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The content of this page is current at the time of publication (February 2003).
ERPANET works to enhance the
preservation of cultural and scientific digital objects through raising awareness,
providing access to experience, sharing policies and strategies, and improving
practices. To reach these objectives ERPANET has set up a number of services.
Some of the most important of these are based in cyberspace and accessed through
the ERPANET Web portal. Two new services have been announced which will be
available through the Web and called erpaAssessments and erpaAdvisory.
ERPANET offers erpaAssessments as authoritative commentaries on key articles, monographs, and projects in the field of digital preservation. More detailed than abstracts, these value-added commentaries offer critical insight and contextualise literature within the field. The service offers:
ERPANET states that its editors have reviewed some 200 key articles and a large number of important projects and initiatives. Part of their work is to keep a constant check on over 100 journals for new and critical information on Digital Preservation. It is intended to update this resource regularly with commentaries. Access to the erpaAssessment service is only available to registered users; however registration is free.
erpaAdvisory is a fully Web-based advisory service open to all those with a
stake in the preservation of, and the provision of access to, digital materials.
This service:
ErpaAdvisory is proposed as the next stage in the ERPANET cross-sectoral exchange of information,skills, and knowledge. ErpaAdvisory is intended not only for newcomers to the problems of digital preservation, but also those that have been working in the field for a number of years. Questions can be asked in English, Italian, French and German. Access to erpaAdvisory is available to registered users. Registration is free.
Further Information?: See the Web site
or see the
LIS-EUROPEAN-PROGRAMMES list archive
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Workpackage 1 of
the TEL project which focuses on relations between national
libraries and publishers, held a workshop at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in
The Hague on December 14, 2002. In this special workshop "Digital deposit:
libraries and publishers reaching agreement" speakers from the national
libraries of Germany, France and the United Kingdom have delivered an update
of the state of the art of their (legal) deposit of electronic publications.
Further Information?: See the
workshop report
as well as the overall
TEL Web site.
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Where?:Luxembourg
When?:13-14 February 2003
The European
Commission, DG Information Society, in co-operation with the EC funded accompanying
measure TRIS,(Trials Support) is organising an
Exploitation Event aimed at promoting and fostering the exploitation of the
results of 25 Take-up Trials, launched in 2000 by the Cultural Applications Unit
of DG Information Society, under the Action Line 'new access modes to cultural
and scientific content'. The event will conclude TRIS 2 years' work of co-ordination
and support of the 25 trials aimed at increasing their cultural, scientific and
commercial impact and at exploiting their results.
Further Information?: Visit the
TRIS Web site
or see the information on the
TRIS and Take-up trials
Exploitation Event including preliminary agenda
or see the
LIS-EUROPEAN-PROGRAMMES list archive
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Where?:SZTAKI, Budapest, Hungary
When?:6-7 March 2003
This workshop will provide an
introduction to the use of RDF to describe metadata vocabularies in the form of
machine-understandable schemas. It will focus on the publication of these schemas
in the CORES Schema Registry. Practical sessions will allow participants to learn
to use the CORES Schema Creation Tool to prepare schemas and submit them to the
Registry, and to navigate the schemas submitted via the Registry's Web
interface. The workshop is targeted at those with an interest in creating and
managing metadata vocabularies.
Further Information?: For further details and to register: visit the
UKOLN Events Web page
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Where?:Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
When?:27-29 March 2003
The workshop will
explore specific requirements to be considered when
a digital media archive is made available via the Internet. It will
discuss approaches to interoperability for media repositories,
libraries,archives and other information resources using the Open
Archives Initiative (OAI) technical framework for metadata harvesting.
An introduction to OAI is offered on the afternoon of 27 March, prior
to the main workshop on 28-29 March.
Further Information?: Further information and registration can be found at:
Open Archives Forum workshops
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Where?:Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), The Hague, The Netherlands
When?:14-15 April, 2003
Over the last years the role of microfilming in collection management has
been somewhat overshadowed by the rise of digitisation. Digitisation has
rapidly become popular as a way to open up collections for wider use, but
its role in preservation of collections remains as yet debatable.
Microfilming has long been an established surrogating method for
preservation purposes, but seems less attractive than digitisation in terms of access.
This workshop aims to clarify the position of microfilming and digitisation by presenting an overview of the possibilities and requirements for combining the two approaches in preservation projects. It will look at the technical and organisational issues involved in developing methods that exploit the strengths of both approaches in an economical manner. Topics like producing microfilm to standards that allow subsequent digitisation and the production of microfilms from digital masters will be discussed.
This meeting will combine elements of a conference and of a workshop. Apart from plenary sessions and presentations, there will be on-site demonstrations for smaller groups. It is intended for collection managers in libraries and archives, managers of preservation and digitisation projects, microfilming and digitisation companies.
Organisation:
- LIBER Preservation Division
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), The Hague, The Netherlands
- European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA)
Location:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), The Hague, Auditorium and Strata
Preservation microfilming and digitisation units
Fee
Euro 70,- (incl. coffee/tea + lunch) / Dinner Euro 35,-
Fee must be paid into the bankaccount of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
Account: Postbank 425131
Please state "LIBER workshop".
Further Information?: Visit the
Workshop web page site or see the posting
in the
LIS-EUROPEAN-PROGRAMMES list archive.
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Where?: Zagreb, Croatia
When?: 24-27 April 2003
CIRCLE and CULTURELINK are
jointly organising a Round Table meeting on E-Culture and Cultural Policy
Information Systems to be held in April 2003 in Zagreb. The Round Table is intended to
discuss existing on-line resources, existing and future cultural policy strategies,
e-culture and the new economy and includes a wider debate with key people from
the e-community and the business community.
The Round Table will also point to cultural information gaps in Central and Eastern European countries.
During the ten years of transition in the CEE countries,
there has been a real change in the landscape of cultural information,
institutes, publications, mobility etc. It is hoped that the use of before
and now scenarios will identify where cultural information deficits might be
appearing.
Further Information?: Visit the Web site of
the Culturelink Network
or the the Circle Web site
or see
the conference homepage.
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Where?:University of Bath, England, United Kingdom
When?:4-6 September 2003
This workshop will
focus on emerging best practice and the
organisational and technical practicalities of implementing
interoperable repositories and services based on them, using the Open
Archives Initiative (OAI) framework for metadata harvesting.
It is organised with the collaboration of LIBER and SPARC-Europe.
Further Information?: Either visit the
Open Archives Forum Web site
or if you are interested in receiving more information about this event
please contact s.hassen@ukoln.ac.uk
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Date of Page: 7 February 2003
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