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Seamus Ross (HATII, University of Glasgow)

IFLA Berlin 2003 Digital Preservation – An Introduction to ERPANET. Seamus Ross (HATII, University of Glasgow). erpa nodes.

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Seamus Ross (HATII, University of Glasgow)

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  1. IFLA Berlin 2003 Digital Preservation – An Introduction to ERPANET Seamus Ross (HATII, University of Glasgow)

  2. erpanodes ERPANET works to enhance the preservation of cultural and scientific digital objects through raising awareness, providing access to experience, sharing policies and strategies, improving practices, and stimulating research. erpaadvisory erpaassessments erpatraining erpaworkshop erpatools

  3. The Project Nodes • The Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII) • Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv • Nationaal Archief van Nederland • Institute for Archival and Library Science(Università degli Studi di Urbino) ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  4. erpaSTAFF Directors: One in each node Editors: One in each node. Coordinator: Based in Glasgow Advisory Committee: to ratify and ensure consistency of direction ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  5. Advisory Committee ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  6. Organisations Need Help • Off-the-shelf policy statements • Business cases & strategies • Digestible guidance on technologies and their preservation implications • Improved models (reference, costs, standards, functional requirements) • Simple Guidelines on digital survival • Guidance on creating data repositories • IPR support and guidance ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  7. OBJECTIVESThematic Workshops & Seminars • Exploring core topics with experts and specialised institutions • Increasing the level of awareness within the communities of digital information providers, practitioners, experts and preservers • Developing basic recommandations in the areas subject to detailed analysis • Providing documentation of new research directions and results • Provide skills development opportunities to the community ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  8. WORKSHOPS CONTENT2002-2003 • Workshops & Seminars, June 2002 – June 2003 • Digitisation, Conservation and Quality Control(Toledo, 23-25 June 2002) • XML for digital preservation (Urbino, 9-11 October 2002) • Introduction to the OAIS Model (Copenhagen, November 2002) • Preservation Policy and Procedures (Fontainebleau, January 2003) • Long term preservation of databases (Bern, April 2003) • Preserving the Web, (Kerkira, May 2003) ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  9. WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS • Workshops & Seminars, August 2003 – January 2004 • Getting What You Want, Knowing What You Have, and Keeping What you Need: Metadata in Digital Preservation, (Marburg, September 2003) • ERPANET ‘DSpace’ Installation Workshop, (Glasgow, September 2003) • Digital repositories: audit and certification, (Rome, November 2003) • Preservation of Scientific Data Sets (Lisbon, December 2003) ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  10. BENEFITS of Workshops & Seminars • Creation of authoritative sources of information that can be applied to a variety of circumstances • Promotion of a forum for information and preservation professionals that can be extended into their own and other communities • Exchange of experiences, both in the case of success and in the case of failures and problems ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  11. Information Building: Objectives • Identify and evaluate information resources • Review and appraise projects (EU, NSF and others) • Monitor new ICT industry • Bulletins and up-dating services • Develop and promote digital preservation charter ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  12. Criteria for Information CRITICAL RELEVANT DYNAMIC • UNIQUE • CONTRIBUTION • LANGUAGE BENEFITS ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  13. Content Development Instruments Literature Evaluation Mechanisms Commentaries Case Study Instrument Case Study Report Evaluation of erpaEvents Workshop Reports Confidentiality Agreements ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  14. Current situation • Digital Preservation Charter (several versions) • Acquire support for the Digital Preservation Charter • First set of commentaries available (200+) • Identification of key documents/projects ongoing ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  15. What benefits of value? • Commentaries on relevant multilingual sources • Through the commentaries acquiring better insight in areas • A model for identifying actors and responsibilities (in Charter) • Identification potential research issues ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  16. erpaAdvisory • Provides the Community with access to answers to digital preservation expertise • Building a Resource of Authoritative Answers to Digital Preservation Questions • a database of frequently asked questions with answers • Making accessible examples of best practice (demo) ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  17. erpaCOMMENTARIES • Authoritative online information services on Digital Preservation • Analytic Reviews of published and online literature • including assessment of 100 journals • Assessment of technical guidelines and relevant standards • Projects reviewed ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  18. erpacharter • Better management of risk • Common Framework for benchmarking digital access and preservationpractice • Platform for sharing knowledge (e.g. practices, methodologies, typologies, eval. Criteria) • Mechanism for measuring competitive advantage. • Unlocking e-value of intellectual capital • Achieve synergy and avoid redundancy • Optimise the quality and quantity of interactions between players in the digital object chain (DOC) ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  19. Case Studies and Tools • Develop best practice case studies • Develop reference models (DOC) • Suite of tools, guidelines and instruments • Develop other services • erpaAdvisory • Web-based delivery of information, tools, etc. • Bulletin Board and lists ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  20. erpaTools • Year 1 Tools • Policy Building Framework • Costing Digital Preservation Strategies • Digital Object Risk Management Methods • Selecting Technologies ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  21. erpastudies • Case studies in public and private sectors • Geographical spread and organisation size • Outcomes: • Vertical View: reviews of how different sectors approach digital preservation • Horizontal View: looking across a range of topics what are best practices across domains. ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  22. The Problem • Planning stage progressed slowly • More Complex than we imagined • Labour intensive • Difficulties obtaining successful targets • at the mercy of companies who pull out • Lower throughput than we imagined • Lower quality results than we imagined ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  23. erpastudies Researching what? • Assessment of the Sectoral Exposure • Sectoral Awareness and Investment • Policy Building Strategies • Risk Perception & Management • Mechanisms for Compliance & Audit • Cost-Benefit Rationalisation • Technologies ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  24. erpastudies Basic results • Illustrate methodologies and practices • Provide a basis for establishing practical guidelines • Increase awareness • Stimulate sharing of information and experiences ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  25. The Instrument (1) • Administrative Section • Perception and Awareness of Digital Preservation • Understanding How Digital Preservation Affects Your Organisation • Actions Taken: Policies, Strategies, Standards and Practices Developed • Monitoring of Actions • Future Requirements ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  26. The Instrument (2) ‘Actions taken’ subsections • Policies, Strategies, and Standards • Selection of Digital Information for Preservation • Preservation of Digital Information • Storage of Digital Information • Access to Digital Information • Digital Preservation Costs ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  27. erpastudies Research by Questionnaire 10 companies per case study 3 people in each company • Business Manager • IT Manager • Archivist ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  28. erpastudies Questionnaire split into: • perception and awareness of digital preservation; • understanding how digital preservation affects the organisation; • actions taken; • monitoring of actions; and • future requirements. ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  29. erpastudies Transition to Focus Case Studies in 2003-4 ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  30. erpastudies RESULTS Types of data (very different) Increasing amount of info Awareness of issues (varying) No authoritative sources of info ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  31. Content Editor 1 3 2 4 5 Second Content Editor Local Director Coordinator & Principal Director 6 Publication Quality Assurance Quality ensures the success of ERPANET ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  32. Participation Procedures Consortium Agreement Participant Protocol • Partner • Participant • Registered user • Non-registered user ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  33. Access Rights PARTNER PARTICIPANT REGISTRANT NON-REGISTRANT ACCESS ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  34. New Services -- ERPAePrints • Ensuring long term accessibility to digital preservation literature, both gray and published • Creating a single point of accessibility • Better profiling the literature ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

  35. For our products, information and registration: www.erpanet.org Coordinator@erpanet.org / Director@erpanet.org ERPANET--Seamus Ross (IFLA 2003)

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