HOW TO PRESERVE RESEARCH DATASETS – LABDRIVE Tutorial

Presenter(s): Antonio Guillermo Martinez and Maria Fuertes Abstract: LABDRIVE is a Research Data Management and Digital Preservation platform that allows organizations to capture the research data they produce, helping them to properly manage, preserve and allow access to it, during the whole research data lifecycle, unifying and simplifying their research data management strategies. The purpose […]

TUTORIAL: GETTING RUNNING WITH ARK PERSISTABLE IDENTIFIERS

Presenter(s): John Kunze and Donny Winston Abstract: This half-day (3-hour) tutorial is a pragmatic introduction to the Archival Resource Key (ARK), a 22-year-old, non-paywalled identifier scheme that is widely used for persistent access to cultural and scientific information. By the end of the tutorial, attendees will know when this highly flexible scheme is appropriate to […]

Digital Preservation Tools for Developing Capacity and Skills

Presenter(s): Sharon McMeekin, Amy Currie, and Jenny Mitcham Abstract: The ability to apply a carefully considered and well implemented approach to continuous improvement of digital preservation capabilities can greatly benefit practitioners when looking to set and achieve objectives. This tutorial aims to provide attendees with the skills and tools to develop and implement a methodology […]

Understanding and implementing METS, A tutorial focused on METS 2

Presenter(s): Karin Bredenberg, Juha Lehtonen and Aaron Elkiss Abstract: This half day tutorial will provide participants with an introduction to the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) starting in METS version 1 and the METS Primer [1], but focusing on METS version 2. It will give a basic overview of METS and explore different models […]