1. Centre of Excellence - Training
APA conference
Centre of Excellence - Training
Kirnn Kaur – British Library
Sharon McMeekin - DPC
Brussels, 23rd October 2014

2. Centre of Excellence - Training
Requirements of the community and APARSEN
CoE integrated view and training
CoE Online Training Portal
Training offered by APA partners
CINI
DPC
LIBER
NESTOR
SBA

3. Evaluation of Training Needs in DP
Overview of DP training landscape
Analysis of current provision
Survey of courses Jan ‘10- Jun ’12
Review based on feedback and focus groups
Identification of requirements
DP Standards
Results of peer review (ISO test audits)

4. Training Course Locations

5. Training Providers

6. Topics Covered

7. Prior Knowledge Required

8. Training Course Occurrence

9. Analysis of Current Provision - Conclusions
Introductory training still required…..
…..Growing need for advanced content
A greater focus on practice and experience
Improved access - more online/distance learning
Targeted to specific roles
Long and varied list of topics of interest

10. Identification of Competencies Required
Commonality with outcomes of DigCurV
Include expected key DP skills
Standards
Lifecycle management
Preservation planning
Also emphasis on a broader skill set and flexibility
Communication
Change management

11. Gaps in Topic Coverage Selection and appraisal
Authenticity & provenance
Discovery and access incl. user analysis
Digital rights management
Enabling reuse incl. annotation & interoperability
Business planning and cost analysis
Change management
Succession planning
Quality assurance
Risk Management
Establishing trust

12. 8 Recommendations for Training Developers
Mix theory with experience-led training
Case studies welcomed
Include practical exercise & worked examples
Need a mix of courses covering broad issues and more specialised content
Targeted training for specific audiences
By sector or role

13. 8 Recommendations for Training Developers
A continuing professional development framework is required
Need to be more responsive to needs of the community
Responsive to new development, remains current and authoritative
Embed DP training in broader information or risk management training courses

14. APARSEN Training Events
Trust and Digital Preservation, June 2013, Dublin
Advanced Practitioner Course, July 2013, Glasgow
Sustainability: Securing the Value of Digital Data Assets, December 2013, The Hague
Advanced Practitioner Course, July 2014, Vienna
Access and Usability in Digital Preservation, September 2013, Florence
Sustainable Digital Preservation and APARSEN, November 2014, London

15. Introduction to CoE Training
The Centre of Excellence in digital preservation will provide training for the digital preservation community
We will provide:
Training outputs from the APARSEN project
Content presented in terms of the integrated vision
Other materials linked to training courses e.g. webinars, deliverables
Training directly from APA members
Training needs within the community to be met
Future training events to be assessed in line with demand

16. Integrated view & training content
APARSEN has created an integrated view of digital preservation
Training content consists of courses covering this integrated vision

17. CoE Training Offer Face to face training events
(courses, workshops, clinics)
Creation and provision of online courses
(online training portal)
APA partners training offers
Learning material from other relevant sources
Third-party training and qualification opportunities
(definition of curricula)

18. Building the training offer
APARSEN Project Results
CoE Training Offer
Training events
Online courses
APA partner offers
Other learning material
Training and qualification opportunities
Communities
Digital Preservation Partners

19. Building the training offer from APARSEN Project Results
Content review of project results in view of integrated vision
Coverage of project topics
Needs analysis from survey and market research
Production of training material from project results
Publication of project materials suitable for training ✔
Training events
Online courses
APA partner offers
Other learning material
Training and qualification opportunities list
APARSEN Project Results ✔ ✔

20. Building the training offer with Communities
Meet requirements of other communities for training in Digital Preservation
Organisation of workshops
Ongoing validation with community/stakeholders
Regional stakeholders
International stakeholders
Production of domain-specific content with contribution from/in collaboration
Collaboration - atmospheric and geo-space research, cultural heritage, space research, earth observation, science infrastructures, digital preservation, agricultural research, earth sciences, data science, science data infrastructures, e-science environments
Training events
Online courses
APA partner offers
Other learning material
Training and qualification opportunities list
Communities ✔ ✔

21. Building the training offer with Digital Preservation Partners
Meeting training needs of preservation practitioners
Training offers disseminated with established service providers ✔
Training events
Online courses
APA partner offers
Other learning material
Training and qualification opportunities list
Partners ✔ ✔

22. CoE – Training events
There are a number training options which the Centre of Excellence (CoE) could provide in the form of: 
Face to face courses
Workshops
Clinics
Summer school
Training can be customized to meet participants learning objectives.
The CoE members provide expertise in many areas of digital preservation.

