New listserv for digital preservation

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Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2007 
From: Michele Crump  (Univ. of Florida) <mcrump_at_uflib.ufl.edu> 
Subject: New listserv for digital preservation

Hello,

The Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) section of the
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)
division of the American Library Association (ALA) has recently
introduced a new listserv dedicated to digital preservation and would
like to invite you to join.

The name of the listserv is */DIGIPRES/*. For purposes of clarity, a
working definition of digital preservation is included in this invitation.

**Digital preservation combines policies, strategies and actions that
ensure access to information in digital formats over time.**

The unmoderated listserv shall have the following characteristics:

    * cultural organization [mainly library but also archives and
      museums] centered
    * not TOO technical but technical topics could certainly be covered
    * not focused on any single digital preservation initiative but
      touching on them all
    * Questions from practitioners could be asked and answered, such as:
          o At your digital repository, how do you ...[whatever]?
          o Which metadata schema do you use for your institutional
            repository?
          o When you buy electronic books, do you attempt to guarantee
            long term access to the files in your license agreements?
    * Announcements made on the listserv would cover topics such as:
          o newly published papers and reports
          o grants received
          o certification efforts
          o conferences and training opportunities
          o grant opportunities
          o relevant job openings
          o internships

To subscribe to the new list, please go to
http://lists.ala.org/wws/info/digipres and click on the *subscribe*
button in the left hand column.

Thank you and we hope you join!!!

Michele J. Crump
Interim Director for Technology Services
George A. Smathers Libraries
535 Library West
PO Box 117001
Gainesville FL 32611-7001




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