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How certification fits the APARSEN project Simon Lambert, Simon.Lambert@stfc.ac.uk

How certification fits the APARSEN project Simon Lambert, Simon.Lambert@stfc.ac.uk Scientific Computing Department, STFC, UK APARSEN webinar, December 2013. What is APARSEN?. A Network of Excellence in digital preservation Funded by European Commission

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How certification fits the APARSEN project Simon Lambert, Simon.Lambert@stfc.ac.uk

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  1. How certification fits the APARSEN project Simon Lambert, Simon.Lambert@stfc.ac.uk Scientific Computing Department, STFC, UK APARSEN webinar, December 2013

  2. What is APARSEN? • A Network of Excellence in digital preservation • Funded by European Commission • 7th Framework Programme — Digital Libraries and Digital Preservation • Runs January 2011 to December 2014 (4 years) • Coordinated by Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK)

  3. Objectives of APARSEN • Broad scope • Application domains • Aspects of the problem • Approaches and techniques • Defragmentation of effort • Leading to a Virtual Centre of Excellence founded on a common vision of digital preservation

  4. Approach of APARSEN SUSTAINABILITY USABILITY TRUST ACCESS Stream 1 Integration Stream 2 Technical research Stream 3 Non-technical research Stream 4 Sustainable uptake

  5. Why certification? • Threats to long-term access and usability of digital data • Not only technical issues • Data must be held somewhere – in a repository • PARSE.Insight’s seven threats The ones we trust to look after the digital holdings may let us down

  6. Certification to build trust • How can we have confidence in the repository? • Audit – is the repository doing the right things? • But we also want confidence in the audit!

  7. The role of standards • Standards for processes can help to establish: • Completeness of coverage • Uniformity of assessment (within reasonable bounds)

  8. The role of standards

  9. Some issues in audit and certification • What is the scope of the audit? • Who performs the audit? • Is there a pass/fail assessment? • When should it be repeated? • How much does it cost?

  10. Network of Excellence

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