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Hi Fellow SIS Alumni!! I’ve just returned from a Digital Preservation Train-the-Trainer Workshop (http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/education/) at the Library of Congress. 24 of us were trained, 4 in each of 6 regions of the U.S. (my region is the Southeast). We have been given the materials and guidelines for providing introductions to digital preservation to folks ranging from librarians and archivists to content creators trying to manage their own personal digital files. The materials cover 6 broad categories, each intended to be an hour’s presentation (with exercises); and an intro and closing summary will be added. However, we can focus on only one or two, or combine them to provide a broad overview, if you don’t want an entire day’s training. Here’s the 6 segments: 1) Identify: what steps should you take to identify your digital content? Select: what portion of that content do you need to preserve? 2) Store: how should you store it? What exactly do you need? 3) Protect: what steps need to be taken to protect your investment? 4) Provide: how can you keep this content accessible as the world changes? 5) Manage: what provisions should you make for long-term management? This broad framework offers basic steps for laying the groundwork to enable you to move forward without feeling overwhelmed. The information will be tailored to your needs. Workshops can be set up either in centralized locations at a hosting institution, or at your own institution. Do folks at your institution need this training? If you're not in the southeast, please contact [log in to unmask] for a referral to trainers in your area. Otherwise, please contact me to set up a training seminar at your institution. Or... if YOU want to become a trainer also, please contact George Coulbourne at [log in to unmask] Thank you for your interest in making digital content continue to be available for the long term!! Jody DeRidder Digital Services University of Alabama Libraries Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487 (205) 348-0511 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To join/leave the list or browse the ISALUMNI archives, please see: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/isalumni.html