BCR, LYRASIS and OCLC are proud to present a new workshop, Digital Preservation for Digital Collaboratives, designed to help digital collaboratives with existing digital collections develop and implement a long-term preservation option. 

The workshop, designed for multiple representatives from a collaborative, will provide the information and tools the collaborative needs to develop a long-term preservation plan that will work for its unique collections and organizations.

Register now for the April workshop: http://www.bcr.org/training/workshops/register.html

April 13, 14 and 16 from 1-3pm ET:  Three webinars will address the following topics:

• Introduction to the Digital Preservation Landscape 
• Digital Preservation Standards
• Sustaining the Digital Investment: Developing a Digital Preservation Program
• Developing Preservation Policies for Collaboratives

April 28-29 at LYRASIS—Philadelphia:  Two full-day sessions will address the following topics:

• Elements of TRAC
• Using TRAC in Planning and Assessment
• Technology and Technical Infrastructure

Faculty and program staff will host monthly follow-up activities, including webinars, to assist collaboratives in completing their preservation plans.

The workshop will be taught by a faculty of digital preservation experts:

Liz Bishoff, Director of Digital & Preservation Services, BCR
Priscilla Caplan, Assistant Director for Digital Library Services, Florida Center for Library Automation
Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for New Initiatives, LYRASIS
Robin Dale, Director of Digital Services, LYRASIS
Katherine Skinner, Executive Director, Educopia Institute and Program Manager, MetaArchive Cooperative

Cost is $150 per individual registration and $125 per member of a registered collaborative team.

For more information, please visit: http://www.bcr.org/dps/training/neh-dpdc.html

Questions? Contact Holly South: hsouth@bcr.org

Partial funding for this workshop is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.