Workshop
Long-term
Preservation of Databases
Bern, 9-11
April 2003
ERPANET is pleased to
announce its workshop on the Long-term Preservation of Databases. It will be
held on the 9-11 April 2003 and is co-hosted by the Swiss Federal
Archives.
Focus
Databases have been,
and continue to be, a key technology for the storage, organisation, and
interrogation of information. While the value of other types of digital
information has been highlighted in recent years, databases and the information
they contain have been sidelined. Their preservation is of high concern as they
are often either irreplaceable or of such value that replacement would be
prohibitively expensive.
The workshop will cover
the entire process of database preservation: selection, appraisal, preservation,
description, and access. Technical solutions will occupy an important place in
the workshop and archival requirements will also be addressed.
Different institutional
approaches will be presented and key areas of difficulty and success offered.
Breakout sessions will focus on some of these identified areas, and attempt to
posit solutions and strategies for this difficult challenge.
Who will benefit from attending?
Erpaworkshops are expert
meetings to promote and develop new approaches to preservation challenges.
Participation is encouraged from specialists in the archival, scientific, and IT
spheres, and those with theoretical and/or practical experience in the field of
database preservation.
Programme
Wednesday 9 April Opening (9
a.m.)
General introduction to the subject
Concrete solutions: approaches chosen, practical
experiences
Thursday 10 April Specific topics:
Selection, appraisal, description, preservation
Friday 11 April
Access and reusability
Conclusions
Closing (around 12 p.m.)
Location
The workshop will take
place at the Swiss Federal Archives, Bern, Switzerland
Further information
Information about the
finalised programme, speakers, social programme, and registration will be sent
out in February 2003.
____________________________________________
Monica
Greenan
ERPANET British Editor
Humanities Advanced Technology and
Information Institute (HATII)
George Service House,
11 University
Gardens,
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QJ
Scotland
Tel:
+44(0)141 330 3549
Fax: +44(0)141 330 3788
http://www.erpanet.org
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