Abstract
A report on an invitational workshop held in Washington, D.C. on the 7-9 May 2006; organised by the Joint Information Systems Committee and the US National Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program.
Highlights
On May 7-9, 2006, the Sofitel Lafayette Square Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. played host to a digital preservation workshop jointly organised by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC; http://www.jisc.ac.uk/) and the US National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP; http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/)
To provide an opportunity for people involved in JISC and NDIIPP research projects to meet together and to exchange information, stimulating ideas for ongoing collaboration
Lynch identified a potential shortcoming in that there was little effort being spent on identifying content that is in imminent danger, i.e. those 'train wrecks' unravelling. One specific area he mentioned was the urgent need for personal papers to enter larger collections at the end of their lives, noting that there was little work in this area at present, except the JISC-funded paradigm (Personal Archives Accessible in Digital Media) project
Summary
A report on an invitational workshop held in Washington, D.C. on the 7-9 May 2006; organised by the Joint Information Systems Committee and the US National Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. The International Journal of Digital Curation is an international journal committed to scholarly excellence and dedicated to the advancement of digital curation across a wide range of sectors.
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