RLG DigiNews

The October 2005 issue of RLG DigiNews is now available at

    <URL:http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=20793>

Volume 9, Number 5 is a special, certification themed issue and
includes:

Feature Article 1:

    Audit and Certification of Digital Repositories: Creating a
    Mandate for the Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
    by Seamus Ross and Andrew McHugh

Feature Article 2:

    Making Certification Real: Developing Methodology for Evaluating
    Repository Trustworthiness
    by Robin L. Dale

Feature Article 3

    Digital Repository Certification: A Report from Germany
    by Susanne Dobratz and Astrid Schoger

Highlighted Website: The Center for Research Libraries:
Certification of Digital Archives

Now in its ninth year of publication, RLG DigiNews is a bimonthly
web-based newsletter intended to:

    *   Focus on issues of particular interest and value to managers
        of digital initiatives with a preservation component or
        rationale.

    *   Provide filtered guidance and pointers to relevant projects
        to improve our awareness of evolving practices in image
        conversion and digital preservation.

    *   Announce publications (in any form) that will help staff
        attain a deeper understanding of digital issues.

For more information about RLG or RLG's preservation community,
please contact:

    Robin L. Dale
    RLG Member Programs
    2029 Stierlin Court, Suite 100
    Mountain View CA 94043-4684  USA
    650-691-2238
    Fax: 650-964.0943
    robin.dale<-a t->rlg< . >org


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