The Educopia Institute (www.educopia.org) would like to invite representatives from Michigan-based cultural heritage institutions, government agencies, or academic research centers to a free Library of Congress-developed workshop on digital preservation. Hosted by the Tri-Cities Historical Museum (http://www.tri-citiesmuseum.org/), this workshop will follow the curriculum of the Digital Preservation Outreach & Education (DPOE) Program based at the Office of Strategic Initiatives for the Library of Congress. See www.digitalpreservation.gov/education for more details on this national outreach initiative.

Workshop Location & Details
Date: Monday, July 30th
Time: 1pm-5pm
Location: Tri-Cities Historical Museum in Grand Haven, MI (see a map)
Instructor: Matt Schultz ([log in to unmask])

This interactive workshop consists of three modules and aims to provide attendees with basic digital preservation curriculum so that they can better curate the unique digital collections that they are building at their institutions. Modules for this workshop address the following topics:
1.	Protect - How can you protect your preserved digital content from everyday threats and emergency contingencies?
2.	Manage - How do you implement requirements for long term digital preservation?
3.	Provide - How should you provide access to digital content over time?
Register Now - Seats are Limited!
Restricted to representatives from Michigan-based cultural heritage institutions, government agencies or academic research centers, registration for this free workshop is currently limited to 50 seats. Registration is here: http://educopia.org/events/DPOE2. Workshop preparation materials and instructions will be sent electronically prior to the event.

About DPOE
The Educopia Institute is proud to be trained by DPOE to deliver this timely workshop. The mission of the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) program is to foster national outreach and education to encourage individuals and organizations to actively preserve their digital content, building on a collaborative network of instructors, contributors, and institutional partners. For information on other upcoming DPOE workshops around the country please visit: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/education/courses/index.html. For more information on Educopia Institute programs and consulting services please visit www.educopia.org/programs.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Thank you,

-- 
Matt Schultz
Program Manager
Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative
http://www.metaarchive.org
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616-566-3204

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