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Joint Digital Curation Centre / Digital Preservation Coalition Workshop for OAIS 5 Year Review

Date: 13 October 2006
Venue: Wolfson Suite – Edinburgh University Library, Edinburgh

This workshop will prepare a joint comment, on behalf of members of the Digital Curation Centre Associates Network and members of the Digital Preservation Coalition, for submission to the OAIS (Open Archival Information Systems Reference Model) 5 year review. The workshop is open to members of both organisations who are familiar with details of the standard and actively implementing or preparing to implement an OAIS.

In compliance with, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) procedures, the Open Archival Information Systems Reference Model (OAIS): ISO 14721:2003 must be reviewed every five years and a determination made to reaffirm, modify, or withdraw the existing standard. The comment process for this review is now open with recommendations for updates that will reduce ambiguities or improve missing or weak concepts sought by 30 October 2006.

9.30 - 10.00	Registration and coffee
10.00 - 10.30	Introductions – Sheila Anderson, AHDS Summary of OAIS: Lyn Lewis Dafis, National Library of Wales
10.30 - 11.10	Discussion on Chapter 1: facilitated by Chris Rusbridge, Digital Curation Centre
11.10 - 11.50	Discussion on Chapters 2 and 3: facilitated by Michael Day, UKOLN
11.50 - 12.45	Discussion on Chapter 4.1 facilitated by Lyn Lewis Dafis, National Library of Wales
12.45 - 14.15	Buffet lunch: DCC Offices, Appleton Tower
14.15 - 15.00	Discussion on Chapter 4.2 and 4.3 facilitated by Derek Sargeant, University of Leeds
15.00 - 15.30	Discussion on Chapter 5
15.30 - 16.00	Discussion on Chapter 6: facilitated by Steve Bordwell, National Archives of Scotland
16.00 - 16.30	Round-up discussion and close

This event is free for DPC members and DCC Associates Network members. The day will run from 10.00 – 16.30 and lunch will be included.

Numbers are limited to 40, so early sign-up is recommended.

Online registration for this event will open on 4 September 2006 via the DCC website:
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/oais-fyr-2006/

If you are unable attend and would like to submit a comment about any part of the standard an online form will be made available from the workshop website.

For more information contact either: Najla@dpconline.org or sarah.higgins@ed.ac.uk