The Annual General Meeting of the DPC will be on Monday 3^rd December, 1500-1530 with tea and coffee available from 1530.  We will meet in the Burroughs Room of the Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, Euston Road, London NW1 2BE.  For details of the location see: http://www.wellcomecollectionconference.org/Location/index.htm

Note that the AGM precedes the presentation of the Digital Preservation Awards to which all members are invited.  If you are intending to come to either then please do let us know.

Vacancy at Digital Preservation Coalition: Senior Information Officer

Senior Information Officer
Position type: 12 months, 50%
Salary: £31,948 to £39,257 (pro rata)
Closing date:28th November (1200)
Location: Glasgow or York

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) seeks to recruit an experienced and capable Senior Information Officer to work closely with the Executive Director of the Coalition on a part time (50%) basis. Recruitment will be to either of the DPC offices in Glasgow or York. The post is available immediately for 12 months.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a high-profile and wide-ranging role. The candidate will be expected to design and deliver a range of communications and information-provision tasks in support of the DPC strategic plan. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record and experience in communications, media or PR but with sufficient knowledge and experience of digital preservation and related topics to be credible.

The post is advertised as a Senior Information Officer, Grade 7, points 32-39 (£31,948 to £39,257 per annum, pro rata). The post will be located in the DPC office in University of Glasgow to work alongside the Executive Director who will manage the post or to the DPC office in the Science Park at the University of York where the DPC Business Manager is based. The post is part time (50%). The DPC welcomes proposals from its members about secondments of existing staff.

For more details see the full person specification.

Vacancy: Teaching Assistant at HATII, University of Glasgow

Teaching Assistant
Position type: 6 months, Full Time
Salary: £26,004 to £29,249 (pro rata)
Closing date:9th December
Location: Glasgow

The University of Glasgow seeks to employ a Teaching Assistant to undertake high-quality teaching in Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII) / Information Studies and undertake administration as requested by the Head of Subject. The main duties and responsibilities of the post are:

• To contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities within subject area in accordance with established HATII Subject programme.
• To supervise individual student projects and dissertations and assist with difficulties e.g. learning support/problems.
• To contribute to the ongoing development and design of the curriculum, in a manner that supports a research-led approach to student learning.
• To engage in professional development as appropriate.
• To participate fully in the assessment process (using a variety of methods and techniques) and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students that supports their learning.
• To undertake subject/faculty level administration, e.g. advising, as requested and supported by the Head of Subject/School.
• Identify student needs and problems within areas taught and contribute to the School/Subject's strategy for enhancing the quality of teaching provision
• To help develop new teaching approaches and contribute to curriculum development in a manner that supports a research-led approach to student learning
• Other appropriate duties as assigned by Head of School/Subject

For more details see: ttp://www22.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_glasgow01.asp?s=LktVsYDaNlCOtQqCli&jobid=59703,3936799877&key=90688408&c=870287685834&pagestamp=sepkfqrnijrelwjpxg

Informal Notes from Business Archives Council Conference

Informal notes from the Alliance for Permanent Access conference are now available online for DPC members:

• Notes from Business Archives Council Conference 'Born this way: Business Archives and the Digital Records (PDF Login Required)
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Informal notes from the Alliance for Permanent Access conference are now available online for DPC members:

• Notes from Alliance for Permanent Access Conference (PDF Login Required)
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Two Vacancies at Archaeology Data Service: European Projects Manager and Communications Manager

European Projects Manager, Communications and Access Manager 
Position Type: Fixed term (36 months), full time
Salary: £29,249 - £35,938
Closing Date: 27/11/2012
Location: York

The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) supports research, learning and teaching with freely available, high quality and dependable digital resources. It does this by preserving digital data in the long term, and by promoting and disseminating a broad range of data in archaeology. The ADS promotes good practice in the use of digital data in archaeology, it provides technical advice to the research and professional archaeological community, and supports the deployment of digital technologies. It has a current complement of fourteen staff, including a Director, two Deputy Directors, three Applications Developers, a Systems Manager, an Administrator, and six Digital Archivists. It is a member of the Digital Preservation Coalition and in 2010 it was awarded the Data Seal of Approval.

The ADS is hosted by the Department of Archaeology, in the historic King's Manor in the centre of the City of York. The Department is a lively community of over 300 students, and over 60 academic and project staff. It runs 5 undergraduate and 15 postgraduate programmes and is one of top archaeology departments in the UK. In 2011 the work of the Department and the ADS earned it the Queen’s Anniversary prize for Higher and Further Education.

Applications are invited for the position of European Projects Manager in the Archaeology Data Service, available from January 2013. This is an opportunity to take a key project management role within a team environment. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of EU-funded projects and exploring new funding opportunities. Applicants should have a first degree and postgraduate qualification, at least one of which should be in archaeology.

