Responsible Digital Stewardship & Preservation

Rochester Regional Library Council Presents

Responsible Digital Stewardship & Preservation
With Danielle Mericle

Thursday, October 7, 2010
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Cost: $10 includes lunch
[Box lunches will be provided. Please let us know any dietary restrictions when you register by sending an email to rrlc@rrlc.org.]

RRLC Training Center
390 Packett’s LandingFairport, New York

A step-by-step approach to tackling digital preservation. We will begin with an overview of best practices for creating preservation-worthy digital content, as well as a review of available preservation solutions (including home-grown options and commercial products). Participants will then learn how to do an assessment of their own institutional organization and material, and determine a preservation strategy tailored to their needs. Lastly, we will review the PREMIS metadata model with an eye towards developing collection-level metadata.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
• Understand the key requirements of scanning for preservation, including preferred file formats, resolution, and storage
• Identify important metadata components of a well-managed collection
• Assess your own institution with the goal of developing a preservation plan & policy
• Understand the basics of the PREMIS metadata model

Intended audience:
This course is intended for those interested in developing a more comprehensive preservation plan for their institution. Suitable to those new to the field as well as those with more experience managing and building digital collections.

Danielle Mericle is the Digitization Lab Coordinator for the Digital Consulting and Production Services Unit at Cornell University’s Olin Library. In addition to overseeing the creation of digital content for Olin Library, she serves as project manager for many of University’s grant projects. She has conducted numerous digitization workshops and presented papers at Digital Library Federation, ALA, and the National Archives of Peru. Danielle Mericle holds an MFA from Syracuse University.

This program is sponsored by the Rochester Regional Library Council and supported by Regional Bibliographic Data Bases and Interlibrary Resources Sharing (RBDB) funds.

RRLC Program Attendance Policy

The ability to attend workshops and training programs at little or no cost is one of the many benefits of RRLC membership. RRLC will accept registrations from non-members on a space-available basis. Non-members are asked to pay a modest fee. Payment may be made by check, purchase order or credit card and is due at the time of registration. It is now possible to use a credit card at RRLC's new online payment center. Please call the RRLC office for details (585) 223-7570.

Directions/registration information
Directions. Packett’s Landing is off Main Street (Rte. 250) in the village of Fairport, adjacent to the canal bridge on the southeast side, and across the street from the Fairport Public Library. RRLC is on the 3rd floor, Room 390.

Registration Policy. Registrations may be submitted online, or via mail, fax, phone, or email. Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon request.
Registration. Selected registrants for this program will receive confirmation by email. Those without email will receive a phone call.

Registration. You can register online by going to our website, http://www.rrlc.org and clicking on “Register for Courses”. You may also email us at rrlc@rrlc.org or call 585.223.7570 and let us know you’d like to register.

Cancellations. If you register but find you are unable to attend, please call and cancel.