This is a programme meeting for the Repositories & Preservation Programme.

Repositories and Preservation Programme Meeting

Presentations from the event are available from the programme below

Post-Event Reflections document available here


EventDate
6 - 7 May 2009
Venue Aston Business School, Birmingham 
 

Day 1 – Wednesday 6 May 2009


Knowledge

Day one will principally be an opportunity for project staff to network, share knowledge and experiences, and to consider future work and collaborations. This will be followed by a drinks reception and dinner to celebrate the achievements of the programme.

Time Activity
10.00- 12.30
  • Registration  (Reception Area)
  • Marketplace set-up; project demonstrations and posters (Coffee lounge area) 
  • 11.30 - 12.30 Repositories and Preservation Advisory Group Meeting - RPAG Members only (Room 139)
  • 11.30 - 12.30 Workshop: Application Profiles in Practice;
    Talat Chaudhri - UKOLN (Room 1)
12.30- 13.30 Lunch
(Dining Area)
13.30- 13.35 Welcome
Rachel Bruce - JISC  (Room 1)
13.35- 13.50 Day 1 Objectives 
JISC  (Room 1)
13.50- 14.30 Opening Plenary - The Repositories & Preservation Programme
Kevin Ashley - ULCC (Room 1)
14.30- 14.40 Comfort Break
14.40- 15.00 Presentation 1 - Working with the Repositories Community: WRAP Project
Jenny Delasalle - Warwick University (Room 1)
15.00- 15.20 Presentation 2 - Working with Developers: SWORD Project
Julie Allinson - University of York (Room 1)
15.20- 15.40 Presentation 3 – Working with Stakeholders
Panayiota Polydoratou, UCL (University College London)
(Room 1)
15.40- 16.00 Tea and Coffee
16.00- 17.30

The Ideas Room (Room 3)

The ideas room is a place to ask burning questions, seek answers, share experience, float ideas and engage with the repositories and preservation community. We will be using a variety of media to encourage people to share their experiences, knowledge, ideas and questions.

The Forum
(Room 1)

Discussion Topics will be announced 2 weeks before the conference

  • 4.00 – 4.30 (Table 1) Discussion A
  • 4.15 – 4.45 (Table 2) Discussion B
  • 4.30 – 5.00 (Table 1) Discussion C
  • 4.45 – 5.15 (Table 2) Discussion D
  • 5.00 – 5.30 (Table 1) Discussion E

The Marketplace (Coffee lounge area)

Project posters and demonstrations

 

17.30- 18.30 Free Time
18.30- 19.30

Pre-dinner networking - cash bar (Lounge/Bar area)

Delegates were invited to cast votes to decide the winners of a competition. The categories:

19.30- 22.00

Dinner (Aston Business School Dining Area)
Announcement of competition winners

 

 

Day 2 – Thursday 7 May 2009

Value

Day two will focus on the impact and value that repositories and preservation work can yield to institutions and the wider community. These discussions will help inform future JISC work in this area and will also help programme participants to articulate the benefits of their work to senior policy-makers and funders

Time Activity
9.00- 9.30 Registration - tea and coffee available (Lounge/Bar Area)

9.30- 9.40

Welcome - Introduction and Day 2 Objectives 
Rachel Bruce - JISC (Room 1)

9.40- 10.00

The Institutional Perspective - How can institutions most effectively exploit work in the Repositories and Preservation field?
Jeff Haywood- University of Edinburgh (Room 1)

10.00- 10.20

Case Study 1- A project which has had institutional impact
King’s Committee Zone, Jan Booth – King’s College London (Room 1)

10.20- 10.40

The Research Council Perspective - How can Repositories and Preservation activity best support research?
slides from: Cormac Connolly - ESRC and slides from: Alan Green - STFC (Room 1)

10.40-12.00

The Marketplace
(Coffee lounge area)

Project posters and demonstrations

Tea and coffee available 

The Ideas Room
(Room 3)

The ideas room is a place to ask burning questions, seek answers, share experience, float ideas and engage with the repositories and preservation community. We will be using a variety of media to encourage people to share their experiences, knowledge, ideas and questions.

Tea and coffee available

11.00 – 11.50
Workshop – Working with the Research Councils
(Room 139)

(max. 25 participants – declare interest at registration)

Cormac Connolly - ESRC and Alan Green - STFC  

12.00- 12.20

Case Study 2 - A project which has had disciplinary impact
The e-Crystals Federation, Simon Coles – University of Southampton
(Room 1) 

12.20- 12.40

Case Study 3 – A project which has had impact on the sector
Welsh Repository Network, Andrew Prescott – University of Wales, Lampeter (Room 1)

12.40-12.50 Discussion (Room 1)

12.50- 14.00

Lunch (Dining Area)

14.00 – 14.45

Repositories Roadmap Session 
Rachel Heery – Consultant (Room 1)

14.45- 15.15

Next steps and Strategic directions; Discussion
Neil Jacobs - JISC (Room 1)

15.15

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