JISC Digital Curation and Preservation Projects Forum
Placing Ourselves in the Bigger Picture
30 June 2008
Birkbeck College, London

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This event will focus on the contextualisation of practical tools and resources that are in development or have been produced by digital preservation projects currently supported by JISC and other funding bodies. The event has been sponsored by JISC.

Format

This one-day workshop will be run over two sessions. The morning session will encompass two case studies, based around the broad themes of an institutional and national perspective on managing preservation and the users perspective on preservation-related issues. These will be supported by an introduction to the DCC Curation Lifecycle Model and group discussions on the placement of project outputs in this model.

In the afternoon session attendees will break into groups to examine areas in which collaboration is possible or necessary and to identify gaps in current project development. The breakout groups will be followed by a plenary session on subject areas that require further investigation.

As noted, the sessions are intended to focus on the practical work being done by each project. Some degree of familiarity with the projects aims and objectives will be required, in order for effective discussion to take place. As such, we will request that each project complete the following activities prior to participation:

• Each project must complete a project summary template prior to the meeting. The templates will be available to complete and submit online and the submissions will be collated and made available to the other participants at least one week prior to the meeting taking place.
• Each project must map their major project tool/resource(s) to corresponding sections of the DCC Curation Lifecycle Model prior to participation so that we can use the meeting time itself to review the current landscape and identify gaps that must be addressed in future funding calls.

The outcomes of this forum will include:

• An overview of the current landscape with respect to tools and resources for digital curation and preservation activity.
• A textual representation of the DCC Curation Lifecycle Model with a list of potential tools and resources that can assist our user communities at each stage of the lifecycle.
• Recommendations for future funding calls relating to digital curation and preservation.

Participation in this event is by invitation only. If you would like to take part then please contact Joy Davidson.

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