Last fall, I had the honor of being selected as one of 24 participants from across the country to be
trained at the Library of Congress, in the inaugural
Digital Preservation and Outreach Education (DPOE)
Train-the-trainer initiative.
Those to be trained were
selected from across the US,
and asked to pass on the content of the training
materials to others. We're trying to build a network...
As a result,
I'm giving a series of 3 1-hour webinars on basic digital
preservation, based on the DPOE training, for the
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL).
I just found out
that these webinars are open to anyone interested, for free. If you'd like to
attend, just register and show up. Feel free to share this with
anyone you think might want to be there! The target audience is libraries and other
cultural heritage institutions who have digital content, but who don't really know where to start in managing
it for long-term access.
Here's the info:
Webinar Series: Introduction to Digital Preservation (3 sessions)
Session #1 - Identifying & Selecting Content | February 7, 11am ET - 12n ET
The first step in preparing for digital preservation is to identify all the potential content that may warrant this attention. This could include born-digital content arriving in special collections and archives, material digitized on site for online access, and content created by students, faculty, and researchers. This process will inform an organization about the categories of content and types of files it might need / want to preserve, as well as the challenges that might be encountered in doing so.
Once the possible scope of digital content is identified, the portion of digital content an organization is responsible for preserving needs to be specified. This process of selection may be known as appraisal in archives. It may be necessary to develop criteria for prioritizing selection, which can be a labor?intensive and resource?intensive process. Knowing the scope of digital content to be preserved, including the possible growth over time, is an important factor in developing an appropriate approach for managing digital content over time.
Session #2 - Considerations for Storage & Protection of Content |
February 14, 11am ET - 12n ET
Digital content that has been selected for preservation needs to be stored in ways that align with good practice. It's necessary to consider the file formats that are best suited for archiving, the requirements for processing, and the metadata needed to make use of this content in the future. Organizations also need storage management policies and procedures that ensure multiple copies in at least two locations. Once stored, content needs protection. This includes everyday concerns (such as who has access and whether files have changed), as well as emergency contingencies (business continuity and disaster planning). We will address how to manage roles and responsibilities for physical and virtual access to digital content throughout its life cycle.
Session #3 - Managing Content & Access Over Time | February 21, 11am ET - 12n ET
Long-term access is the purpose of digital preservation - organizations preserve content to be able to make it available as needed or desired over time. In order to provide this access, we need to consider the concepts, roles, and challenges involved. Furthermore, managing digital content for the long term requires program planning, implementation, and sustainability. A core component of this is preservation planning, which includes organizational aspects (e.g., policy development, training, legal issues) and resources (e.g., designated funding and sustainability). This discussion will highlight some steps organizations can take to make long?term access to digital content more possible to achieve.
These webinars will be delivered using the GoToMeeting software -- but you
do NOT need to have a GoToMeeting account to view the webinar.
Here's the GoToMeeting support page that lists the system requirements for
attending.
Hope this helps, and hope to virtually "see" you soon!
For info on our latest efforts and new collections online, check out our blog.
Publications
DeRidder, Jody L.; Presnell, Amanda Axley; and Walker, Kevin W."Leveraging Encoded Archival Descriptions for Access to Digital Content: A Cost and Usability Analysis," in American Archivist(Spring/Summer 2012), Vol. 75, Iss. 1.
Zeng, Marcia Lei; Oh, Sam; Phipps, John; Summers, Ed; Hodge, Gail; Needleman, Mark; and DeRidder, Jody L. Linked Data -- Enabling Standards and Other Approaches, ASIS&T '10 : Proceedings of the 73rd ASIS&T Annual meeting on Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem, Vol. 47 (Silver Springs, MD: American Society for Information Science, 2010).
DeRidder, Jody L. "From Confusion and Chaos to Clarity and Hope" a chapter in Digitization in the Real World: Lessons Learned from Small to Medium-Sized Digitization Projects, Kwong Bor Ng and Jason Kucsma, ed., (Metropolitan New York Library Council, 2010).
DeRidder, Jody L. "Googlizing a Digital Library" An exploration of effectively and efficiently providing full-text web search capabilities to a dynamically-generated set of digitized materials, in order to leverage the power of web search to enhance access. Code4Lib Journal Issue 2, 2008-03-24. Available from http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/43
DeRidder, Jody L. "Choosing Software for a Digital Library" [Powerpoint] with exercises for students comparing Fedora and DSpace. Presented to University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences Digital Libraries classes in 2007 & 2008. Revised for presentation to another UT Digital Libraries class and a University of Alabama School of Information Sciences Digital Libraries class in 2011.
DeRidder, Jody L. Dublin Core Metadata Terms and Uses [Powerpoint] presented to a University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences class in 2007.
Digital preservation, or enabling long-term access for electronic documents
Grant application development and writing
Analysis of infrastructure or workflow problems and recommendations
Assistance in setting up the lowest-cost, most scalable methods of implementing a local
digital library
Digital library or electronic document management cost analysis
Assessment of digital library and electronic document management and delivery software
Metadata mapping
Transformation of structured information or data
Contact me for more information on consultation services.
Background
Current Position:
Head, Digital Services University of Alabama Libraries
Research Interests:
Currently researching and developing pragmatic solutions for capture, management, delivery, access, usability, and long-term support for digital content.
Fascinated by the potential applications of linked data, semantic web technology, the power of "pull," and ontological applications.
Education:
MS in Information Science, 2008, University of Tennessee.
MS in Computer Science, 2002, University of Tennessee.
Graduate work in Community Agency Counseling, 1981-2, University of Tennessee.
BA in Human Services, 1980, University of Tennessee.
An invited interview for Kent State University School of Library and Information Science, fall 2010:
5 years of development work on DLXS software, including modifications for
cross-type searching and linking, and support for streaming media and embedded audio and video
3 years of modifications and support for CONTENTdm, including analysis
for extraction of content and metadata to provide additional search/browse and storage capabilities
1 year of beta-testing for Ex Libris Digitool, testing multiple scenarios and issues, providing feedback and recommendations for improvements, and analysis of software support.
8 years of developing solutions for support of long-term access for digital content.
9 years of developing infrastructure, policies and proceedures, work flows, and information architecture.
