers, data managers, information specialists,
archivists, and science policy experts across disciplines and national
boundaries.

Benefits from Attendance
One of the major aims for the workshop is to provide an international forum
to exchange information about data archiving policies and practices across
different scientific, institutional, and national contexts, specifically
directed to the people involved in the creation, management and
implementation of digital repositories in sectors that require long-term
preservation because of the permanent and cultural value of their digital
repositories contents.

Programme and focus
- opening: 17thNovember 9:30
- an examination of the issues related to quality standards for creating
digital resources in different technological, format domains (texts,
databases, audiovisual, imaging, multimedia), and disciplines.  Especially
where these issues impact on the development and delivery of digital
repositories.;
- achieving the maximum potential scientific, economic and social benefits
from public investments in organising and maintaining a long-term digital
repositories, specifically by defining the nature of the actions required
for capture;
- examining policies, methods and procedures required for storage
repositories with a special focus on design/implementation, documentation
and metadata definition, workflow model, preservation strategies and tools,
certification and auditing;
- successfully implementing scientific, technical, management, and policy
considerations;
- exploring perspectives across different disciplines, emerging
technologies and applications via case studies
- closing: 19th November, 18:00

Format
During this 3-day workshop, conceptual analysis related to the standards,
the policies and the methods and disciplinary and interdisciplinary case
studies will focus on both the content creators/custodians and the end
users perspectives. Each presentation will be discussed and at the end of
the main sessions breakout groups will be able to verify further issues
which require further analysis and to propose future elements to be
investigated. The workshop will also feature keynote addresses from Tito
Orlandi (Centro Interdisciplinare Linceo, Italy) and Robert Kahn
(Corporation for National Research Initiatives, US). Expert speakers
include Robin Dale (RLG), Fynnette Eaton (NARA, US), Seamus Ross and Adam
Rusbridge (University of Glasgow), Victoria Reich (LOCKSS), Nick Wainwright
(HP laboratories and Dspace).

Venue
The venue is Palazzo Corsini, the residence of the Accademia nazionale dei
Lincei, via della Lungara 10, Rome, Italy.

To Register
The registration fee is 100 Euros, to be paid before the Workshop.

Register at www.erpanet.org
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