Partnerships in curating European digital resources
Florence, Italy 7-8 May 2012
The LIBER Steering Committee for Heritage Collections and Preservation
and the National Library of the Netherlands, in collaboration with the
Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale, is pleased to announce the 2nd LIBER
international workshop on digital preservation, Partnerships in curating
European digital resources, that will be held in Florence on 7 - 8 May
2012.
Do not go at this game alone, was the unmistakable advice given to LIBER
libraries at the end of the first LIBER workshop on digital preservation
in The Hague in 2010. Since then, the euro crisis and budget cuts have
only exacerbated the need to seek partnerships in securing long-term
access to your digital collections. But with whom can you partner? How
does it work? What are the advantages and disadvantages of various forms
of partnering? And how much of the responsibility will always be yours,
no matter how much of the actual work you outsource to others?
This workshop will provide an overview of the best-known collaborative
initiatives: the stakeholders involved, the basic set-ups, the legal
foundations, the business models - and help you analyse which
alternatives are best suited for your organisation, your type of
collection and your national culture. We will deal with organisational
issues, legal issues, financial issues and technical issues that will
influence your choices. Critical questions will be asked by experts in
the field, and there will be plenty of time to ask your own questions.
Lastly, the workshop will showcase a number of best practices.
You will go home with a keen understanding of the types of collaborative
practices available which will enable you to start discussing long-term
preservation policies with your management team.
Venue:
Auditorium - Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
Via Folco Portinari 5/red
Florence, Italy
Details of the programme and registration:
http://www.rinascimento-digitale.it/liber2012-internationalworkshop.phtml
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