From cmmorris at fedora-commons.org Mon Mar 3 11:15:12 2014 From: cmmorris at fedora-commons.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 11:15:12 -0500 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] NEWS RELEASE: DuraSpace Launches DSpaceDirect-Low-cost Discovery and Long-term Access to Digital Assets Message-ID: *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* March 3, 2014 Contact: Carol Minton Morris Read it online: http://bit.ly/1c1duEV *DuraSpace Launches DSpaceDirect: Low-cost Discovery and Long-term Access to Digital Assets Now Within Reach of Institutions of Any Size* *Winchester, MA* Today the DuraSpace organization is pleased to announce the public launch of DSpaceDirect-the only hosted repository solution for low-cost discovery, access, archiving, and preservation. DSpaceDirectis now available with convenient features that include fast start-up, you-pick customization, no-cost upgrades, content preservation options, anytime data access and all-the-time data control-all at a price that puts solutions for long-term access to digital scholarly assets within reach of institutions of any size. - *Get DSpaceDirect details: http://dspacedirect.org/benefits * - *Get a DSpaceDirect quote right away: http://dspacedirect.org/inquiry * Built on DSpace , the most widely-used repository application in the world with more than 1,500 installed instances, DSpaceDirect was inspired by the idea that the past creates the future as each generation builds knowledge on the scholarship that came before. DSpaceDirect is a managed DSpace repository service that allows institutions of any size to afford to keep their digital content safe and accessible over time. Small institutions are able to get a repository up and running right away that can be made available to patrons as well as to new users worldwide. Users say that the DSpaceDirect easy start-up accelerates discussions about digital content stewardship and preservation best practices at their institutions. Robbie Bolton, Library Director, White Library, Spring Arbor University explains, "DSpaceDirect has made it possible for smaller academic libraries, like Spring Arbor's White Library, to provide online digital repositories to promote faculty publications and student research." The ability to provide long-term access to and archiving of digital assets is the cornerstone of a scholarly culture of openness. DSpaceDirect is a launchpad for accessing the past to create the future, with no institutions left behind. With annual subscriptions starting at less than $4,000 affordable long-term access is now within reach. *Find out more on the DSpaceDirect pricing page: **http://dspacedirect.org/pricing .* About DuraSpace DuraSpace http://duraspace.org is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access to digital data. We collaborate with academic, scientific, cultural, and technology communities by supporting projects (DSpace , Fedora ) and creating services (DuraCloud , DSpaceDirect)to help ensure that current and future generations have access to our collective digital heritage. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline, "Committed to our digital future." -- Carol Minton Morris DuraSpace Director of Marketing and Communications cmmorris at DuraSpace.org Skype: carolmintonmorris 607 592-3135 Twitter at DuraSpace Twitter at DuraCloud http://DuraSpace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From corinne.rogers at gmail.com Tue Mar 4 00:08:25 2014 From: corinne.rogers at gmail.com (Corinne Rogers) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 21:08:25 -0800 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] Survey about authenticity of digital records Message-ID: *Apologies for cross-posting* *Thank you for taking time to consider participating in this research. Your participation is greatly appreciated.* My name is Corinne Rogers and I am a doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. This survey is part of my doctoral research into authenticity of digital records. The purpose of the survey is to gather basic information about how records, information, or systems professionals ensure, assess, and/or protect records? authenticity, and what indicators of authenticity they consider to be important. All records and information professionals, or any persons assigned a responsibility for managing records within an organization, are invited to participate. The survey consists of 20 questions, and should take about 10-15 minutes of your time. Your responses will be strictly confidential. The information you provide will be used only for statistical purposes supporting the objective of this research project. This research has received Behavioural Research Ethics Board approval (H12-01496). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Corinne Rogers, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia, at cmrogers at mail.ubc.ca, or Dr. Luciana Duranti, Professor and Chair of the Master of Archival Studies (MAS) program and doctoral supervisor at luciana.duranti at ubc.ca. If you have any concerns about your rights as a research subject and/or your experiences while participating in this study, you may contact the Research Subject Information Line in the University of British Columbia?s Office of Research Services by email at RSIL at ors.ubc.ca or by telephone, at 604-822-8598 or toll free 1-877-822-8598. *If you have read the information above and agree to participate in the study please click on the link below or copy and paste into a browser.