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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2 nd December 2005 DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service Seamus Ross and Adam Rusbridge 2 nd December 2005

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Page 1: A centre of expertise in data curation and preservation LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2 nd December 2005 DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service

a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service

Seamus Ross and Adam Rusbridge2nd December 2005

Page 2: A centre of expertise in data curation and preservation LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2 nd December 2005 DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service

a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

Overview• Introducing the Digital Curation Centre• Introducing the DCC LOCKSS

Technical Support Service– What will this provide– Why will this be provided

• Technical Requirements, First Line Support, System Development

• Next Steps, Getting Involved

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

UK Digital Curation Centre• Funded through JISC and the e-Science

Core Programme• DCC Purpose

– Support and promote continuing improvement in the quality of digital curation and preservation activity

– For research, development, services and outreach in digital curation

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service

• The overriding purpose of the LOCKSS Technical Support Service is to support the development of a LOCKSS community in the UK HE research libraries.

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service

• Aims to provide technical and non-technical support– First line support– Develop publisher specific plug-ins– Training and awareness raising events

• LTSS designed to respond to community needs, minimise library effort– Libraries concentrate on collection management

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

Hardware Procurement, LOCKSS Installation, Upgrade

• Purchase hardware with standard configuration

• Identify pre-installation information• Network and Proxy configuration

• Assist on site hardware installation• Develop knowledge base for installation

and site configuration

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

First Line Community Support

• Develop self sustaining support infrastructure– Utilise existing DCC infrastructure

• DCC Helpdesk Service

• Provide on demand responses to queries

• Discussion Lists– Facilitate and encourage community

communication and support

• Online Learning Resources

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

Professional Development• Programme of professional development

workshops– Bring together librarians and collection

developers, technical support staff, and content providers

– Facilitate learning– Understand users and their needs

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

LOCKSS System Development• Assist and oversee plug-in development

– UK focused journals

• Identify UK functional requirements – Based on needs identified by participants

• Contribute to LOCKSS development– LTSS provides focal point for transfer of US

knowledge

– Assist others in contributing

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

LOCKSS Collection Development

• Support library community in exploring LOCKSS collection and title development

• Identify collection development priorities– Survey for titles of common interest

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

Benefits of the LOCKSS Pilot Programme

• choice• risk • economic • institutional • community development

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

Why get involved?• Develop confidence in LOCKSS system

– More informed choice in digital vs. print selection

• LTSS minimises effort and resources required

• Opportunity to actively contribute to LOCKSS development– Community development– System development

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a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

LOCKSS Town Meeting :: DCC LOCKSS TSS :: 2nd December 2005

Thank you for your attention

Seamus [email protected]

Adam [email protected]

HATII, University of Glasgow

Digital Curation Centrewww.dcc.ac.uk