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Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE)
DRAMBORA Auditors Training Course
Birkbeck College
London, UK
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/drambora-london-2009/
http://www.repositoryaudit.eu/training/london-2009/index.php

Course overview
Based on practical research and developed jointly by the Digital Curation
Centre (DCC)and DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE), the Digital Repository
Audit Method Based on Risk Assessment (DRAMBORA) provides a methodology for
self-assessment of digital preservation repositories. The toolkit
(http://www.repositoryaudit.eu), has been evaluated and applied across a
diverse range of organisations, such as national libraries, scientific data
centres and archives. DPE is organising a series of training courses to
train new DRAMBORA auditors. The second of these will be held at Birkbeck
College in London, in February 2009.

Duration of the course
Three days, from Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th February 2009. The on-site
training will be followed by students' individual work on a test assessment
using the DRAMBORA toolkit.

Number of participants
The maximum number of course participants is 10.

Benefits of attendance
This course will enable attendees to:

- Comprehend the concept of risk with regards to digital preservation
  repositories
- Recognise the need for evidence-based evaluation for building trust in
  digital repositories
- Understand how the DRAMBORA toolkit can be used to help design and develop

  systems and workflows that can help build trusted digital repositories
- Obtain skills needed to undertake a thorough assessment of digital
  repositories using DRAMBORA toolkit
- Appreciate the range of staff and skill-sets required to implement and
  sustain a trusted digital repository
- Obtain a working knowledge of the issues surrounding assessment, audit and

  certification of digital preservation repositories.

Course modules:
Day 1: Key concepts in assessment of digital preservation repositories
Day 2: Introduction to the DRAMBORA method and toolkit
Using DRAMBORA Interactive in practice
Day 3: Preparing the test assessment using DRAMBORA
Setting up a DRAMBORA assessment - practical guidance

(See the full programme at the end of this message)

February 28th: Test audit
March 15th: Feedback on test audit

Target audience and requirements:
This course is aimed for 10 practitioners actively involved in funding,
supporting, developing, implementing, and/or managing digital preservation
repositories and interested in the assessment of digital repositories. The
course will also be of value to auditors and risk managers from archives,
libraries and museums sector, as well as other institutions such as data
archives, government departments, legal and commercial sectors.

Format:
A mixture of lectures and practical activities will be offered with the main
focus on hands-on group training. Subsequent to the course, students are
required to complete a test audit using materials provided during the
course. The audit results will be assessed and validated by the tutors and
individual feedback given to each student via e-mail. Online support will be
provided during the test audit period.

The DRAMBORA auditors training course will be conducted as a small, hands-on
group training since it requires a higher concentration of practical
activities and thus benefits from a smaller number of participants. The
course will include:

. Hands-on structured practical exercises working alongside the trainers;
. Case-based learning how to use the DRAMBORA toolkit by applying specific
  scenarios.

Participants will be provided with access to online course materials
relating to the topics that will be discussed both prior to and following
the training event.

Trainers:
The course trainers will be DPE and DCC experts, who authored the DRAMBORA
toolkit, have deep inside knowledge of other repository audit and
certification tools and have experience in applying them in practice:
Perla Innocenti, HATII at the University of Glasgow
Andrew McHugh, HATII at the University of Glasgow
Raivo Ruusalepp, National Archives of Netherlands

Course fees:
The course fee is 200 GBP for DCC and DPE members and associated members,
and 250 GBP for all other participants. The fee covers the cost of
coffee-breaks, lunches and course materials for each participant.

The DCC and DPE aim to provide a series of courses which will develop the
knowledge and skills of core communities, promote the importance of digital
curation and preservation and educate in the ways that DCC and DPE methods
and tools can help to resolve these issues. The programme does not aim to
make a financial profit through following this responsibility. However, the
DCC and DPE recognise that to cover nominal costs and to ensure attendance
from those registered for the event, a small charge for courses will be
necessary.

To learn how to become a DPE associated member (at no charge) please go to:
http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu/about/associates/. To learn more
about becoming a DCC Associate Network member, please go to
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/associates/.

Registration:
Register for this event using our online form at
http://www.repositoryaudit.eu/training/register/london-2009/. There are a
maximum of 10 places available on this course.

Venue:
The training will take place at Birbeck College, London
(http://www.bbk.ac.uk).

How to get there:
View travel information for Birbeck College at
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps/index_html.

If you have any further queries or require additional information, please
contact either:

Perla Innocenti
Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII)
University of Glasgow
11 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QJ
Scotland, UK
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

or:

Raivo Ruusalepp
Nationaal Archief
2595 LK, Den Haag
Netherlands
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Detailed Course programme:

Day 1 (Monday 9th February):
Key concepts in assessment of digital preservation repositories

9.00 - 9.30 Registration and coffee
9.30-10.00 Welcome and introduction of trainers and participants
10.00-11.30 Session 1: Introduction - the landscape of assessment
criteria for digital preservation repositories
11.30-11.45 Coffee
11.45-13.00 Session 2: The concepts of risk and risk management in
digital preservation
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Session 3: Walkthrough of the 10 core principles of a
trustworthy digital preservation repository: examples from real life (I)
15.30-15.45 Coffee
15.45-17.00 Session 4: Walkthrough of the 10 core principles of a
trustworthy digital preservation repository: examples from real life (II)
17.00-17.30 Discussion and wrap up


Day 2 (Tuesday 10th February):
Introduction to the DRAMBORA method and toolkit

9.00 - 9.15 Coffee
9.15-10.30 Session 5: The DRAMBORA methodology and workflow
10.30-11.30 Session 6: Using the DRAMBORA Interactive toolkit -
practical introduction
11.30-11.45 Coffee
11.45-13.00 Session 7: Using the DRAMBORA interactive - demonstration
and hands on session
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Session 8: Using the DRAMBORA interactive - hands on session
15.30-15.45 Coffee
15.45-17.00 Session 9: Using the DRAMBORA interactive - hands on session
17.00-17.30 Discussion and wrap up


Day 3 (Wednesday 11th February):
Conducting DRAMBORA assessments

9.00 - 9.15 Coffee
9.15-10.00 Session 10: Introduction to the test assessment
10.00-11.30 Session 11: Practical hints for auditors
11.30-11.45 Coffee
11.45-13.00 Session 12: Role-play: practicing the assessment and
interviewing techniques
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Session 13: Discussion of benefits of using DRAMBORA
15.30-16.00 Closing of the training course

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Perla Innocenti
Preservation Researcher Fellow
DL.org and SHAMAN Projects Co-PI
HATII, University of Glasgow
11 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Scotland, UK
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www.hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk