Digital Repository Audit Method Based on Risk Assessment

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I thought this might be interesting for anyone looking to evaluate or develop a digital preservation project. This is a pretty large document (221p.) but it does contain a lot of good guidelines on what aspects you should look up before starting a digital preservation project. Here’s a blurb from the Digital Curation Centre web site:

The Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE) are delighted to announce the release of the Digital Repository Audit Method Based on Risk Assessment (DRAMBORA) toolkit. This toolkit is intended to facilitate internal audit by providing repository administrators with a means to assess their capabilities, identify their weaknesses, and recognise their strengths. Digital repositories are still in their infancy and this model is designed to be responsive to the rapidly developing landscape. The development of the toolkit follows a concentrated period of repository pilot audits undertaken by the DCC, conducted at a diverse range of organisations including national libraries, scientific data centres and cultural and heritage data archives.

You can download the toolkit here, but it requires a quick registration on the top right corner.

NYLA SMART Spring Workshop – Cataloging 411

or “How I learned that catalogers are NOT trying to make my life difficult!”

Date and Location:

May 9, 2007 – 9:00 AM ~ 4:00 PM
Pioneer Library System
2557 State Rt. 21
Canandaigua, NY 14424 (map)

This is a basic introduction to cataloging, covering four elements: content (AACR2), communication (MARC), classification (subject headings, call numbers), and presentation (the catalog). The workshop will be a mix of presentations and hands-on exercises, with a focus on monographic cataloging. Participants will learn to be more comfortable in the cataloging environment. Those who are not catalogers will learn how their catalogs work and why the catalog works the way it doe. This program is appropriate for anyone looking to refresh or acquire basic cataloging skills.

Presenters:

• Marguerite E. Horn, Library Systems Implementation Specialist, Office of Library and Information Services, SUNY
• John F. Myers, Catalog Librarian, Union College

To Register:

You may register online at http://pls-net.org/calendar/detailed.htm#748 (Look for the Cataloging 411 Event on the page).

OR

You can fill out and mail the following form: SMART Spring Workshop 2007 (.doc)