Seamus Ross
Director, HATII & ERPANET
Associate Director of DCC Services
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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