<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:12pt 0in 2.4pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:23pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Digital Preservation 2 day workshop</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">This workshop outlines best practices for preserving digital information. Topics covered include appropriate selection criteria for physical carriers as well as tools for taking stock of existing digital assets and for developing digital preservation policies, plans and procedures. Software and hardware solutions for digital preservation in small to medium-sized heritage institutions are also recommended.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:28.5pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:27pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Learning objectives</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-top:0in"><li style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">identify digital assets in their institution and assess the risk and impacts of losing access to these assets;</span></li><li style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">develop a digital preservation policy, plan and procedures;</span></li><li style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">understand the factors relevant to the choice of physical carriers; and</span></li><li style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">install and use hardware and software for the purpose of preserving digital assets in smaller heritage institutions.</span></li></ul><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:28.5pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:27pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Modules</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Module 1: Taking stock of existing digital resources</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The use of an inventory template to identify digital assets in an institution and to assess the risk and potential impacts of losing access to these assets.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Module 2: Digital preservation policy development</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Discussion of how to use a template to produce a concise and meaningful digital preservation policy. The importance of policy will also be discussed, including using its development as a means of obtaining buy-in from the institution’s management and using the resulting document as a guide to produce a digital preservation plan.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Module 3: Digital preservation plan development</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Using a template to ensure all facets of plan development are taken into account. Learning how to identify constraints, and using these constraints to produce and compare various digital preservation solutions. Selecting and justifying the selection of a digital preservation action plan.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Module 4: Physical carrier management</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Predicted lifespan of optical discs, magnetic tapes and magnetic disks. Recommendations for selection of physical carriers.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Examples of digital preservation hardware and software for small heritage institutions</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Hands-on testing of back-up and checksum software using external hard drives. Example procedures will be covered to produce weekly and monthly back-ups, as well as long-term preservation copies of digital assets. Recovery procedures will also be discussed to address the possible loss of access to working copies.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Target audience</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Curators, collections managers, conservators, archivists and other personnel responsible for the preservation of digital assets, particularly in smaller institutions.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Fees: $250</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:28.5pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:21.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Enrollment limits</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Minimum 10, maximum 20</span></p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="260" style="margin:0px 6.75pt;color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;width:195pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:15pt"><td valign="bottom" width="196" style="vertical-align:top;width:147pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:15pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Registration link: </span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://forms.gle/294svH4Em2StB6dB7" style="color:rgb(131,94,165);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15pt;color:blue">https://forms.gle/294svH4Em2StB6dB7</span></a></span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Date:</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">April 7-8, 2020. 9 am to 4 pm</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Location:</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Maskwacis Cultural College, Alberta, Canada</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Partners:</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:12pt 0in 2.4pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Canadian Conservation Institute</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), a Special Operating Agency within the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fcanadian-heritage.html&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNF8hIEDdxT0qwXu3_id9VzKmIZj-w" style="color:rgb(131,94,165);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(120,52,188)">Department of Canadian Heritage</span></a></span><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">, advances and promotes the conservation of Canada&#39;s heritage collections through its expertise in conservation science, treatment and preventive conservation. CCI works with heritage institutions and professionals to ensure these heritage collections are preserved and accessible to Canadians now and in the future.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:12pt 0in 2.4pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Canadian Heritage Information Network</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), a Special Operating Agency within the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fcanadian-heritage.html&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNF8hIEDdxT0qwXu3_id9VzKmIZj-w" style="color:rgb(131,94,165);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(120,52,188)">Department of Canadian Heritage</span></a></span><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">, offers valuable collections management resources to the Canadian museum community and online public access to millions of collections records. CHIN assists Canadian museums in documenting, managing, and sharing information about their collections, which in turn ensures that this information is accessible now and in the future.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">For more information contact:</span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Manisha Khetarpal</span></p><p style="color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:14px;margin:24pt 0in 8.65pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href="mailto:mkhetarpal@mccedu.ca" style="color:rgb(131,94,165);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">mkhetarpal@mccedu.ca</span></a></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-position:initial;background-image:initial;color:black;background-repeat:initial"></span></p><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-position:initial;background-image:initial;color:black;background-repeat:initial"><br><br></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:8.65pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">About the Facilitator<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-position:initial;background-image:initial;color:black;background-repeat:initial"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:8.65pt"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Ern Bieman, Heritage Information Analyst - Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN): Ern Bieman researches and manages the production of content for the CHIN Professional Exchange website since 2007. Prior to this, he has worked in the private and education sectors as a Systems Engineer and Technical Specialist, and has worked in the not-for-profit and government sectors managing funding programs for IT-based R&amp;D projects. Mr. Bieman holds a BSc in computer science, and master’s degrees in business and philosophy.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>