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Hi,
Just a reminder about the following course might be of interest to members of the list. Course details and booking information is below.
Best wishes,
Steph
We are pleased to announce a new face-to-face course, “DPTP:
An Introduction to Digital Preservation planning for Research Managers”, taking place on
25 May 2017, Senate House, London.
This one-day course is an introduction to digital preservation and is specifically designed to look at planning for preservation from the perspective of the research data manager.
Digital preservation – the management and safeguarding of digital content for the long-term – is becoming increasingly important for research data managers. As more and more content is born-digital, the need to ensure that it remains accessible
and authentic over time is starting to impact on research data management.
About The Course
Using a combination of tutor-led sessions and group work/discussions, the course is an introduction to digital preservation, specifically designed to look at planning for long-term preservation from the perspective
of the research data manager.
Topic Areas Covered
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What is digital preservation?
Find out about digital preservation and how and why it is important in the context of research data
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Assess your research data
Develop an understanding of how digital objects behave and how you can make sure they survive for the longer term
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Your Research Data Management plan
Learn how your plan can be adapted to intersect with preservation actions
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Timing of interventions
Learn about managing content beyond the life of projects, capturing contextual information
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Understanding drivers
A comprehensive summary of the key drivers and reasons for why you or your institution would want to preserve
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Storage
Develop an understanding of why preservation storage has extra requirements beyond traditional IT storage
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Migration for digital preservation
Learn how to plan for migration, as a strategy, and also what tools you can use
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Making a business case
Learn about benefits, risks and costs and how you can use them to persuade your institution why digital
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course you will gain an understanding of:
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What digital preservation means, and how it can help research managers
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How to assess content for preservation
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How to integrate preservation planning into a research data management (RDM) plan
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How to plan for preservation interventions
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How to identify reasons and motivations for preservation for individual projects
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What storage means, and the storage options that are available
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How to select appropriate approaches and methods to support the needs of projects
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How to prepare a business case for digital preservation
Course Tutors
Ed Pinsent is part of the team that developed the award-winning original Digital Preservation Training Programme. Ed is a senior archivist based within the Academic Research Technologies team
at the University of London, and has been involved in all aspects of digital preservation since 2004. He has a traditional archivist and records manager background, and brings to his teaching a wide range of skills and experience from numerous digital preservation
projects.
Steph Taylor is a digital librarian with a wide experience of copyright and legal issues in the digital domain as applied to libraries, archives & institutional repositories. Steph has worked
with repositories, research publications, research data and research information and is currently Senior Consultant at the University of London and a tutor on the DPTP.
Who should attend?
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Repository Managers
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Research Data Managers
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Research Data Support Managers
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Research Librarians
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Digital Librarians
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Information Technology Managers
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Surveying Officers
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Archivists
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Working/managing research data
What Previous Attendees Thought
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“Excellent course. Covered all aspects very clearly and interestingly.”
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“Really enjoyed the course, it felt very practical unlike other digital preservation courses I’ve done. A great overview but with enough practical details”
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“Very useful and well presented”.
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“Excellent course; liked the pace and class exercises / discussions”.
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“Great! Good examples, interesting, engaging presentation. Lots of opportunity to ask questions. Informal style.”
Next Steps
Date: 25 May 2017
Venue: The course will be held at Senate House,
conveniently located in the heart of Bloomsbury, next to the British Museum and Russell Square.
Costs: £300.00
Booking and more information about the course:
http://hubs.ly/H07pRZx0
More information about our work with digital preservation: http://hubs.ly/H07pSjW0
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For enquiries about bookings and payment please email
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Stephanie Taylor
Senior Consultant
Digital Preservation Team
Cosector, University of London
Senate House
South Block
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU