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Practices and Challenges in Preservation and Access for Scientific and Scholarly Digital Repositories
DCC/DPE/DRIVER/Nestor Joint Workshop
27-28 November 2007

Campus Adlershof, Humboldt University Berlin

View the programme and presentations for this event.

We are delighted to announce that we will be holding a related DPE/DCC Audit and Certification Forum directly following the DCC/DPE/DRIVER/Nestor Joint Workshop. More Details

The Digital Curation Centre (DCC), Digital Preservation Europe (DPE), Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research (DRIVER), and Network of Expertise in Long-Term Storage of Digital Resources (nestor) are delighted to announce that they will be delivering a joint workshop on the long-term curation of scientific and scholarly digital repository content. This event will be held over one and a half days at the Campus Adlershof, Humboldt University in Berlin on 27-28 November 2007. This event is being organised as a follow-up to the 2005 DCC workshop on long-term curation within digital repositories which was held in Cambridge, UK.

Scientific and scholarly content such as articles and data are increasingly deposited in institutional and subject-based repositories. These developments pose practical, conceptual and organisational challenges for accessing these contents now and in a future-proof manner. The long-term survival, value and usability of the information stored within digital repositories depends on numerous criteria such as the formats selected for storage, the capture of associated metadata, proactive preservation measures, and the perceived trust in the repository itself. This workshop will highlight current practices and shall provide insights into current initiatives and technical systems being developed.

Benefits of Attendance

The workshop will be of interest to anyone who deposits to, manages, and/or accesses and re-uses digital scientific and scholarly content stored within repositories. Much of the content will also be of interest to anyone involved in the curation of data with the aim of long-term access and re-use.

Format

The workshop will be delivered over six sessions and will cover the following areas:

Each session will be chaired by a leading expert on the topic. The chair will begin the session by placing the topic in the context of digital curation and provide references to international efforts in the area. Following this introduction, each presentations will highlight specific tools, practical approaches and emerging standards. Each session will conclude with an open question period which will be moderated by the session chair.

Key themes include:

Venue

The venue for this event will be the Erwin Schrödinger-Zentrum, Rudower Chaussee 26 12489, on the Humboldt University Adlershof Campus in Berlin. More information on the venue can be found here and a map of Berlin-Adlershof can be found here.

Registration

The registration fees is 100 Euros for DCC Associates Network members, DPE/PLANETS/CASPAR community members*, and nestor partners and 150 Euros for non-members. These fees include all workshop materials and handouts, lunch on the second day and refreshments. Registration will open soon.

*Membership of the DCC Associates Network, DPE, PLANETS, and CASPAR Communities is free and more information on becoming a member can be found at the following:

Travel Instructions

Nearest Airport: Berlin-Schönefeld (SXF) Other Airports: Berlin-Tegel (TXL) View information about flightplans

From Tegel take the TXL bus to Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof)

From Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) take S-Bahn: S8, S9, S45, S46, S85 to Adlershof, 10 Minute walk along Rudower Chaussee or bus line 163, 164 to Magnusstraße. Detailed travel information can be found here.

Accommodation

There is a contingent of rooms at the Dorint Berlin Adlershof Hotel which is within walking distance of the workshop location. The price is 57 Euros per room per night with additional 11 Euros for breakfast buffet. VAT is included. The rooms will be available from 3 p.m. on day of arrival to 11 a.m. on day of departure. The hotel offers WLAN internet access and private indoor and outdoor parking for a fee.

Please make your reservation before November 12, 2007 and cite the conference code "DPE Workshop". Reservations may be cancelled free of charge until 7 p.m. on day of arrival.

Dorint Berlin Adlershof Hotel
Address : Rudower Chausse 15, 12489 Berlin, Berlin, Germany fon: +49 (0) 30 - 678220 fax: +49 (0) 30 - 678221000 View the hotel website.