Digital Preservation Strategies: Long-term Preservation Of Digital Assets Training Course

Introduction

Ensure the longevity and accessibility of your digital collections with our comprehensive Digital Preservation Strategies: Long-term Preservation of Digital Assets Training Course. This program equips library professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to develop and implement effective strategies for the long-term preservation of digital materials. Mastering digital preservation is increasingly vital for libraries seeking to safeguard valuable digital assets from obsolescence, degradation, and loss, ensuring their availability for future generations. Our digital preservation training course offers in-depth guidance and actionable strategies for preserving a wide range of digital formats and collections.

This Digital Preservation Strategies: Long-term Preservation of Digital Assets training delves into key areas such as understanding the challenges of digital preservation, exploring preservation strategies (e.g., fixity, migration, emulation), applying metadata for preservation (PREMIS), developing preservation policies, implementing preservation planning, working with digital preservation systems, understanding legal and ethical considerations, and fostering collaboration and standards. You will gain expertise in assessing preservation needs, selecting appropriate preservation methods, and implementing practical solutions to ensure the long-term integrity and accessibility of digital resources. Whether you are an archivist, librarian, or any information professional responsible for managing digital assets, this Digital Preservation Strategies training will provide you with the tools and knowledge to effectively address the challenges of digital preservation.

Target Audience:

• Archivists
• Librarians
• Digital Preservation Specialists
• Digital Asset Managers
• Metadata Librarians
• Special Collections Librarians
• Library Managers

Course Objectives:

• Understand the challenges of digital preservation.
• Explore various preservation strategies for digital assets.
• Apply metadata for preservation (PREMIS).
• Develop effective preservation policies.
• Implement comprehensive preservation planning.
• Work with digital preservation systems.
• Understand legal and ethical considerations.

DURATION

5 Days

Course Content:

Module 1: Challenges of Digital Preservation

• Understanding the challenges of digital preservation.
• Exploring the nature of digital objects and their vulnerabilities.
• Understanding threats to digital materials (e.g., bit rot, obsolescence).
• Assessing the risks associated with digital preservation.
• Best practices for identifying and mitigating preservation risks.

Module 2: Preservation Strategies

• Exploring various preservation strategies for digital assets.
• Understanding preservation strategies (e.g., fixity, migration, emulation).
• Evaluating the suitability of different preservation strategies.
• Combining preservation strategies for optimal results.
• Best practices for selecting and implementing preservation strategies.

Module 3: Metadata for Preservation (PREMIS)

• Applying metadata for preservation (PREMIS).
• Understanding the role of metadata in digital preservation.
• Exploring the PREMIS data dictionary.
• Creating PREMIS metadata for digital objects.
• Best practices for using PREMIS to support preservation.

Module 4: Preservation Policies

• Developing effective preservation policies.
• Understanding the purpose and scope of a preservation policy.
• Identifying key elements of a preservation policy.
• Aligning preservation policies with organizational goals.
• Best practices for creating, documenting, and maintaining preservation policies.

Module 5: Preservation Planning

• Implementing comprehensive preservation planning.
• Understanding the importance of proactive preservation planning.
• Developing a preservation plan framework.
• Identifying stakeholders and their roles in preservation.
• Best practices for developing, implementing, and monitoring preservation plans.

Module 6: Digital Preservation Systems

• Working with digital preservation systems.
• Understanding the architecture and functions of preservation systems.
• Exploring different digital preservation systems.
• Implementing workflows for ingest, storage, and access.
• Best practices for selecting, implementing, and managing digital preservation systems.

Module 7: Legal and Ethical Considerations

• Understanding legal and ethical considerations.
• Addressing copyright, intellectual property, and rights management.
• Ensuring data integrity, authenticity, and provenance.
• Considering privacy, confidentiality, and access issues.
• Best practices for addressing legal and ethical issues in digital preservation.

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org  Tel: +254 702 249 449

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Skills for Africa Training Institute Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Skills for Africa Training Institute certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org  Tel: +254 702 249 449

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 7 working days before commencement of the training.