23. CoE – Online Training Portal (OTP)
Qualification and training services will be distributed online through the Online Training Portal (OTP). It is dedicated to be of help to anyone interested in gaining initial skills or improving his competence in Digital Preservation
Learning with online courses in Digital Preservation
Repository of training material in Digital Preservation
Register of Digital Preservation qualification and training opportunities

24. CoE –Training offers from partners

25. Training Services by FORTH
Conceptual Modeling for the Preservation of Digital Objects
Modeling the dependencies of digital objects, as well as some tacit community assumptions.
Automated Reasoning for Digital Preservation
Allows checking (a) task performability (b) consequences of a Hypothetical Loss, and (c) identification of missing modules
Allows modeling converters and emulators
Automating the extraction and transformation of the embedded metadata of digital objects
Enables the creation semantic-based metadata repositories
Modeling and querying the provenance of digital objects
We can offer training services in various topics:
First we can offer training on the conceptual Modeling of Digital Objects. Specifically we can show how we can model dependencies of digital objects. GapManager is a tool that has been developed for that purpose.
We can train curators/archivists to use our proposed automated reasoning that allows checking the performability of a task over a digital object, (b) can identify the consequences of a Hypothetical Loss, and (c) can identify the missing modules. The advantage of our proposed approach is that can model converters and emulators. We have designed and developed the Epimenides tool that based on this proposed approach.
The extraction and the transformation of the embedded metadata on digital objects are supported by the PreScan tool that we have developed
Finally we can offer training on Cidog-CRM that can be used for querying the provenance of digital objects

26. CoE - Third-party training and Formal Qualifications
Capturing of detailed information about 77 eligible offerings
18 curricula
40 academic courses
19 Continuing Professional Education courses
Statistical analysis
Country, Language, Target groups
Analysis of APARSEN topical coverage
Trust, Access, Usability, Sustainability

27. CoE – Other training material

28. Online Training Portal (OTP)
Gerald Jäschke, GLOBIT GmbH

29. Online Training Portal (OTP)
Web distribution and provision channel for qualification and training offer of APA CoE
Dedicated to be of help to anyone interested in gaining initial skills or improving his competence in Digital Preservation, with community-specific support
Public launch at APA Conference September 22, Brussels
Enjoy

30. OTP - Services Register of Digital Preservation
Qualification and Training Opportunities
Repository of Training Material in
Digital Preservation
Learning with Online Courses
in Digital Preservation

34. APA CoE – OTP design

35. APA CoE – OTP design

36. APA CoE – OTP design

41. Online Course – Certificate of Achievement

42. OTP – What you can expect
Scheduled for launch
Scheduled for 2014 77 77
Qualification and Training
Opportunities
curricula,
academic courses,
continuing professional education courses
+ contributions 75
~125
Training Material
presentation recordings,
presentation slide sets
+ contributions
2 (6h)
6 (24h)
Online Courses
online courses,
modules
+ 7 (non-online) training events
+ contributions

43. OTP – How you can participate
Participation
Qualification and Training
Opportunities
Suggest new registry entries through online form
Start a collaboration with APA CoE
Contribute
Start a collaboration with APA CoE
Contribute
Training Material
Start a collaboration with APA CoE
Online Courses
APARSEN OTP is an infrastructure ready for other initiatives, organisations and companies to use. Use in collaboration with APA CoE. Definition of common goals, community addressed, and cooperation for qualification and training beyond APARSEN OTP contents. This definies terms and conditions of use.
Contribute

44. Sum up APA CoE has the Online Training Portal in place.
Use the content as a student
Make use of the infrastructure as a partner
Visit us
Collaborate

45. Training offered by APA members
Courses at several different levels: management executives, technical and operational staff. Possibly tailored on specific needs, may cover most aspects of the management and preservation process of digital data. Modules from a single day to week long training courses. E-learning module can be provided as well.

