SCAPE Project Training Event
Future Formats First: Building Application Infrastructures for Action Services
16-17 September 2013
The British Library, London
*** Please note that registration closes on Friday 6th September. ***
Sign up for the next SCAPE project training event to gain practical experience using tools and workflows to carry out digital preservation actions at scale: http://scape-future-formats-first.eventbrite.co.uk/.
Why attend?
*Gain an understanding of the principals of scalability *Learn about a real use case from the British Library *Explore techniques to use a scalable platform with common preservation tools *Get hands-on experience using digital preservation tools and workflows *Find out more about developments in the SCAPE project
Agenda
The draft can be seen at: http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/SP/SCAPE+Future+Formats+First+Agenda.
Learning Outcomes (by the end of the training event the attendees will be able to):
1. Understand scalable platforms and evaluate the situations in which such environments are required.
2. Apply knowledge of existing tools to solve migration and quality control problems.
3. Combine and modify tool chains in order to create automated workflows for migration and quality control.
4. Implement best practice for discovering and sharing workflows for use and re-use.
5. Make use of a scalable environment and apply a number of workflows to automatically perform migration and quality assurance checks on a large number of objects.
6. Identify a number of potential problems when working in a scalable environment and propose solutions.
7. Understand the potential to use scalable platforms in digital preservation and synthesise new opportunities within your own environments.
Delegates will receive a certificate of attendance for the training course.
Who should attend?
Practitioners (digital librarians and archivists, digital curators, repository managers, or anyone responsible for managing digital collections) with an interest in building digital preservation workflows using a variety of preservation tools, and then executing them at scale. To get the most out of this training course you will ideally have some knowledge or experience of digital preservation.
Developers who are interested in learning about digital preservation at scale.
Registration
Registration is now open at: http://scape-future-formats-first.eventbrite.co.uk/. The cost for the two days is £90. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks and lunch will be provided and are included in the registration fee.
Registration will close on Friday 6 September
Further information
Please visit the event wiki page for details about how to get to the venue, where to stay and how to prepare for the event: http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/SP/SCAPE+Training+Event+-+Future+Formats+First%2C+Building+Applications+Infrastructure+for+Action+Services.
Kind Regards,
Rebecca McGuinness
Open Planets Foundation
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