I'm sending this message on behalf of a colleague at the British Library. The LIFE2 project focuses on the lifecycle costs for digital collections. Full disclosure: I'm a member of the LIFE2 Project Board. Sayeed Sayeed Choudhury Associate Dean for Library Digital Programs Hodson Director of the Digital Research and Curation Center Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University [log in to unmask] Begin forwarded message: > From: "Davies, Richard" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: February 12, 2008 6:44:26 AM EST > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: LIFE2 Project Conference - 23 June > Reply-To: "Davies, Richard" <[log in to unmask]> > > Apologies for cross-posting. > > Dear All, > > The LIFE2 Project, which is examining the lifecycle costs for > digital collections, will be holding a project conference at the > British Library on 23 June 2008. > > The conference will cover the results from the project’s case > studies which examined the lifecycle costs for: > > Digital repositories > Primary data > Digitised newspapers > > Other topics will include mapping digital and analogue lifecycles, > as well as an updated LIFE costing model and how to go about using > the LIFE model in your own institutions. > > The conference will be of interest to the digital preservation > community and repository managers, as well as anyone with an > interest in the costs associated with digital collections. > > We will send out further details of the programme closer to the > conference date, however if you are interested in attending please > e-mail [log in to unmask] and we will keep you informed of the programme > details. There is no charge for conference attendance. > > Further information on the project is available from the website > www.life.ac.uk. > > Many thanks, > > Richard > > > > ___________________ > > Richard Davies > LIFE Project Manager > The British Library > 96 Euston Road, > London NW1 2DB > t: +44 (0)20 7412 7182 > e: [log in to unmask] > w: www.bl.uk/dp | www.life.ac.uk > > > > ********************************************************************** > **** > > Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk > > The British Library’s new interactive Annual Report and Accounts > 2006/07 : www.bl.uk/mylibrary > > Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a > Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook > > The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled > > ********************************************************************** > *** > > The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be > legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If > you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and > notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not > be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. > > The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of > the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British > Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for > the views of the author. > > ********************************************************************** > *** >