[SCC_Active_Members] FW: [padiforum-l] Announcement: Tools and Trends, KB Conference on Digital Preservation

[H.M. Gladney]

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Cheerio, Henry
 

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From: Hilde van Wijngaarden [mailto:Hilde.vanWijngaarden at KB.nl] 
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 6:48 AM
To: padiforum-l at nla.gov.au
Subject: [padiforum-l] Announcement: Tools and Trends, KB Conference on
Digital Preservation



 

With apologies for cross-postings.

 

Conference Announcement: Tools and Trends

 

International Conference on Digital Preservation at the occasion of the
retirement of Johan Steenbakkers

 

1-2 November 2007, The Hague, the Netherlands

 

Organized by

The Koninklijke Bibliotheek

National Library of the Netherlands

 

Introduction

On 1 and 2 November 2007, the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of
the Netherlands, KB) is holding an international conference on digital
preservation. The conference is organised at the occasion of the retirement
of Johan Steenbakkers, the KB's director of e-Strategy. Tools and Trends
will feature international speakers who will present newest developments of
Tools for digital preservation and the latest Trends in long-term archiving.

 

The occasion

In 1998 the European project NEDLIB was launched. This project was one of
the first international projects to take on the topic of digital
preservation. Since then, a lot of progress has been made developing
concepts, tools and even standards. Johan Steenbakkers, director of
e-Strategy at the National Library of the Netherlands (KB), was the project
coordinator for NEDLIB. He was the initiator of digital preservation
research at the KB, starting already in the early nineties, and responsible
for the development and implementation of the e-Depot. His retirement is a
very good occasion to present recent developments in digital preservation:
what have we accomplished since NEDLIB?

 

The programme

Thursday November 1 will focus on Tools in digital preservation. To ensure
future access to our digital heritage, long-term storage is just the first
step. Acquisition, selection, appraisal, description, maintenance, retrieval
and representation of digital objects are all aspects of the process of
digital resource management. Organisations that have the responsibility for
the curation of digital material need tools that allow them to set up their
preservation workflow. Current projects are working on the development of
these tools and procedures and will present their work at Tools and Trends.
Sessions will focus on characterization of digital objects, on preservation
action (migration, emulation) and preservation planning. Projects that will
present their practical developments include PLANETS and CASPAR.

 

Friday November 2 will be dedicated to Trends in digital archiving. With
enormous speed, all types of communication and information have become
digital. Different digital collections require different forms of curation
and may also require different preservation levels. Tools and Trends has
invited international experts to answer the question: What are the latest
trends in long-term preservation of web resources, e-publications,
scientific data and archival records? And, looking forward: How can we
set-up and maintain links between digital collections, what are the
similarities and differences in preserving different kinds of digital
materials and how do different sectors collaborate and divide
responsibilities? 

 

At the close of the conference, Friday afternoon, a more personal and
informal 'session' is included for the retirement of Johan Steenbakkers.

 

Invitation

Everyone involved and interested in digital preservation is invited to
participate in Tools and Trends. In July, online registration will be made
available and will be announced through this list.


For more information on the conference, please contact Shirley van Maren
[shirley.vanmaren at kb.nl] and for more information on the programme, please
contact Hilde van Wijngaarden [hilde.vanwijngaarden at kb.nl], Head Digital
Preservation department of the KB.

 

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