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++ Apologies for cross posting ++ ----------------------------------- ** New paper on Managing and Curating E-mail messages now available from the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) ** Subscribers to this list may be interested in a new instalment of the DCC Digital Curation Manual that focuses on the management and curation of e-mail messages. Entitled 'Curating E-Mails: A life-cycle approach to the management and curation of e-mail messages', the chapter explores in detail the many issues involved in managing e-mail messages throughout their life cycle, from creation to preservation and long-term archiving or disposal. The paper is available at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resource/curation-manual/chapters/curating-e-mails/ Abstract: " E-mail forms the backbone of communications in many modern institutions and organisations and is a valuable type of organisational, cultural, and historical record. Successful management and preservation of valuable e-mail messages and collections is therefore vital if organisational accountability is to be achieved and historical or cultural memory retained for the future. This requires attention by all stakeholders across the entire life-cycle of the e-mail records. This instalment of the Digital Curation Manual reports on the several issues involved in managing and curating e-mail messages for both current and future use. Although there is no 'one-size-fits-all' solution, this instalment outlines a generic framework for e-mail curation and preservation, provides a summary of current approaches, and addresses the technical, organisational and cultural challenges to successful e-mail management and longer-term curation." Author: Maureen Pennock Date of Publication: July 2006 Best wishes, Maureen. -- Maureen Pennock ---------------------------------------------------------- DCC Research Officer UKOLN, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)1225 386711 Fax: +44 (0)1225 386838 Digital Curation Centre http://www.dcc.ac.uk Homepage http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/m.pennock/ ----------------------------------------------------------