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Places are still available for the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and the UK Data Service Briefing Day on ‘Preserving Transactional Data.’ This one-day event will take place in London on 17th March and features a keynote address by author of the report 'Preserving Transactional Data' Sara Day Thomson, plus speakers from the UK Data Archive, University College London and GESIS, the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences who will discuss the issues facing long-term access to data that result from single, logical interactions with a database. See the Full Programme and Register Now<http://dpconline.org/events/details/101-pres-trans-data-brief-day?xref=131:preserving-transactional-data> About the event Whether created by interactions between government database systems and citizens or by automatic sensors or machines, transactional data hold potential for future developments in consumer analytics and academic research. Reliable transactional data has the power to improve services and investments by organisations in many different sectors. For some forms of data, value accumulates over time, creating the conditions for longitudinal analysis; and conditions for relatively short lived data to offer reproducible results. To release their true value, such data sets need to be effectively curated and preserved. This Briefing Day will bring together practitioners who work with transactional data across multiple sectors, including commercial business, data science, archives, libraries, and academic research. Speakers will address emerging trends in the development of new approaches to preserving digital objects as more than 'just data'. The DPC will introduce its latest Technology Watch Report on Preserving Transactional Data, developed through a 15-month study in support of the ESRC's 'Big Data Network' programme, and participants will be provided with an overview of maintaining transactional data for long-term access and the associated challenges posed by forms of big data. Evolving technologies and systems that generate transactional data introduce new questions about how to approach digital preservation and attendees will be presented with a range of case studies to represent management and preservation strategies based on end user needs and regulatory frameworks. Topics will include: * legal and ethical challenges to preserving data captured for purposes other than research * methods for capture and curation of transactional data * defining the technical difficulties posed by transactional data * developing solutions for database management and preservation * restrictions to sharing and merging transactional data * de-identification and problems of access to transactional data * case studies of capture and preservation of transactional data * archiving to meet the needs of researchers * documentation of transactional data * collaboration for best practice and more equal access How to register? Places are strictly limited and should be booked in advance. Registration closes one week from now and there are a few places still available. The event is free for DPC members and ESRC Big Data Network centres. The event fee is £250 for all other attendees. Register Now<http://dpconline.org/events/details/101-pres-trans-data-brief-day?xref=131:preserving-transactional-data> The attendance fee can be paid by cash or cheque (Payable to 'Digital Preservation Coalition') on the day or in advance. If you register for a place and cancel within 7 days or don't come on the day, you will be charged a non-attendance fee of £250. We will issue receipts for all payments received. About the DPC The not-for-profit DPC is an advocate for digital preservation. The coalition ensures its members can continue to deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services through targeted advocacy work, training and workforce development, research and best practice, and enabling sustainability through partnerships. Its primary objective is raising awareness of the importance of the preservation of digital material and the attendant strategic, cultural and technological issues. ‘Preserving Transactional Data’ is the latest in a series of popular Briefing Days which support the coalition’s objectives and provide advice on how to manage high-value and vulnerable digital resources beyond the limits of technological obsolescence. Join the DPC<http://dpconline.org/join-us> *Apologies for Cross Posting* Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra