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Members of the list may be interested in the following
workshop organised by the KB, LIBER, and the Dutch Digital Preservation
Coalition (NCDD) and sponsored by Ex Libris.
e-Merging New Roles and Responsibilities in the European
Landscape Workshop 17 April at the KB, The Hague Netherlands.
Aim
This workshop aims to develop a basic understanding of the
issues presented by long-term digital curation and preservation of resources
which are (to be) deposited in institutional and subject-based repositories –
both within research institutions and research communities. It will highlight
the state of the art in digital curation and will cover best practices,
including possibilities for outsourcing.
Target groups
Policy makers and managers of digital objects within
libraries and research institutions, a.o. research librarians, directors of
research institutions, repository managers and middle management; publishers
are also invited.
Learning objectives
Participants have a general understanding of current
approaches to long-term preservation of digital objects in an international
context
Participants are aware of the increasing complexity of
digital objects and of the currently accepted solutions for long-term
preservation and access
Participants are able to assess the preconditions for
implementing long-term preservation within their own organisation – both in
terms of policy, technical infrastructure and organisational development
Participants are familiar with the existing network of
expertise.
Registration fee: Members of LIBER pay only € 125; after
March 16th the registration fee will be € 150.
Non-members of LIBER pay € 175; after March 16th the
registration fee will be € 200.This fee includes all drinks and lunch.
Further details of the workshop including the programme,
registration form are available at http://www.kb.nl/hrd/congressen/curatingresearch2009/index-en.xml