Institutional websites have become an increasingly integral tool for disseminating key institutional information and for promoting institutional identities to the general public. The long-term survival, value, and usability of the information presented via institutional websites depends on numerous criteria such as the formats and codes selected for presentation, the capture and binding of associated metadata, the identification of the web resources, and the perceived quality of the web resources among current and future users.
This event will focus on practical tools and techniques that can help to ensure that institutional websites are future-proofed against risks such as institutional change and technological obsolescence. In particular, this event will examine appraisal processes, formats for curation and preservation, international curation and preservation activity, and specific experiences via a series of case studies.
Benefits of Attendance
The workshop will be of benefit to institutions who are in the process of implementing or managing an institutional website.
Dates
This workshop will be held on Thursday, January 19th and Friday, January 20th 2006.
Format
The workshop will be delivered over three sessions — international activity, practical tools and techniques, and selected use cases. Each session will be chaired by a leading expert on the topic. The chair will begin the session by placing the topic into the context of digital curation and provide references to international efforts in the area. Following this introduction, each session will highlight specific tools and techniques, practical experiences and/or emerging standards in the form of presentations. Each session will conclude with an open question period which will be moderated by the session chair.
Key themes include
- Overview of international curation and preservation activities
- Tools and techniques to create and persistently identify website content for curation and preservation
- Examples of real-life experiences in web archiving
- Joy Davidson, Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
- John Kunze, California Digital Library (CDL)
- Dave Thompson, Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Library will host this event and the venue will be the Wellcome Trust Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road. For more information about the Wellcome Library and the Wellcome Trust, see http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/ and http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/.
Travel Instructions
See detailed options for travelling to the Wellcome Trust Gibbs Building.
(http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/node7520.html)
Accommodation
For a list of accommodation options near the venue, see http://www.dcc.ac.uk/training/fpw-2006/Hotels.pdf.
Registration http://www.dcc.ac.uk/training/fpw-2006/register
Registration fees are £75 for DCC Associates Network members and £125 for non-members. These fees include all workshop materials and handouts, lunch on both days and refreshments. Membership of the DCC Associates Network is FREE!
For more information, see our Associates Network page
(http://www.dcc.ac.uk/associates/)
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