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DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service

DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service. Seamus Ross and Adam Rusbridge 2 nd December 2005. Overview. Introducing the Digital Curation Centre Introducing the DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service What will this provide Why will this be provided

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DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service

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  1. DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service Seamus Ross and Adam Rusbridge 2nd December 2005

  2. Overview • Introducing the Digital Curation Centre • Introducing the DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service • What will this provide • Why will this be provided • Technical Requirements, First Line Support, System Development • Next Steps, Getting Involved

  3. UK Digital Curation Centre • Funded through JISC and the e-Science Core Programme • DCC Purpose • Support and promote continuing improvement in the quality of digital curation and preservation activity • For research, development, services and outreach in digital curation

  4. DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service • The overriding purpose of the LOCKSS Technical Support Service is to support the development of a LOCKSS community in the UK HE research libraries.

  5. DCC LOCKSS Technical Support Service • Aims to provide technical and non-technical support • First line support • Develop publisher specific plug-ins • Training and awareness raising events • LTSS designed to respond to community needs, minimise library effort • Libraries concentrate on collection management

  6. Hardware Procurement, LOCKSS Installation, Upgrade • Purchase hardware with standard configuration • Identify pre-installation information • Network and Proxy configuration • Assist on site hardware installation • Develop knowledge base for installation and site configuration

  7. First Line Community Support • Develop self sustaining support infrastructure • Utilise existing DCC infrastructure • DCC Helpdesk Service • Provide on demand responses to queries • Discussion Lists • Facilitate and encourage community communication and support • Online Learning Resources

  8. Professional Development • Programme of professional development workshops • Bring together librarians and collection developers, technical support staff, and content providers • Facilitate learning • Understand users and their needs

  9. LOCKSS System Development • Assist and oversee plug-in development • UK focused journals • Identify UK functional requirements • Based on needs identified by participants • Contribute to LOCKSS development • LTSS provides focal point for transfer of US knowledge • Assist others in contributing

  10. LOCKSS Collection Development • Support library community in exploring LOCKSS collection and title development • Identify collection development priorities • Survey for titles of common interest

  11. Benefits of the LOCKSS Pilot Programme • choice • risk • economic • institutional • community development

  12. Why get involved? • Develop confidence in LOCKSS system • More informed choice in digital vs. print selection • LTSS minimises effort and resources required • Opportunity to actively contribute to LOCKSS development • Community development • System development

  13. Thank you for your attention Seamus Ross S.Ross@hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk Adam Rusbridge A.Rusbridge@hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk HATII, University of Glasgow Digital Curation Centre www.dcc.ac.uk

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