Introduction to PREMIS

Certificate Eligibility:

A&D

Certificate Eligibility:

DAS

Credits:

5 ARC, 0.75 CEU

Length:

1 day

Format:

In-Person

Max Attendees:

Tier:

Tools and Services

ACE Category:

Preservation and Protection

Description:

This is a two-part online course presented over two days covering the background, purpose, structure, and use of the Data Dictionary and XML schema products of PREMIS, an international preservation metadata initiative and maintenance activity. Students will learn about the background of PREMIS, what constitutes preservation metadata, and gain some basic experience creating a PREMIS instance of preservation metadata.

Learning Outcomes:

Describe the general development timeline/context of PREMIS and its purpose.

Explain preservation metadata in the context of PREMIS.

Explain the PREMIS data model and core concepts.

Utilize the PREMIS Data Dictionary in creating PREMIS instances.

Produce a conformant PREMIS instance of "core" preservation metadata.

Analyze their present metadata infrastructure to locate already-present and missing core PREMIS semantic units.

Create change at their institution by promoting the incorporation of PREMIS metadata into their metadata infrastructure.

Who Should Attend:

Archivist practitioners, archivist managers, archivist administrators, IT professionals, librarians, and records managers who engage with digital content that will be preserved.

What You Should Already Know:

A basic understanding of digital preservation concepts because PREMIS metadata elements (known as semantic units) specifically document actions undertaken during digital preservation activities overtime. A basic understanding of data markup technologies (tags, XML) and how to read a data dictionary are recommended, but not required.

DAS Core Competency:

3. Formulate strategies and tactics for appraising, acquiring, describing, managing, organizing, preserving, and delivering digital archives.

4. Incorporate technologies throughout the archival lifecycle.

6. Employ standards and best practices in the management of digital archives.

A&D Core Competency:

2. Description: Analyze and describe details about the attributes of a record or collection of records to facilitate identification, management, and understanding of the work.

3. Descriptive Standards: Apply rules and practices that codify the content of information used to represent archival materials in discovery tools according to published structural guidelines.

Instructor(s):

Kari Smith

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