[Yulcat-l] FW: RLG Partnership Weekly Updates: 9 April 2010

Fri Apr 9 17:07:47 EDT 2010

From: RLG Announcements to Partners [mailto:RLG-ANNOUNCE-L at OCLC.ORG] On Behalf Of RLG
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:05 PM
To: RLG-ANNOUNCE-L at OCLC.ORG
Subject: RLG Partnership Weekly Updates: 9 April 2010

Dear Colleagues,

This week's update contains:

*         Links to outputs from our recent Undue Diligence meeting, including a document that outlines practices for increasing access to digitized collections of unpublished materials online.

*         Links to the recordings from last week's Blue Ribbon Task Force Symposium on Economics of Sustaining Digital Information, plus a reminder to register to attend the Blue Ribbon Task Force Webinar on Thursday, 15 April from 2-3 pm EDT (UTC 18:00).

*         Last call to register to attend the European Partner Meeting, 22-23 April in Oxford (registration closes Monday, 12 April!).

Best regards,
Melissa

Melissa Renspie
Senior Communications Officer
melissa_renspie at oclc.org
<mailto:melissa_renspie at oclc.org>
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"Well-intentioned practice for putting digitized collections of unpublished materials online" and Other Outputs from Undue Diligence Meeting Now Available
Is this a practice you can adopt?

Following the Undue Diligence<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-03-11.htm> meeting in San Mateo, California on 11 March, copyright experts, practitioners and staff from OCLC Research agreed on what is a reasonable approach to rights when making digitized collections of unpublished materials accessible via the Web.

The resulting one-page document, "Well-intentioned practice for putting digitized collections of unpublished materials online<http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/rights/practice.pdf>," is now being circulated in hopes that it will be widely accepted and form a community of practice, allowing individual archivists and librarians to act confidently as they increase access to archival and special collections.  We think this will go a long way toward breaking up the logjam caused by being overly risk-averse.  We're eager to hear reactions, get examples of those implementing the practice or something like it, and to learn of people or organizations willing to endorse it.

*         Check out the webinar recordings, slides and audio files from the Undue Diligence meeting in the agenda section of the event<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-03-11.htm> page.

*         Review background for this work and follow new developments on the "Introduce Balance in Rights Management<http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/rights>" activity page.

*         Contact Ricky Erway<mailto:erwayr at oclc.org> with questions or comments.

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View Recordings from Blue Ribbon Task Force Symposium on Economics of Sustaining Digital Information and
Attend an Economics of Sustaining Digital Information Webinar with Brian Lavoie on Thursday, 15 April, 2-3 pm EDT (UTC 18:00)

Last week's symposium, A National Conversation on the Economic Sustainability of Digital Information<http://brtf.sdsc.edu/symposium.html>, hosted by the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access in Washington, D.C. was webcast live and recordings<http://brtf.vidizmo.com/> are now available online. Please note that registration and use of Microsoft Silverlight is required to view the recordings.

Learn more about the latest thinking on building economically sustainable digital preservation activities by viewing the symposium recordings and also joining OCLC Research Scientist Brian Lavoie in a live webinar on 15 April at 2-3 pm EDT (UTC 18:00) where he will discuss:

*         the economic challenges of long-term digital preservation, based on the work of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access<http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2010-03-03.htm>, which he co-chaired

*         the findings and recommendations from the Task Force's recently-published final report, Sustainable Economics for a Digital Planet<http://brtf.sdsc.edu/biblio/BRTF_Final_Report.pdf>

*         a recap of the conversation around identifying practical solutions to the economic challenges of preserving today's deluge of digital data that took place at the 1 April symposium

Regster now<https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/j.php?ED=135378447&RG=1&UID=1123621522> to attend the free webinar on 15 April.

After you register, you will receive an e-mail message that contains instructions for logging on to WebEx, where you will view the meeting slides online through your Web browser (please note that WebEx recommends using Internet Explorer or Firefox, as Chrome and Safari are not supported). You will also receive a toll-free number to call to join the webinar teleconference to hear the audio portion of the presentation.

The day of the webinar, please log in to WebEx first before joining by phone, as WebEx will assign you a unique Attendee ID number to enter when you dial in to the teleconference. This Attendee ID will enable WebEx to display your audio connection with your name on the attendee panel. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact us<mailto:rlg at oclc.org>.

This webinar will be recorded and made available on the OCLC Research Web site<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/webinars.htm> and in the iTunes Store<http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=284764834> in the future.

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Last Call for RLG Partnership European Partner Meeting Registration!

Registration for the 22-23 April RLG Partnership European Partner Meeting<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-04-22.htm> at St Anne's College in Oxford closes on Monday, 12 April, so if you're planning on attending but have not yet registered please register now<https://www3.oclc.org/app/request/bin/request.asp?specialCode=2010RLGPartnershipEuropeanMeeting> to secure your spot.  We expect this will be a hugely stimulating and enjoyable event, as well as a fantastic networking opportunity.

*         Register<https://www3.oclc.org/app/request/bin/request.asp?specialCode=2010RLGPartnershipEuropeanMeeting> to attend.

*         See our Web site<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-04-22.htm> for the complete meeting agenda as well as transportation and hotel accommodation details.

*         Contact Merrilee Proffitt<mailto:proffitm at oclc.org> or John MacColl<mailto:maccollj at oclc.org> with questions.

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