[Asis-l] Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata: PREMIS Tutorial

[Joy Davidson]

***Apologies for cross-posting***

Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata: PREMIS Tutorial
July 17th-18th, 2006
Wolfson Medical Building, University of Glasgow
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/premis-2006/

The Digital Curation Centre is pleased to announce that it will be
delivering a two-day tutorial to introduce the PREMIS preservation
metadata data dictionary. This event will be held at the Wolfson Medical
Building at the University of Glasgow on 17th and 18th of July, 2006.

Metadata can play a vital role in enabling the effective management,
discovery, and re-usability of digital information. Preservation
metadata provides provenance information, documents preservation
activity, identifies technical features, and aids in verifying the
authenticity of a digital object. The PREMIS Working Group released its
Data Dictionary for Preservation metadata in June 2005
(http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/pmwg/premis-final.pdf). This is a
core set of metadata elements recommended for use in all preservation
repositories regardless of the type of materials archived and the
preservation strategies employed.

Benefits of Attendance:
This tutorial will be of benefit to individuals and institutions that
are interested in implementing PREMIS metadata for the long-term
curation and preservation of their digital information.

Dates:
This tutorial will be held from 09:00 to 17:00 on Monday July 17th and from
09:00 - 13:30 on Tuesday July 18th, 2006.

Format
The tutorial will cover both the PREMIS Data Dictionary and practical
implementation issues.  It will provide a walk-through of the data
dictionary on July 17th and focus on XML rendering on July 18th.  Both
days will include hands-on exercises.  The event will also allow PREMIS
implementers an opportunity to share their experiences via short case
studies.

Tutorial Sessions include:
-Introduction to the PREMIS Object Model
-Walk through PREMIS Objects, Events, Rights and Agents
-Implementation issues
-XML Schemas for representing Data Dictionary elements
-Real-life examples of implementation from UK institutions

Venue
This event will be held at the Wolfson Medical Building, University of
Glasgow. Travel information, campus and city maps may be found at
http://www.gla.ac.uk/general/maps/index.html.

Registration
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/premis-2006/
Participants can also register for a practical hands-on session tutorial.
Please note that due to limited space in the computer lab, the XML rendition
practical is limited to a maximum of 25 participants at a time.

Associate Network Members £100
Non-Members  £150

Membership of the DCC Associates Network is free and more information on
becoming a member can be found at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/network.html.

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Joy Davidson
DCC Training Coordinator and ERPANET British Editor
Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII)
George Service House, 11 University Gardens,
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QJ
Scotland
Tel: +44(0)141 330 8592
Fax: +44(0)141 330 3788
http://www.dcc.ac.uk
http://www.erpanet.org