* https://ubcarts.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_77FWEBCR7lp44Bf *Thank you!* *Corinne Rogers* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The event will take place from Monday 9 June to Friday 13 June 2014 in Helsinki, Finland. *Is your organisation a market leader in digital asset management, digital storage, research information systems or scholarly communication?* If so OR2014 is a great occasion to showcase products and services and to communicate your brand to leaders and decision makers in the open repository community. Your company or organization can demonstrate active involvement in the global effort toward interoperable open repositories that provide broad access to quality information and resources. Details regarding sponsorship opportunities options can be found on the conference web site: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/?page_id=375 You can also contact or-2014 at helsinki.fi for further information and reservation of sponsorships. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From art.pasquinelli at oracle.com Thu Mar 6 11:49:02 2014 From: art.pasquinelli at oracle.com (Arthur Pasquinelli) Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 08:49:02 -0800 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] Free March 11 Webinar: Developing a long-term active preservation strategy for DSpace content Message-ID: <5318A6FE.7000500@oracle.com> *Free Webinar:* *Developing a long-term active preservation strategy for DSpace content* Secure and affordable long-term active preservation of valuable digital records and content is a growing challenge facing many institutions, government organizations and businesses. In this free webinar we will explore how some DSpace users are tackling this challenge using Preservica, Tessella's cloud-based active digital preservation software, to ensure their digital content remains accessible and readable for decades to come. Register here now: _http://preservica.com/resource/dspacewebinar/_ *What you will learn* ? How other DSpace users are tackling long term digital preservation ? How to ensure your DSpace content remains accessible and readable for decades to come ? How to automate the ingest of DSpace files and metadata into Preservica for secure and affordable long term preservation in the cloud ? How Preservica's active preservation safeguards digital content against loss, degradation and format obsolescence *Who Should Attend* ? Archivists, Librarians, Record Managers, Business Decision Makers for IT *When * ? Tuesday 11^th March 2014 11:00am EST or 3:00pm BST for 45 minutes plus open time for questions Please feel free to forward this to colleagues in your organisation or in sister organisations. Finally do not hesitate to contact me for further information. Yours sincerely, Joanna Efthymiou Business Development, Preservica_ __Joanna.Efthymiou at tessella.com_ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From corinne.rogers at gmail.com Mon Mar 17 17:48:13 2014 From: corinne.rogers at gmail.com (Corinne Rogers) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:48:13 -0700 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] Fwd: Survey on authenticity of digital records - second notice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *Apologies for cross-posting ? Survey on authenticity of digital records ? second noticeThis survey will close on March 31, 2014 Thank you for taking time to consider participating in this research. Your participation is greatly appreciated.* My name is Corinne Rogers and I am a doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. This survey is part of my doctoral research into authenticity of digital records. The purpose of the survey is to gather basic information about how records, information, or systems professionals ensure, assess, and/or protect records? authenticity, and what indicators of authenticity they consider to be important. All records and information professionals are invited to participate. The survey consists of 20 questions, and should take about 10-15 minutes of your time. Your responses will be strictly confidential. The information you provide will be used only for statistical purposes supporting the objective of this research project. This research has received Behavioural Research Ethics Board approval (H12-01496). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Corinne Rogers, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia, at cmrogers at mail.ubc.ca, or Dr. Luciana Duranti, Professor and Chair of the Master of Archival Studies (MAS) program and doctoral supervisor at luciana.duranti at ubc.ca. If you have any concerns about your rights as a research subject and/or your experiences while participating in this study, you may contact the Research Subject Information Line in the University of British Columbia?s Office of Research Services by email at RSIL at ors.ubc.ca or by telephone, at 604-822-8598 or toll free 1-877-822-8598. *If you have read the information above and agree to participate in the study please click on either of the links below or copy and paste one of them into a browser.