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Save the Date: Free Software Preservation & Emulation Workshop

  • 1.  Save the Date: Free Software Preservation & Emulation Workshop

    Posted Mar 05, 2019 03:12 PM

    Please excuse cross postings

     

    The University of Virginia Library is excited to announce a free one-day workshop around software preservation and the emulation of born digital materials on Thursday, July 18, 2019 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

     

    Registration is open now, and is limited to 60 participants.

     

    Visit our workshop website to learn more about:

     

    • Registration
    • Scholarships
    • Our fantastic featured speakers

     

    This workshop is part of our project within the Software Preservation Network's IMLS-funded [RE-95-17-0058-17] Fostering a Community of Practice (FCOP) grant cohort, and is open to all who may wish to attend. While the focus will be around a library and archives environment for software preservation and emulation, we welcome students and colleagues from across the cultural heritage and technical communities.

     

    What topics will be covered?

     

    Current state of software preservation and emulation of born digital materials

    Developing archival workflows

    Metadata and description

    Legal landscape

    Access and Use

    And more!

     

    Questions? Contact the UVA FCOP project team at fcop@virginia.edu

     

    Thank you, and we hope to see you in Charlottesville!

     

     

    FCOP Emulation in the Archives Project Team:

     

    Lauren Work

    Elizabeth Wilkinson

    Mike Durbin

    Jeremy Bartczak