PREMIS Tutorial, Digital
Library Federation Fall Forum Pre-conference Event
What: This 1.5 day tutorial
provides an introduction to PREMIS, core metadata for digital preservation. It
covers the PREMIS data model, the Data Dictionary, implementation considerations,
and using PREMIS with METS. The tutorial includes hands-on exercises and an
opportunity for participants to share their own implementation issues and
experiences.
When: Tuesday November 7
(9:00 - 5:00) and Wednesday November 8 (9:00 - 12:00)
Where: Harvard Divinity
School, Center for the Study of World Religions,
42 Francis Avenue,
Cambridge, Mass. This is just a short subway ride from the DLF Fall Forum in
Boston.
Where to stay: DLF
participants may want to extend their stay at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. For
hotels in Cambridge, see http://hotel-guides.us/massachusetts/cambridge-ma-hotels.html.
Who should attend:
Librarians, archivists, IT staff and others working on digital preservation in
the cultural heritage sector. Participants are expected to have some
involvement in digital preservation and some familiarity with XML and METS.
Registration: To register, go to http://www.regonline.com/106878.