For more details of the post of European Projects Manager see:
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_web_page_id=158678

Applications are invited for the position of Communications and Access Manager in the Archaeology Data Service, available from January 2013. This is an opportunity to take a key project management role within a team environment. You will be responsible for promoting the ADS and usage of its digital resources. Applicants should have a first degree and postgraduate qualification, at least one of which should be in archaeology.

For more details of the post of Communications and Access Manager see:
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_web_page_id=158683

Vacancy at University of London Computer Centre: Database/ Web Developer

Database/Web Developer (Digital Archives)
Position type: 18 months, Full-time
Salary: £31,383 - £38,073 pa incl LW
Closing date: 15th November
Location: London

University of London Computer Centre (ULCC) is looking for a dynamic and experienced Web and Database Developer to join its expanding team of specialists in academic and research technologies.

ULCC is involved in a wide range of projects and services for the HE and cultural heritage sectors, in the UK and internationally, including systems for digital archives, libraries and research repositories. Our current and recent projects have included work on social networking, Web archiving, digital preservation, linked data, text-mining, and e-books.

The successful candidate will be expected to make a substantial contribution to two exciting new projects developing online tools for collaborative transcription, extending the work of the award-winning Transcribe Bentham project (a partnership with University College London). You will also be expected to contribute to our work on managing digital repositories for many London-based HEIs, and contribute proactively to new opportunities.

Full details at: http://is.gd/ulccwebdev2012

The Digital Preservation Coalition is delighted to offer members a preview of the latest in its popular Technology Watch Reports series - ‘Digital Forensics and Preservation’ by Jeremy Leighton John of the British Library.

This report provides a broad overview of digital forensics with pointers to resources and tools that may benefit the preservation of digital cultural heritage. More specifically, the report focuses on the application of digital forensics to the curation of personal digital archives.

‘Digital forensics is associated in many people’s minds primarily with the investigation of crime. However, In recent years, digital forensics has also emerged as an essential source of tools and approaches for facilitating digital preservation, specifically for protecting and investigating evidence from the past,’ explained the author. ‘Institutional repositories and professionals with responsibilities for personal archives can benefit from using forensic tools and technique to address digital authenticity, accountability and accessibility.’

‘Forensic technology makes it possible to identify privacy issues, establish a chain of custody, employ write protection for capture and transfer of data, and detect forgeries. It can extract relevant metadata and content, it enables efficient indexing and searching, and it facilitates the management of access rights.’

This is the fourth report in the DPC technology watch series to have been commissioned with Charles Beagrie Ltd as series editors.  Four more reports are in  development – on Preservation, Trust and E-Journals; Preserving Computer Aided Design; Web Archiving; and Preservation Metadata.

The series editors have been further supported by an Editorial Board drawn from DPC members and peer reviewers who have commented on the text prior to release.  The Editorial Board comprises William Kilbride (Chair), Neil Beagrie (Principal Investigator and Managing Editor for the series), Janet Delve (University of Portsmouth), Sarah Higgins (Archives and Records Association), Tim Keefe (Trinity College Dublin), Andrew McHugh (University of Glasgow), Dave Thompson (Wellcome Library).

The report is available as a preview for DPC members

• Preview: Digital Forensics and Preservation by Jeremy Leighton John (Login Required, 1376KB)

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What's New - Issue 50, November 2012

In this issue:

• What's On - Forthcoming events from November 2012 onwards
• What's New - New reports and initiatives since the last issue
• What's What - The 2012 Digital Preservation Awards
• Who's Who - Sixty Second Interview with Ant Miller, BBC
• One World - Digital Preservation in Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Ba-Essa and Richard Johnson, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
• Your View? - Comments and views from readers

What's New is a joint publication of the DPC and DCC

The Digital Preservation Coalition is delighted to invite its members to vote in the 2012 Digital Preservation Awards.

The awards celebrate the excellence and innovation that will help to ensure our digital memory is accessible tomorrow.  Because 2012 is the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Coalition we are offering 3 awards:

• DPC Decennial Award for an outstanding contribution to digital preservation
• DPC Award for Research and Development in Digital Preservation
• DPC Award for Teaching and Communicating Digital Preservation

The judges have shortlisted four nominations in each category. To help them with their final decision we want to hear from the whole membership of the DPC.

'Each member has one vote in each category so we hope to encourage debate about what are the best nominations,' explained William Kilbride of the DPC.  'Voting is open to all the agencies and personal members that are part of the DPC family, but votes need to be cast online by 1700 on Friday 9th November. The vote should be cast by the board director or designated contact in each member agency, and we hope that we can provoke some debate about the best nominees.'

'We have identified a few conflicts of interest - a number of DPC members have been nominated and they can't vote for themselves.  We will take these into account when we look at the results to ensure an even playing-field.'

'The voters pack is online but you may need to register for the website before you can cast your vote'

• Finalists for the DPC Award from Teaching and Communications
• Finalists for the DPC Award for Research and Innovation
• Finalists for the DPC Decennial Award for an outstanding contribution to digital preservation
• Polling Card for DPC Members (Login Required)
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