* http://bit.ly/1iWFgB7 or https://ubcarts.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_77FWEBCR7lp44Bf *Thank you!* Corinne Rogers School of Library, Archival and Information Studies University of British Columbia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Serena.Coates at slq.qld.gov.au Sun Mar 23 19:07:47 2014 From: Serena.Coates at slq.qld.gov.au (Serena Coates) Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:07:47 +1000 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] iPres 2014 - reminder of submission deadline Message-ID: <5AED9FAE4FA42E42B5B9CF2B5B21F10BA92AA7D8C1@MSEXCH02.slq.qld.gov.au> Our apologies if you receive this more than once. iPRES 2014 - Submission Deadline reminder Time is moving fast. The final date for submissions for iPRES 2014 is 28th March. See details below, or have a look at the Call for Contributions page http://ipres2014.org/call-contributions. If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Chairs Steve Knight (steve.knight at dia.govt.nz) and Cal Lee (callee at ils.unc.edu). Contribution topics The 2014 conference is canvassing contributions along two primary axes - research and innovative practice. Contributions should address at least one of the following topics: * Infrastructure * Communities * Strategic environment * Preservation strategies and workflows * Specialist content types * A digital preservation marketplace * Theory of digital preservation * Case studies and best practice * Training and education See the Author information and guidelines page for information on how to send a proposal according to the types below. Programme strands iPRES 2014 is being structured around two key strands - research and innovative practice. Papers are invited for both strands. The purpose of this distinction is to promote work from both a research perspective and work that is clearly rooted in the actual experience of institutions undertaking digital preservation. We expect that there will be work that manages to encapsulate both of these strands, and that is welcomed. All papers for iPRES 2014 should: * be leading edge * be innovative * help inform debate around what digital preservation is. Paper types Full and Short papers Full papers (8 to 10 pages) will report research work with novel contributions and/or practical engagement with digital preservation problems that show a demonstrable advance in the practice of digital preservation. Short papers (3 to 5 pages) can focus on new challenges and work in progress, whether in the academic or practitioner strand. All contributions must report on novel and previously unpublished work and will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 members of the Programme Committee. The accepted papers will be published in the iPRES 2014 proceedings. A best paper award will be offered (AU $1000) and recommended for publication in an appropriate journal. Posters and demonstrations Submissions (up to 2 pages) are encouraged for posters reporting on emerging issues or work in progress, and also for demonstrations of innovative solutions. These submissions should describe the work to be presented and its contribution beyond the state of the art. Posters and demonstrations will be presented in a dedicated session during the conference. All contributions will be peer-reviewed. The accepted poster and demonstration submissions will be published in the proceedings. A best poster award (AU $500) will be offered. Panels Proposals for thematic panels to be held during the main conference programme can be submitted by 3 to 5 experts. Acceptance will be judged on the merits of the proposal and relevance for the expected audience. Proposals must detail the subject, motivation and panellists. Workshops Proposals for thematic workshops are welcome. Proposals must detail the subject, scope, programme strand and intended content. Ideally, workshops should be open to public registration and participation. Acceptance will be judged on the merits of the proposal, requirements for its organisation, and local capability to support it (which should not be a major constraint). Tutorials Tutorials must be on a single topic, addressed at either an introductory level or an in-depth, expert level. Submissions for tutorials should be a maximum of 2 pages, including a brief abstract and an outline of the content, the duration (half-day 3 hours or full-day 6 hours), a description of the intended audience and the expected learning outcomes, and a short biography of the presenter(s). Peer review and inclusion in iPres 2014 proceedings All submissions will be subject to peer review. Those that are accepted for inclusion in the conference will be published in the iPRES 2014 proceedings. For full and short papers, the full text will be published. For posters, demonstrations, workshops, tutorials and panels, abstracts will be published. After receiving results of the peer review, authors will have an opportunity to edit their submissions for the final proceedings. In order to ensure inclusion in the proceedings, authors should submit final text by 15 August 2014. Additional opportunities Submissions are also encouraged for associated activities outside the formal programme. Responsibility for planning and management of these would be with the submitting organisation. The Programme Committee would appreciate being notified and consulted about such activities in order to best coordinate efforts with the conference programme. 