ARCW and WHELF Digital Preservation event 28.3.2017

This event will provide a forum for the discussion of WHELF and ARCW (Archives and Record Council Wales) digital preservation requirements, and demonstrate the progress that has been made in developing a technical infrastructure for ARCW. The breakout sessions will provide an opportunity to further define requirements for future development.

Please book a.s.a.p. via https://arcwwhelfdigitalpreservation.eventbrite.co.uk

10.30               Arrival, registration and refreshments

10:.50              Welcome – Linda Tomos, National Librarian, NLW

11:00               Sarah Higgins, Lecturer, Aberystwyth University and Sally McInnes, Chair ARCW Digital Preservation Sub-Group and Joint Chair WHELF ASC Group:  Demonstrating Collective Responsibility and Technical Innovation through the work of the ARCW Digital Preservation Group

11.30               Steve Williams, Vice-Chair of WHELF, University Librarian and Head of Libraries, Archives, Culture and Arts at Swansea University:  WHELF Vision for a Wales-Wide Digital Repository

12.00               Jake Henry, ARCW Digital Preservation Project Officer, Liam Tomkins and Charles Dixon, ARCW Project Developers: End to end preservation system demonstration

12.30               Glen Robson, Head of Systems, NLW: Displaying digital information in new ways through IIIF

1.00                 Lunch

2.00                 Paula Keogh, Arkivum Client Manager for UK Heritage Sector: Perpetua demonstration

2.30                 Two breakout sessions: ARCW to be led by Jake Henry and WHELF to be led by Glen Robson

3.15                 Report back

3.45                 Close