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Seamus Ross

Director, HATII & ERPANET

Associate Director of DCC Services

Funders:

Service Definition & Delivery

Digital Curation Centrea centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

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Services Objectives

• Service Planning and Monitoring– Plan and organise Services stream of the DCC

• Standards, tools, testbeds, and Repositories– Ensure access to standards, tools and

repositories of Representation Information

• Advisory Services– Provide guidance on curation and preservation

• Audit and Certification– Deliver Audit and Certification Services to the UK

HE, FE and research Community

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Service Mission Statement

To transform research and development results into facilities and resources that improve digital curation practices and action within the scientific and research communities in the United Kingdom

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Advisory Services

• track research and development activities by DCC, Associates Network, and others and make

• monitor standards and technology watch outputs• establish mechanisms to assess leading edge

research and to re-package it for practitioners• provide on-demand responses to queries—from

legal to technical guidance

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Helpdesk

• Implemented the Advisory Service Tracking system– Ensures monitoring of requests for

assistance, from query to response– Maximises investment in knowledge

created through supporting its reuse– Tracks responsiveness and provides a

platform to underpin quality assurance

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Information Services

• Information Services in Development– Senior Scientist and Administrator Briefing Documents– Community developed, managed and enhanced

DIGITAL CURATION MANUAL• A source of authorative guidance on best practice and

approaches to the preservation and management of digital materials

– Database of FAQs– Checklist for Compliance with best practices and

standards• Information Services Anticipated

– Case Studies– Preservation Technology and Standards Watch– Online Learning Materials

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Training Services

• On-line learning resources

• Residential skills development courses for practitioners and researchers

• Integrated educational resources

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Repositories

• Standards, tools, testbeds, and repositories– Develop guidelines on repository

development– Maintain a standards watching brief– Build catalogue of tools

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Audit & Certification

• Establish Audit and certification practices

• Deliver a protocol for audit and certification

• Development of Certification Procedures

• Develop self-certification mechanisms

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Future Services

• Repositories– Format Information Registry– A Collaborative Repository on Standards– A Community maintained and

participatory tools repository

• Responding to User Needs– New services arising as a response to

user needs


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