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To disseminate knowledge and best practice in digital preservation ERPANET
encourages all organisations and individuals to utilise and explore the
services and products now available.

Please visit www.erpanet.org to view the new ERPANET newsletter. It features
information on upcoming ERPANET events, resources and services.
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C A S E   S T U D I E S
How are companies and sectors dealing with digital preservation? What
lessons can be learned? The studies include:
· Publishing Sector
· Pharmaceutical Sector
· Broadcasting Sector
· Telecommunications
· National Archives of Scotland
· Universal Postal Union

E P R I N T S
Have a paper you want to share on digital preservation? Deposit it with
ERPAePRINTS....
http://eprints.erpanet.org


G U I D A N C E
Guidance for institutions to approach topics in digital preservation with
confidence.
· Risk Communication
· Digital Preservation Policy
· Selecting Technologies
· Cost Orientation

S E M I N A R   R E P O R T S
Reports outlining practical experience, and training materials from past
seminars.
· OAIS Seminar
· Policies for Digital Preservation
. Web Archiving

W O R K S H O P   R E P O R T S
Reports outlining recommendations and outcomes of Expert Workshops on
preservation topics.
· Digitisation, Conservation and Quality Control
· XML as a Preservation Strategy
· The Long-term Preservation of Databases

A D V I S O R Y   S E  R V I C E
Got a question about digital preservation? Ask our experts or browse the
answers to questions already posted.

A S S E S S M E N T S
An extensive range of authoritative commentaries on the key literature in
the field.

C H A R T E R
Community-wide principles to approach digital preservation with consistency
and clarity.

U P C O M I N G    E V E N T S
. Roma, 17-19 November 2003 'Trusted Digital Repositories for Preserving
Cultural Heritage'

. Lisboa, 15-17 December 2003 'Selection, Appraisal, and Retention of
Digital Scientific Data'

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Iona McCraith
AAO Preservation Consultant
Tel: (705) 277-1309  Fax: (705) 277-2091
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