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Planning the future with Planets: a preservation planning tutorial
Austrian Computer Society, Vienna, Austria
14-15 April 2008
www.planets-project.eu/events/pp-vienna-2008/


All organisations need to manage their information assets for as long as
they are required, with some information needing long-term preservation.
Management of digital information requires different processes from those
used for printed material. It is more vulnerable and, due to rapid
changes in technology, there is a significant risk that it will become
obsolete and inaccessible. The impetus for digital preservation is more
obvious for libraries, data centres and archives, whose primary mission is
to safeguard information and provide sustained access to cultural and
scientific knowledge.

A crucial process in preserving digital information and data is to make
the right decisions at appropriate times to ensure no valuable information
is lost. In the Open Archival Information System Reference model (OAIS)
this process is called preservation planning. The Planets project
(www.planets-project.eu) has taken preservation planning as its research
focus and aims to develop a distributed, open source, and interoperable
environment of tools and services that will support organisations in this
decision making process.

In order to provide more detailed knowledge of these services and
developments, Planets is organising a two-day tutorial on preservation
planning. The event is intended to offer a complete overview of
preservation planning and to provide attendees with the opportunity to
learn about Planets' approach and technique. In addition attendees will be
able to provide input and help shape Planets' future research and
development in this area.

Who should attend?
Library and archive institutions, repository managers, systems developers
and integrators, and anyone involved in the long-term preservation of
digital materials.

Benefits of attendance
• Understanding of the various aspects of preservation planning
• Awareness of the range of services and tools Planets will be
delivering
• Input into Planets' future research and development
• Knowledge of the 'utility analysis' methodology and practical
skills in building objective trees for different types of digital objects
• Hands-on experience with Plato, a Planets preservation planning
tool

Format and Programme
Day one will deliver an overview of the Planets project and the products
and services it will be providing, along with presentations on the
preservation planning process and Planets' contribution to this. Day two
will provide hands-on experience of the Planets approach to preservation
planning, including exercises in building objective trees and an
introduction to the Planets preservation planning tool, Plato.

The full programme can be found at:
www.planets-project.eu/events/pp-vienna-2008/programme/

Course fees and registration
The fee for the event is €90. To register, please go to:
www.planets-project.eu/events/pp-vienna-2008/register

Closing date for registration is 4 April 2008.


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For more information on the project, please contact: info@planets-
project.eu

Planets - Preservation and Long-term Access through Networked Services, is
a four-year project co-funded by the European Union under the Sixth
Framework Programme to address core digital preservation challenges.


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