*Apologies for cross-posting* JISC in association with the Kindura Project organised a 2-day international workshop on the topic of Digtial Curation in the Cloud. Details of the event and presentations from a number of different organisations (including the Digital Curation Centre, the Internet Archive and DuraSpace) are available from the JISC website: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/2012/03/curationinthecloud.aspx
A final version of the White Paper that emerged from that event is now also available. Authored by staff from the Digital Curation Centre, it incorporates discussions held at the workshop. Section headings include: * Definitions of Terms * Cloud Approaches * Cloud Standards * Brokerage Services * Cloud Applications * Cloud sustainability & Business Models * Technological Considerations * Summary of Cloud Issues for Curation * Summary & Conclusions White Paper available at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/preservation/CurationCloud.aspx Neil Grindley JISC Programme Manager Digital Preservation & Records Management 1st Floor Brettenham House (South) 5 Lancaster Place London WC2E 7EN tel: 0203 006 6059 email: [email protected]
