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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
Seamus Ross and Adam Rusbridge2nd December 2005
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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