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Practices and Challenges in Preservation and Access for Scientific and 
Scholarly Digital Repositories
DCC/DPE/DRIVER/Nestor Joint Workshop
27-28 November 2007 
Campus Adlershof, Humboldt University 
Berlin 
http://www.wepreserve.eu/events/dr-2007/

The Digital Curation Centre (DCC), Digital Preservation Europe (DPE), 
Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research (DRIVER), 
and Network of Expertise in Long-Term Storage of Digital Resources 
(nestor) are delighted to announce that they will be delivering a joint 
workshop on the long-term curation of scientific and scholarly digital 
repository content. This event will be held over one and a half days at 
the Campus Adlershof, Humboldt University in Berlin on 27-28 November 
2007. This event is being organised as a follow-up to the 2005 DCC 
workshop on long-term curation within digital repositories which was held 
in Cambridge, UK. For more information on this event, please see 
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/dr-2005/. 

Scientific and scholarly content such as articles and data are 
increasingly deposited in institutional and subject-based repositories. 
These developments pose practical, conceptual and organisational 
challenges for accessing these contents now and in a future-proof manner. 
The long-term survival, value and usability of the information stored 
within digital repositories depends on numerous criteria such as the 
formats selected for storage, the capture of associated metadata, 
proactive preservation measures, and the perceived trust in the repository 
itself. This workshop will highlight current practices and shall provide 
insights into current initiatives and technical systems being developed. 

Benefits of Attendance 
The workshop will be of interest to anyone who deposits to, manages, 
and/or accesses and re-uses digital scientific and scholarly content 
stored within repositories. Much of the content will also be of interest 
to anyone involved in the curation of data with the aim of long-term 
access and re-use. 

Format 
The workshop will be delivered over six sessions and will cover the 
following areas: 
•Technical Infrastructure and Social Support Frameworks 
•Selection, Appraisal, Ingest and Description 
•Operational Activity within the Repository 
•Preservation Activity within the Repository 
•Discovery and Access 
•Quality Control, Self-audit and Certification 

Key themes include: 
•Tools to help select, appraise and ingest information into digital 
repositories 
•Description techniques that may help to ensure the long-term usability of 
digital information including the automation of metadata capture 
•Overview of preservation activities being undertaken internationally and 
also practical applications of preservation processes 
•Making certification of repositories meaningful and effective 

Programme 
View the preliminary programme at http://www.wepreserve.eu/events/dr-
2007/programme. 

Venue 
The venue for this event will be the Erwin Schrödinger-Zentrum, Rudower 
Chaussee 26 12489, on the Humboldt University Adlershof Campus in Berlin. 
For more information on the venue please see http://www.hu-
berlin.de/ueberblick/adlershof/ and Berlin-Adlershof map: 
http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan 

Registration 
The registration fees is 100 Euros for DCC Associates Network members, 
DPE/PLANETS/CASPAR community members*, and nestor partners and 150 Euros 
for non-members. These fees include all workshop materials and handouts, 
lunch on the second day and refreshments. Register online at 
http://www.wepreserve.eu/events/dr-2007/register/. 

*Membership of the DCC Associates Network, DPE, PLANETS, and CASPAR 
Communities is free and more information on becoming a member can be found 
at the following: 

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/network.html 
http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu/mou/register/ 
http://www.casparpreserves.eu/createMember 


Travel Instructions 
Nearest Airport: Berlin-Schönefeld (SXF) Other Airports: Berlin-Tegel 
(TXL) 
Flightplans: http://www.berliner-flughafen.de/EN/index.php? 

From Tegel take the TXL bus to Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) 

From Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) take S-Bahn: S8, S9, S45, S46, 
S85 to Adlershof, 10 Minute walk along Rudower Chaussee or bus line 163, 
164 to Magnusstraße. For detailed travel information see: 
http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/Bvg/Start 


Accommodation 
There is a contingent of rooms at the Dorint Berlin Adlershof Hotel which 
is within walking distance of the workshop location. The price is 57 Euros 
per room per night with additional 11 Euros for breakfast buffet. VAT is 
included. The rooms will be available from 3 p.m. on day of arrival to 11 
a.m. on day of departure. The hotel offers WLAN internet access and 
private indoor and outdoor parking for a fee. 

Please make your reservation before November 12, 2007 and cite the 
conference code "DPE Workshop". Reservations may be cancelled free of 
charge until 7 p.m. on day of arrival. 

Dorint Berlin Adlershof Hotel 
Address : Rudower Chausse 15, 12489 Berlin, Berlin, Germany fon: +49 (0) 
30 - 678220 fax: +49 (0) 30 - 678221000 
http://www.dorint-hotels.com/hotel/hotelDetails.php?hotelId=32