Nylink is now partnering with METRO, BCR, Lyrasis and ExLibris on a series of digital preservation workshops.  Nylink members are entitled to a special discount.  Please contact us at dowlingd@nylink.org to get the discount code before you register.  Registration and more information can be found at METRO.

The Digital Preservation Workshop Series

Organized by METRO in collaboration with Nylink, Lyrasis, BCR and ExLibris.

Preservation of digital resources is a concern for any institution charged with stewarding born-digital and converted digital resources. This three-workshop series, sponsored in part by ExLibris, brings nationally recognized digital preservation experts to METRO to address digital preservation issues and the tools and strategies necessary for policy and plan implementation.

As part of a collaborative agreement between Nylink and the Metropolitan New York Library Council, Nylink members are able to register for this series at a discounted rate Take advantage of discount rates if you register for all three sessions ($150 off), or sign up 2 out of three. Note: the first workshop is recommended as a pre-requisite for the second and/or third workshops.

Nylink members, please email Deidre Dowling at dowlingd@nylink.org to receive the Nylink member discount code needed for registration.

Register for the entire series ($450) here: http://bit.ly/a5f63.

About the Series:
The Digital Preservation Workshop Series is organized by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) in collaboration with Lyrasis, BCR, and Nylink. The series will feature the following three one-day workshops:

November 4, 2009
Assuring Long Term Access to Digital Collections:
An Introduction to Digital Preservation
Instructors: Tom Clareson (Lyrasis) and Liz Bishoff (BCR)
Scope: Focusing on the concept that “digital preservation begins at creation,” this session will review the most important concepts for preserving digital assets, look at actions to implement a digital preservation program, and preview some of the open source and commercial digital preservation tools and systems available to libraries and cultural heritage institutions.
Register for this class ($175 for Nylink Members) here: http://bit.ly/16buza.
December 16, 2009
Risk Assessment for Digital Collections
Instructors: Tom Clareson (Lyrasis) and Liz Bishoff (BCR)
Scope: This second in a three-part workshop series on digital preservation focuses on some of the common problems in preserving digital material, and helps participants learn how to assess the risks to their own digital collections, including but not limited to those risks associated with the digital collections, technology, personnel, environmental risks, and legal and financial issues.  Based on the risk assessment, attendees will be able to begin development of their digital preservation plan.
Register for this class ($175 for Nylink Members) here: http://bit.ly/vyB07.

January 28, 2010
Digital Preservation Tools, Systems, and Services
Instructor: Tyler Walters (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Scope: This third in a three-part workshop series on digital preservation focuses on the emerging technological frameworks and systems for digital preservation.  This session provides special emphasis on tools that cultural memory organizations can implement in-house, including commercial and open source components, systems, and services as ExLibris Rosetta, JHOVE, Bagit, LOCKSS, iRODS, and DuraSpace.
Register for this class ($175 for Nylink members) here: http://bit.ly/3TyDqm.
For more information, contact training@metro.org or call 212-228-2320 x19

This month, four collections from the CONTENTdm Collection of Collections are featured on the OCLC Web site. The featured collections for August are JCPenney Dynamo Digital Collection, Campi Phlegraei, Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, Digital METRO New York and Carlton R. Stewart Slide Collection.
Digital METRO New York

[Metropolitan New York Library Resources Council]
These Digital Collections created by members of the Metropolitan New York Library Council include scrapbooks, handbills, sheet music, trade cards, religious materials, photographs, letters, and postcards. Contributing institutions include Brooklyn College, Brooklyn Public Library, CUNY Graduate Center, Greenburgh Public Library, Lehman College, Maritime College, Queens College, and Yeshiva University.
These are just a few of the many outstanding digital collections created by CONTENTdm users. To access the entire Collection of Collections go to www.oclc.org/contentdm/collections/.

Questions about CONTENTdm? Please contact OCLC’s Support department by phone at 1-800-848-5800 and follow the prompts, or by e-mail at support@oclc.org, for more information about this update.