Event Description
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The DPC, with support from CoSector at the University of London, the Archives and Records Association, and the Information and Records Management Society, is pleased to invite students, researchers and new professionals in archives, records management and librarianship to a one day conference on practical workplace skills in digital preservation. This conference will bring a select group of leading practitioners together with the next generation of archivists, records managers and librarians to discuss the challenges of digital collections management and digital preservation. The day will open with a consideration of digital preservation basics and a scan of emerging trends in digital preservation. In the afternoon, a group of invited speakers will reflect on ‘what I wish I knew before I started’, or 'what I actually do all day' giving delegates an advantage in their own career development and helping those who frame the curriculum a chance to extend their students' readiness for the workplace. The day will end with a round table session, allowing delegates to ask questions about digital preservation practice and careers. |
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This conference will:
- Provide participants with a core grounding in applied digital preservation
- Provide an overview of emerging trends in digital preservation
- Present practical examples of the sorts skills that employers are looking from in staff working in digital preservation
- Present role models of practitioners whose careers have taken them to leading positions in digital preservation
- Allow delegates to question practitioners about their day-to-day work and the skills that they reply upon
This day will be of interest to:
- Students and recent graduates in library and archive schools
- Students and recent graduates in information management and records management
- Tutors, lecturers and course convenors in library and archive schools, or who teach records management or information governance
- Innovators, vendors and commentators on digital preservation and cognate fields
- Employers seeking to understand the skills needed to operate digital preservation facilities or seeking to recruit new entrants
Programme
09:30 Registration Opens
10:00 Session One – Getting Started with Digital Preservation
- Welcome and Introduction to Digital Preservation – Sharon McMeekin, DPC
- Digital Preservation, an Information Manager’s Perspective – Steph Taylor, ULCC
- Digital Preservation, a Technologist’s Perspective – Matthew Addis, Arkivum
- Sponsor presentation: CoSector, University of London
- Sponsor presentation: Section for Archvies and Technology, Archives and Records Association
12:00 Lunch – Sandwich lunch and refreshments provided
12:45 Session Two – What I Wish I Knew Before I Started
Presentations from the following Invited Speakers on working within the Digital Preservation field.
- Adrian Brown, Parliamentary Archives
- Glenn Cumiskey, British Museum
- Jennifer Febles, HSBC
- Ann MacDonald, University of Kent
- Dave Thompson, Wellcome Collection
14:25 Comfort Break - Tea and coffee provided
14:45 Session Three – Roundtable with the Day’s Speakers
15:30 Thanks and Close
Registration
Places are strictly limited and should be booked in advance. Registration will close one week before the event and early booking is recommended as we expect the event will be popular.
Registration is free for:
- Staff and students of DPC members
- Members of the ARA
- Members of IRMS
Registration is £10 per person for all other delegates. Please register via the Eventbrite link included below, members should enter the promotional code DPCMEMBER to allow you to register for free. To check if your organisation qualifies for free attendance, please check the DPC Member List. If you have any questions about registration, please contact Sharon McMeekin (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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