Course Details
August 17, 2015 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
On-site
The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata provides a key piece of infrastructure for digital preservation activities and plays a vital role in enabling the effective management, discovery, and re-usability of digital information. Preservation metadata provide provenance information, document preservation activity, identify technical features, and aid in verifying the authenticity of digital objects. PREMIS is a core set of metadata elements recommended for use in all preservation repositories, regardless of the type of materials archived, the type of institution, and the preservation strategies employed.
You’ll get an introduction to PREMIS and its data model, a walk-through of the Data Dictionary, examples of PREMIS metadata in real situations, and implementation considerationsparticularly using PREMIS in XML with the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS). You’ll also explore strategies for using controlled vocabularies with PREMIS semantic units. There will be examples of PREMIS usage and time for questions and answers.
Upon completion of this course you'll be able to:
- Define the need for preservation metadata for long-term preservation of digital objects;
- Describe the PREMIS Data Model and how it applies to management of digital objects;
- Identify the semantic units in the PREMIS Data Dictionary and how they apply to different categories of digital assets;
- Consider issues that an institution might encounter in its collection and management of preservation metadata; and
- Highlight a number of use cases, which will assist you in planning your use of preservation metadata.
| Course Format: | Hands-on workshop |
| Address: | Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Tower City Center, 24 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113 |
| Duration: | 8 hours |
| Audience Category: | Practitioners who are involved in implementing and managing preservation systems in various kinds of repositories, including archives, government agencies, libraries, museums, and other types of cultural heritage institutions. |
| Level: | Intermediate Practical |
| Instructor(s): | Karin Bredenberg, National Archives of Sweden, and Rebecca Guenther, Library of Congress |
| Maximum Attendees: | 35 |
| Cost Range: | SAA Members $205 / $265; Employees of SAA Member Institutions $235 / $295; Nonmembers $265 / $325 |
| Provider: | Society of American Archivists |
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This information is provided as a convenience for informational purposes only; it does not constitute an endorsement by the Library of Congress.
