[PADG:1448] **FREE** Basic Digital Stewardship Online Class to Gulf Coast Academic Libraries

["Riley, Alicia" <ariley@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

**FREE** Preservation Classes for Gulf Coast Academic Libraries  
 
In an effort to promote disaster preparedness and recovery near the gulf
coast, SOLINET is offering a series of FREE Preservation classes from
Spring to Fall 2007 as a part of its participation in the Gulf Coast
Academic Library Recovery Project (Mellon)). Some classes will be held
face-to-face and some will be web-based.  Additional classes will be
announced periodically as scheduled. 

Upcoming Free Class: 

Basic Digital Stewardship (Live Online) - April 12, 2007, 10am - 12pm
EST

Is your institution thinking about embarking on a digital project? Have
you already begun, but want to make sure that you are prepared to handle
the long-term preservation needs that are specific to the digital world?
This class will cover appropriate file formats, migration and
refreshing, and a discussion of the Research Libraries Group (RLG)
checklist to be certified as a trusted digital repository
 
Technical Requirements
http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshop_templ.cfm?doc_id=700
 
 
TO REGISTER for this class, please email your name, address, and phone
number to Howard Hardy at hhardy@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Registration deadline: April 6, 2007

Registrants should receive an email offering detailed login and set-up
instructions. Please call Educational Services at 1-800-999-8558 if you
do not receive this email at least three days prior to the class. For
more information about SOLINET's E-cademy classes, visit the FAQs  web
page <http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshop_templ.cfm?doc_id=643>


These classes are funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation.