[SCC_Active_Members] FW: RE the prospective DCC Digital Curation Manual

[H.M. Gladney]

As you may know, the British intellectual heritage community is among the
best organized in the world for discussion and implementation of digital
object archives.  The attached notes sketch its beginning action to create a
"best practices" manual for digital preservation to the extent that doing so
is today possible.  (Some people regard part of the topic an urgent subject
for research.)  I believe that this work will create a useful reference for
the Computer History Museum.

Attached FYI is a topical summary (in the form of an MS Word document) of
each of approx. 20 chapters that are being requested from prospective
authors.  In some cases, the author's name is listed; I presume that this is
whenever someone has agreed to produce the chapter he/she was asked for.

Attached are pertinent excerpts from recent correspondence.  Notice that the
lead editor, Seamus Ross is keen to have suggestions for improvement.

Best wishes, Henry
 
H.M. Gladney, Ph.D.   http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney/

-----Original Message-----
From: SEAMUS ROSS [mailto:s.ross at hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:22 AM
To: H.M. Gladney; british.editor at erpanet.org
Cc: 'Andrew McHugh'; seamusr at arts.gla.ac.uk; blpeuto at peuto.com
Subject: Re: RE the prospective DCC Digital Curation Manual

...   Please feel free to share the document.  Indeed if others have
suggestions or among the many colleagues you find folks who might like to
contribute to the volume please let me know.  ...  Seamus

----- Original Message -----
From: "H.M. Gladney" <hgladney at pacbell.net>
To: <british.editor at erpanet.org>
Cc: "'Andrew McHugh'" <A.McHugh at hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk>;
<seamusr at arts.gla.ac.uk>; <blpeuto at peuto.com>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:48 PM
Subject: RE the prospective DCC Digital Curation Manual

 Do you and your colleagues have any objection to my sharing this 
 material (specifically, the outline of prospective chapters) with the 
 Software Collection Committee of the Computer History Museum (CHM).  
 The current Museum repository has controls that provide reasonable 
 (not perfect) protection that the material will not leak beyond its 
 staff and volunteer community.

> See www.computerhistory.org, if you do not already know of it.  ... 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joy Davidson [mailto:british.editor at erpanet.org]
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 6:51 AM
> To: hgladney at pacbell.net
> Cc: Andrew McHugh
> Subject: Invitation to author a fascicule for the DCC Digital Curation 
> Manual
>
> Dear Dr. Gladney,
>
> The Digital Curation Centre (DCC) provides a focus on research into 
> digital curation expertise and best practice for the storage, 
> management and preservation of digital information to enable its use 
> and re-use over time.

> Based on insight from a vibrant research programme that addresses 
> wider issues of data curation and long-term preservation, we will 
> develop and offer programmes of outreach and practical services to 
> assist those who face digital curation challenges. The JISC-funded DCC 
> is a collaborative project involving the University of Edinburgh, 
> HATII at the University of Glasgow, UKOLN and Council for the Central 
> Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC). The project is community 
> driven and relies heavily on active participation and feedback from 
> all stakeholder communities. For more information, please visit 
> www.dcc.ac.uk .
>
> One of the key objectives for this project is the creation and 
> maintenance of a world-class Digital Curation Manual. To ensure that 
> the highest possible quality is achieved, the DCC wishes to engage 
> experts in the field of digital curation to author individual 
> fascicules for this groundbreaking resource. Each fascicule will 
> provide an introduction to the topic, scope, terminology, developments 
> and suggestions for best practice.
>
	... 
>
> Seamus Ross
> Associate Director, DCC Services and Director, HATII Humanities 
> Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII) George Service 
> House, 11 University Gardens, University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QJ 
> Scotland
> Tel: +44(0)141 330 3635
> Fax: +44(0)141 330 3788
> http://www.dcc.ac.uk
> http://www.erpanet.org
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