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Not suitable for automated evaluation. + 'Primary data' is - a subset of the raw data, selected by human, to narrow the data in scope - manually collected and transferred to storage locations that allow doable data capture - pre-processed in tools like spreadsheets. The 'primary data' are considered the starting point of the scientific work. The steps that are done from raw data to primary data are considered irrelevant with regards to the actual scientific work. ** It means an enormous effort to capture and preserve the raw data of each and every test run. That means, there must be a good reason for doing so. The institute's concern is to 1. qualify for appropriations. The criteria differ from case to case, and we haven't found a reliable handling regarding our question. Is there a risk that we run into trouble next time? 2. ensure traceability of own publications. Highly appreciated: - contact to research institutes that have been throught simular thoughts - further comments and hints Thank you and always happy archiving! Freundliche Gruesse / Kind Regards Thorsten Lange Thorsten Lange ? Strategy Consulting http://pa-consult.net Fon: +49 (0) 41 888 99999 P&A Consult T. Lange W?rmer Stra?e 86 ? 21256 Handeloh ? Germany USt-IdNr.: DE287511474 Preservation ? Archiving ? Competence ? Network -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 5686 bytes Desc: not available URL: From info at greynet.org Mon Mar 24 07:01:08 2014 From: info at greynet.org (GreyNet) Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:01:08 +0100 Subject: [Pasig-discuss] Preserve raw data? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <007001cf4750$5c8e2910$15aa7b30$@greynet.org> Dear Mr. Lange, (Thorsten) The international grey literature community likewise shares your interest. The preservation of research data will be addressed during our Pisa Seminar in early April, http://www.greynet.org/greyforumseries/policydevelopment.html. And, I look forward to returning to you with the results of the seminar by mid-April. All that?s good, Dominic Farace GreyNet International Grey Literature Network Service Javastraat 194-HS 1095 CP Amsterdam Netherlands T/F +31-(0)20 331 2420 Email: info at greynet.org Url: http://www.greynet.org "GreyNet is dedicated to Research, Publication, Open Access, and Education in the field of Grey Literature" From: Pasig-discuss [mailto:pasig-discuss-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Thorsten Lange Sent: maandag 24 maart 2014 9:53 To: pasig-discuss at mail.asis.org Subject: [Pasig-discuss] Preserve raw data? Hi archivers! I'm looking for your valuable hints regarding if or not to preserve 'raw data' in a research institute. IHAC, a research institute, who wants to set up propoer preservation of research data, following "Good Scientific Practice". There is no doubt how to handle 'primary data' and all further data until 'result' (publication). 'Raw data' and 'primary data' are distinguished as follows: + 'Raw data' is generated in test runs, on various machines, mostly with local hard drives (if at all), images, paper, screen copies, notes. Not suitable for automated evaluation. + 'Primary data' is - a subset of the raw data, selected by human, to narrow the data in scope - manually collected and transferred to storage locations that allow doable data capture - pre-processed in tools like spreadsheets. The 'primary data' are considered the starting point of the scientific work. The steps that are done from raw data to primary data are considered irrelevant with regards to the actual scientific work. ** It means an enormous effort to capture and preserve the raw data of each and every test run. That means, there must be a good reason for doing so. The institute's concern is to 1. qualify for appropriations. The criteria differ from case to case, and we haven't found a reliable handling regarding our question. Is there a risk that we run into trouble next time? 2. ensure traceability of own publications. Highly appreciated: - contact to research institutes that have been throught simular thoughts - further comments and hints Thank you and always happy archiving! Freundliche Gruesse / Kind Regards Thorsten Lange Thorsten Lange ? Strategy Consulting http://pa-consult.net Fon: +49 (0) 41 888 99999 P&A Consult T. Lange W?rmer Stra?e 86 ? 21256 Handeloh ? Germany USt-IdNr.: DE287511474 Preservation ? Archiving ? Competence ? 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The Fedora 4 Alpha 4 Release is available here: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Fedora+4.0+Alpha+4+Release+Notes The expectation is that the Alpha 4 release will serve as a version of Fedora against which feature acceptance testing will be performed. *Please contact David Wilcox (dwilcox at duraspace.org ) if you are interested in engaging in this testing.* Features are only complete when Fedora stakeholders declare them to be so. -- Carol Minton Morris DuraSpace Director of Marketing and Communications cmmorris at DuraSpace.org Skype: carolmintonmorris 607 592-3135 Twitter at DuraSpace Twitter at DuraCloud http://DuraSpace.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: