The University of Glasgow is offering a fully-funded 4 year PhD studentship on managing data related to animal disease outbreaks. This is supported by the Lord Kelvin Adam Smith (LKAS) programme and is suited to those with an interest in digital preservation, data management and epidemiology.
Registration is open for the next PASIG event, March 9-11, at the Czech National Library of Technology in Prague.
Note that the attendee cost is 200€ until the end of January and 250€ February 1 on. A list of local hotels is available on the website.
This is a great opportunity for organizations setting up preservation repositories to collaborate and work directly with leaders in the field. The PASIG is focused on:
The Digital Curation Centre (DCC), Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and University of London Computer Centre (ULCC) are collaborating on a new survey to gain an updated view on digital archiving and preservation training needs across professional sectors and countries. Colleagues and/or friends who have an interest in digital archiving and preservation are invited to complete the survey available here until Friday 2 October 2015.
The first phase of Research Data Spring concluded on January 12th with 70 ideas posted, 159 comments, 1005 votes and 603 users! But the process isn't over yet. Now Jisc needs your input to help identify which ideas should be taken forward to the next stage of the process.
It’s great to see how many ideas have been submitted to the Research Data Spring already. There are already over 40 proposals that cover a wide range of research data challenges. There are only a few days left to submit your ideas – it closes on Monday 12th January - so if you think there are gaps, submit an idea now!
Perhaps more importantly, you should register and vote. Jisc needs your input to determine which ideas are of most value to the community so please take some time to read through the proposals, comment and vote.
Press release from Society of American Archivists June 27 2013
Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation, edited by Dr. Nancy Y. McGovern (the volume editor) and Dr. Katherine Skinner (the series editor), is the recipient of the Preservation Publication Award given by the Society of American Archivists (SAA).
Who are we?
4C is a European research project that will help organisations across Europe to invest more effectively in digital curation and preservation. We are a consortium led by Jisc and composed of 12 other institutions including national libraries, archives, universities and small & medium enterprises (SMEs).
The EC has launched a major new initiative to help organizations invest confidently in digital curation and preservation.
4C Project - ‘the Collaboration to Clarify the Costs of Curation’ - will help organisations across Europe to invest more effectively in digital curation and preservation.
Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation
Educopia Institute: 2012
On May 23-25 2012, more than 125 delegates from more than 20 countries gathered in Tallinn, Estonia, for the Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation conference.
At the National Library of Estonia, this group explored how to create and sustain international collaborations to support the preservation of our digital cultural memory.
Clearly stated preservation policies are essential in guaranteeing that researchers in the future will be able to access and use a digital resource, according to a JISC-funded report published on 2nd June 2010.