Dear Colleagues,

 

Thank you for participating in the planning survey.  The results: It’s on! 

 

The five days of training will be held October 20-24, 2014, in Santa Fe.  You can register for a single class or for the whole week.  The course info is now online in the SAA education calendar, at the links below. 

 

There is a significant discount if you register by the Early-Bird Registration deadline of September 24.  If you are registering for the full week, there is an additional discount.  Registering for one or just a few classes is an option too, if that better meets your needs. 

 

More information about the instructors is also available at the links below. 

 

This week of training is cosponsored by the State of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs and New Mexico State Archives.

We hope you enjoy!

 

Anna Naruta-Moya

Archivist

ARMS, State of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Historic Preservation Division

 

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http://saa.archivists.org/events/digital-curation-creating-an-environment-for-success-1521/525/

 

http://saa.archivists.org/events/digital-curation-planning-and-sustainable-futures-1522/524/

 

http://saa.archivists.org/events/developing-specifications-and-rfps-for-recordkeeping-systems-1523/523/

 

http://saa.archivists.org/events/arrangement-and-description-of-electronic-records-part-i-and-ii-1524/522/ (option to register for one or both days)

 

 

Digital Curation: Creating an Environment for Success #1521

http://saa.archivists.org/events/digital-curation-creating-an-environment-for-success-1521/525/

Digital archives require professional curatorial practices just as paper archives do! In this course you’ll discover the differences and similarities between curating paper and electronic records, a system of best practices for digital curation, and review what any institution needs to implement to ensure the success of its own digital curation.

 

Upon completion of this course you’ll be able to:

 

    Identify the components of team building and digital curation that are necessary to begin working towards a curation prototype in your institution.

    Pinpoint areas to invest in locally to build knowledge and skills to meet the needs of a digital repository program at your institution.

    Review existing digital repository characteristics that best illustrate roads to success.

    Gain access to resources, guides, models, and best practices relevant to the digital curation/repository landscape.

    Recognize and establish relationships within your organization to achieve a digital archives repository program.

 

Who should attend? Practitioners, Managers, Librarians, Museum Professionals, and Administrators who’ll be asked to design a digital archives or need to improve the operation of such an archives.

 

 

Digital Curation Planning and Sustainable Futures #1522

http://saa.archivists.org/events/digital-curation-planning-and-sustainable-futures-1522/524/

Learn from the experts! In this course you’ll review the concepts, principles, and practices necessary for developing a digital curation program to effectively manage digital content - including archival records - across generations of technology. In addition, this course focuses on the advocacy, preservation planning, and policy development necessary to manage digital content far into the future.

 

Upon completion of this course you’ll have the core information to:

 

    Develop a digital curation program;

    Manage digital content; and

    Advocate for a program that includes archival content and a standards-based framework to manage it into the future.

 

Who should attend? Administrators with oversight across the entire archival enterprise of an institution and managers who aspire to be administrators.

Other Audiences: IT Professional, Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager

 

 

Developing Specifications and RFPs for Recordkeeping Systems #1523

http://saa.archivists.org/events/developing-specifications-and-rfps-for-recordkeeping-systems-1523/523/

The development of a fully functional digital archives requires an integrated recordkeeping system that identifies, describes, schedules, and destroys or retains your organization’s born-digital records. Successful recordkeeping systems reflect business processes and applicable federal and state statutes while identifying records with permanent value to be archived. The ideal recordkeeping system interfaces with a digital repository used to curate electronic records and support a wide range of archival processes, including preservation and access. Before purchasing or building a recordkeeping system, you need a clear list of systems requirements specific to your organization. From these specifications, you can build a good Request for Proposal (RFP), select a system or vendor, and successfully implement your recordkeeping system.

 

Upon completion of this course you’ll be able to:

 

    Identify and define systems requirements for an electronic recordkeeping system and/or digital repository;

    Develop and distribute a Request for Information (RFI), RFP, or RFQ (Request for Quotation);

    Evaluate and select a recordkeeping system; and

    Implement the system.

 

Who should attend? Archivists, records managers, IT professionals and administrators who need to define systems requirements for an electronic recordkeeping system and/or digital repository and then develop a RFI, RFP, or RFQ.

 

 

Arrangement and Description of Electronic Records, Part I and II #1524

http://saa.archivists.org/events/arrangement-and-description-of-electronic-records-part-i-and-ii-1524/522/

On Day One, you are introduced to processing strategies that are applicable to born-digital records, with an emphasis on basic concepts that archivists use to establish descriptive control over digital content. You’ll learn about standards and tools that can be used to implement an integrated processing strategy.  You’ll also participate in a set of instructor-led exercises that arrange and describe some electronic records in ways that maintain the integrity and authenticity of the digital records.  A laptop is required to participate in this course, and you must have the ability to install and use open-source software on that laptop.

 

In the morning, you’ll review the unique processing challenges posed by electronic records before undertaking a detailed discussion on how standards, protocols, and best practices can help you address those challenges. In the afternoon session, you will explore to applicability of Describing Archives: A Content Standard to digital records and manuscripts.  The instructor will demonstrate the use of basic tools that implement descriptive standards and best practices, leading you in a processing exercise that results in the generation of an archival information packet for some relatively homogeneous records.  The day will conclude with a discussion of lessons learned and next steps to be taken - considering individual repository needs.

 

Upon completion of Day One you'll be able to:

 

    List the major processing challenges posed by electronic records;

    Suggest strategies to mitigate them;

    Identify the elements of an integrated arrangement and descriptive program for electronic materials;

    Describe the major standards supporting the description of electronic materials; and

    Identify basic tools that will help you to arrange and describe born-digital records.

 

Who Should Attend? Repository managers, archivists, practitioners, and anyone responsible for the arrangement and description of electronic records.

 

On Day Two, you’re introduced to advanced processing strategies that are applicable to born-digital and hybrid (i.e. mixed analog and digital) records, with an emphasis on hands-on work. We’ll use a variety of software tools to establish descriptive control over digital archives, focusing on arrangement and description at the collection and series levels.  The instructor will demonstrate specific techniques, and you’ll practice them on a sample a set of sample records and/or materials supplied by your repository. A laptop is required to participate in this course, and you must have the ability to install and use open-source software on that laptop.

 

In the morning, we’ll review the functional requirements that must be met by a program to arrange and describe heterogeneous digital materials, focusing on the implications that the OAIS Reference Model and DACS have regarding archival processing workflows. Then we’ll use open-source tools to process digital records at the collection level.  In the afternoon session, we’ll undertake additional processing exercises, focusing on control at the series and file levels, resulting in the production of descriptive, structural, and preservation metadata that is stored in an archival information packet. We’ll conclude the workshop by discussing factors to be considered when selecting tools and developing processing services - considering repository needs, resources, and capabilities.

 

Upon completion of Day Two you'll be able to:

 

    Use standards and tools that support an integrated processing workflow for digital materials;

    Evaluate and use software to process electronic records in a way that preserves their identity, significant characteristics, evidential value, and utility; and

    Make implementation decisions in order to develop a processing workflow that is suitable for your repository.

 

Who Should Attend? Repository managers, archivists, practitioners, and anyone responsible for the arrangement and description of electronic records.