46. Training at CINI on digital preservation

47. Training at CINI on digital preservation
CINI provides training on digital preservation in Italy in cooperation with:
Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
The Italian ministry of cultural heritage
The Italian professional association of archivists
Courses at different levels:
Formal qualification: graduate and post-graduate courses
Face-to-face courses
Online courses
Main areas of activity: e-gov and cultural heritage

48. Language and audience
Besides the scientific milieu many people are not familiar with English
A clear demand for training in Italian must be acknowledged
Preliminary activities have been successful and revealed a good potential audience:
Established professionals in the digital heritage area looking for an update on new technologies
General courses on digital preservation (1 week intensive)
Courses on specific topics (1/2 days)
Young professionals who aim at getting further qualification to improve their employment opportunities

49. Main topics General principles Standards and recommendations
General framework
Understanding the problem
Standards and recommendations
OAIS
MoReq2 and MoReq10
National regulations
Italian regulations are very specific and demanding
A number of subjects must comply with the regulations
Planning and managing the preservation process

50. Example 1: course on digital preservation
Graduate course with formal qualification: 5 CFU after a final exam
40 hours of lectures + e-learning materials + exercises
Main contents
Basic principles and conceptual framework
OAIS model and functional requirements
PREMIS
Standards for accreditation (ISO and 19619)
National regulations
Preservation policies
Managing the preservation process

51. Example 2: course on accreditation and audit
Formal qualification: 1 CFU after a final exam
12 hours of lectures + e-learning materials
Exercise: identify the critical aspects and related recommendations for a specific type of repository
Main contents
OAIS model: brief overview
Digital repository: concepts and terminology
Standards for accreditation (ISO and 19619)
Schemas for preservation policies and manuals for preservation
National legislation, standards and recommendations
Abilities and professional profiles

52. Online training On-line training materials are being produced
Access will be granted through the Italian CoE Portal
On-line modules derived from face-to-face courses
Translation of APARSEN training materials (training pills)
Basic paradigm: streamed slide show with voice comment
Standard e-learning modules are planned
Perhaps the best solution for the audience
Require a large amount effort
Appropriate support must be found

53. Conclusions CINI is implementing specific training activities in Italy
Language proved to be a crucial issue
Strong demand for training activities in Italian
Several kind of courses provided:
Graduate and post-graduate courses with formal qualification
Face-to-face training modules
Online courses
Preliminary activities provided quite a positive feedback

54. Sharon McMeekin
DPC

55. Training offered by DPC
Range of training courses from
elementary through to advanced
and subject specialist courses.
DPC also facilitates and organises events on behalf of third parties.
Publish a variety of reports which support training:
Technology Watch series
The Digital Preservation Handbook.

56. Getting Started and Making Progress
Getting Started in Digital Preservation
Introductory one day course
Planning, risk assessment, tool demo (PRONOM), case studies
Making Progress in Digital Preservation
New in 2014
Preservation readiness, policy, value and benefits, self-assessment, case studies
Collaborative events with DPC members
Multiple instances each year

57. Technology Watch Reports and Briefing Days
Tech Watch Reports
Advanced intros to specific issues
Track developments in IT, standards and tools
Commissioned from leading experts and peer reviewed
Recent reports have included: eBooks, e-journals, preservation metadata, CAD, web archiving, digital forensics…..
Briefing Days
Focused training linked to tech watch reports
Intro to topics, current trends, case studies, tools

58. Leadership Programme Scholarships to attend 3rd party training
Support skills development within member organisations
Help reduce risks for training providers
Offered for particular courses:
Digital Preservation Training Programme - ULCC
How to set up and run a data service - UKDA
Digital Futures Academy - KCL
Extended to allow applications for specific courses

59. Digital Preservation Handbook
First published in 2001
Currently undergoing a major revision
Managed by Neil Beagrie
Supported by the National Archives, Jisc and British Library
Extensive community consultations
Content generation includes book sprints
Will:
Appeal to a broad audience
Include case studies
Focus on practical advice

60. Continuing Development to Meet Needs
Thematic Webinars
Supporting curriculum development
Focused assessment of member needs
Harvesting information on digital preservation labour market
Short course accreditation
Facilitating staff development
CPD schemes
Placements/exchanges

61. Dan North
LIBER

62. LIBER Training
3 KPAs: Scholarly Communication and Research Infrastructures
Reshaping the Research Library
Advocacy and Communications
“Help build a workforce in LIBER member institutions whose skills continue to keep pace with change.”
Active at workshops and conferences, representing the interests of European Research Libraries; more than 400 members in more than 40 countries;
Digital Curation workshop (Digital Cultural Heritage Forum); Vienna 2014;
Annual LIBER conference: Pre-conference workshops, inc. 2-year Leadership Seminar (by invitation), plus a range of smaller workshops open to all;
FOSTER Project.

63. Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research

64. Objectives http://www.fosteropenscience.eu/
Support different stakeholders, especially young researchers, in adopting open access in the context of the European Research Area (ERA) and in complying with the open access policies and rules of participation set out for Horizon 2020;
Integrate open access principles and practice in the current research workflow by targeting the young researcher training environment;
Strengthen the institutional training capacity to foster compliance with the open access policies of the ERA and Horizon 2020 (beyond the FOSTER project);
Facilitate the adoption, reinforcement and implementation of open access policies from other European funders, in line with the EC’s recommendation, in partnership with PASTEUR4OA project.

65. Methods
Identifying already existing contents that can be reused in the context of the training activities and repackaging, reformatting them to be used within FOSTER, and develop/create/ enhance contents if/where they are needed.
Creation of the FOSTER Portal to support e-learning, blended learning, self-learning,dissemination of training materials/contents and Helpdesk.
Delivery of face-to-face training, especially training trainers/multipliers that can carry on further training and dissemination activities, within their institutions, countries or disciplinary communities.

66. The FOSTER Portal

68. How to Get Involved: Training Calls
FOSTER will support community training actions via two annual open calls for events which adhere to the project objectives:
The first call was issued in January 2014, for events occurring from June to December This call is closed. Training events that are organized and/or (co-)funded by FOSTER are now scheduled in our training calendar.
The second call is now open for events from January until November 2015.
Training Content
We invite everybody who has produced, used, or is simply aware of, quality content covering topics from general open access advocacy, to discipline specific promotion/training for open science to check out our Open Call for Content on Open Science.
Become a multiplier
FOSTER can provide assistance in shaping your own training programme, selecting training materials and speakers/trainers, etc. Please check the list of the FOSTER project possible speakers. Host/organize a FOSTER training action at your institution/event or become a FOSTER multiplier by replicating training at your institution/community.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no

69. nestor – Activities in Germany
Katarina
German National Library

70. Setup of the Network
project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research
Since 2009 continued on an independent basis by the nestor-partners
Partners sign a cooperation agreement, assume responsibilities and provide resources for the network

71. Setup of the Network nestor is committed to:
the exchange of information
the distribution of tasks and the exploitation of synergy effects
the development of standards
the qualification of employees
the development of a national infrastructure for digital preservation

72. Overview of nestor activities
EVENTS
Workshops
Conferences
STANDARDISATION & CERTIFICATION
Guidelines & recommendations
DIN Standards
nestor Seal
QUALIFICATION
nestor-School
nestor Handbook
Curricular development
INFRASTRUCTURE
Framework for a national digital preservation infrastructure
PUBLICATIONS
Criteria Calatogues
Guidelines
nestor Handbook
nestor edition
Newsletter
INFORMATION
News
Calender of Events
Experts Database
Projects Database
Web-Ressources
NETWORKING & COOPERATION
Working Groups
International Cooperation
(APA, DPC, EU-Projects etc.)

73. nestor-School / Concept
Format
Target groups
Aims
Benefits

74. nestor-School

75. Questions and remarks are welcome now or later:
Katarina Haage
Tel.: +49-(0)
@nestorNetzwerk

76. Stefan Proell
SBA

77. Andreas Rauber, Stefan Pröll, Rudolf Mayer
SBA-Research
Andreas Rauber, Stefan Pröll, Rudolf Mayer

78. Trainings We provide: Focused training courses Seminars Tutorials
Interactive workshops.
Lectures and exercises
tailored for the specific needs of the audience.

79. Topics Special topics: Preservation planning Content analysis
Software escrow
Process preservation
Data citation
Data security

80. Preservation Planning
Planning your preservation actions
Helps you to decide which action with which settings is most appropriate for your collection under certain conditions
Creating an executable preservation plan which can be executed without any intervention

81. Content Analysis Content profiling provides a global view of content
Distribution of characteristics
Statistics (size, min, max, …)
Representative sampling
Filtering queries

82. Software Escrow Risk Management procedure
Submission of requirements
Object Code
Source Code
Software Developer/ Licensor
User/ Licensee
Escrow Agent 1 2 3
Protects the investment of custom software
Risk Management procedure
Integrated into software development life cycle
Source code analysis and verification
Build testing

83. Process Preservation

84. Data Citation Best practices and common standards How to cite data
How to make data accessible
How to foster reuse
Persistent identification
PID systems
Subset citation
Dynamic data citation

85. Data Security Advanced Training APT & Malware Defense CISSP CSSLP
Secure Coding
Windows Hacking
Infrastructure Security
Penetration testing
SharePoint consulting
Security Governance
ISO gap analysis
Risik management
Security Awareness
Software Engineering
Enterprise Solutions
Software Security
Certification
Source Code Audits
Web Application

86. Network of Excellence