Appraisal in the Digital World - Conference Agenda

Day 1 · Thursday, November 15, 2007

	Session 1: Appraisal Perspectives Chair: Seamus Ross, DELOS Preservation Cluster Coordinator
08:30	Registration and Coffee
09:00	Welcome -DELOS, Seamus Ross, DELOS Preservation Cluster Coordinator -Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei, Tito Orlandi, Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei -InterPARES, Luciana Duranti, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
09:30	Keynote Address Terry Eastwood, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
10:30	Coffee Break
11:00	Practical Approaches -From theory to practice: Appraisal at work, Filip Boudrez, City Archives of Antwerp - eDAVID -A critical review of the functional approach to records appraisal, Fiorella Foscarini, European Central Bank
12:00	Scientific Perspective -The GBIF Experience, Meredith Lane, Public & Scientific Liaison Global Biodiversity Information Facility
12:30	Appraising Images -Media Art Databases and the Challenges of Taste, Evaluation, and Appraisal, Slavko Kacunko, University of Osnabrueck
13:00	Lunch
	Session 1 Continued: Appraisal Perspectives Chair: Tito Orlandi, Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei
14:00	Appraising Ephemera -Informing Blog Appraisal through Bloggers’ Perspectives on Selection and Preservation, Carolyn Hank, Laura Sheble, Songphan Choemprayong, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -Problems of Evaluation: An Assessment Framework for Digitizing Ephemera, Joan Beaudoin, Drexel University (tbc) -Archiving Websites: What are the Selection Criteria for Archivists?, Li Xie, University of British Columbia
15:30	Coffee Break
16:00	Panel Session on Appraisal Perspectives
17:00	Closing Keynote for Day One Does the Appraisal of Scientific Records Have Any Value for Science? Kenneth Thibodeau, National Archives and Records Administration
18:00	Close of Day One
19:30	Conference Dinner

Day 2 · Friday, November 16, 2007

	Session Two: Appraisal Approaches and Techniques Chair: Luciana Duranti, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
08:30	Registration and Coffee
09:00	Keynote Address The Lawyer’s Nose Under The Archivist’s Tent: Appraisal Under Attack in the Age of Lawsuits, Search Engines, and The Quest for Total E-Record Archiving, Jason R. Baron, Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland
10:00	National Approaches -Appraisal 'firsts' in 21st century Australia, Michael Piggott, University of Melbourne -Appraise it? I can't even read it! - digital appraisal experiences from the National Library of Wales, Jacqueline Spence and Sally McInnes, National Library of Wales
11:00	Coffee Break
	Session 2 Continued: Appraisal Approaches and Techniques Chair: Hans Hofman, Nationaal Archief van Nederland
11:30	Risk Based Approaches -Risk Assessment and Cost Appraisal, Rory McLeod, The British Library -Risk-benefits of appraisal with DRAMBORA, Perla Innocenti, HATII
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Automated Approaches -Automating the Appraisal of Digital Materials for Long-Term Preservation, Ross Harvey, Charles Sturt University, and Dave Thompson, Wellcome Library -Appraisal of a Natural Electronic Archive, Maria Esteva, University of Texas at Austin -Automating and Constructing Rules for Appraisal in the Digital Environment, Mariella Guercio, University of Urbino
15:00	Coffee Break
15:30	Collaborative Approaches -Appraisal of attributes from a user’s point of view, Jorgen Nilsson, Luleå University of Technology -Collaboration on appraisal and collection development for the long-term preservation of digital content, Michael Day, UKOLN
16:30	Parting Thoughts and Wishes Luciana Duranti, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
17:00	Close of Day Two