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Panel on “TRUST”
iPRES 2012, Toronto
October 3 2012, 13:30 – 15:00
Co-ordinated by
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Panel
Chair: Peter Doorn, DANS
Topic introduction: René van Horik, DANS
The Panel:
Helen Tibbo, University of North Carolina
Seamus Ross, University of Toronto
Silvio Salza, Univeristy of Rome
Maurizio Lunghi, Rinascimento Digitale
Andreas Rauber, Technical University, Vienna
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Program
1. Short introduction on APARSEN & Trust
2. Topic 1 Audit & Certification
– Topic introduction
– Discussion
1. Topic 2 Data Quality
– Topic introduction
– Discussion
1. Topic 3 Authenticity
– Topic introduction
– Discussion
1. Concluding remarks / Wrap up
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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)
• 31 Partners from 13 countries
• Leading to a “Virtual Centre of Excellence”
• Coordinated by Science and Technology Facilities Council
(UK)
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Approach of APARSEN
TRUST SUSTAIN USABILITY ACCESS
ABILITY
Stream 1
Integration
Stream 2
Technical
research
Stream 3
Non-technical
research
Stream 4
Sustainable
uptake
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Brochure on Trust
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Project deliverables
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APARSEN research papers @ iPRES 2012
- Interoperability Framework for Persistent Identifiers systems
Maurizio Lunghi, Emanuele Bellini, Chiara Cirinnà, Barbara Bazzanella, Paolo
Bouquet, David Giaretta and René van Horik
- Authenticity Management in Long Term Digital Preservation of Medical Records
Silvio Salza and Mariella Guercio
- Conversion and Emulation-aware Dependency Reasoning for Curation Services
Yannis Tzitzikas, Yannis Marketakis and Yannis Kargakis
- Curating the Specificity of Metadata while World Models Evolve
Yannis Tzitzikas, Anastasia Analyti and Mary Kampouraki
- On the Applicability of Workflow Management Systems for the Preservation of
Business Processes
Stefan Proell, Rudolf Mayer and Andreas Rauber
- From cataloguing to digital curation: the role of libraries in data exchange
Susan K. Reilly
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Topic 1: Audit & Certification
• “European Framework for Audit & Certification of Digital
Repositories”
• Basic Certification -> Data Seal of Approval
• Extended Certification -> Self-audit based on ISO 16363
DIN 31644
• Formal Certification -> Full external audit and certification
based on ISO 16363 DIN 31644
• www.trusteddigitalrepository.eu
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Discussion
• Statement 1: Formal accredited auditors are required to
assess the trustworthiness of a digital repository.
• Statement 2: An integrated (European) framework for Audit
and Certification is essential to coordinate all activities in the
field of audit and certification of digital repositories.
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Topic 2 Data Quality
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Key points, concerning peer review of data
• Scientists recognize that accessibility of data is a precondition for
peer review of it.
• In principle, reviewers and editors find it preferable for data to be
peer reviewed but many reservations exist about its feasibility.
• Scientists fear that reviewing data in the course of the peer review
process is not practical due to the amount of work and time
involved, and that peer review might grind to a halt.
• Scientists have a positive attitude towards innovative publication
strategies of research data and welcome greater clarity regarding
the re-use of their data.
• Scientists are sceptical about obligatory measures of data
management, since they fear bureaucracy.
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Statements:
Statement 1. “The best way to determine the quality of
research data is by creating reviewing systems”
Statement 2: “Publications enhanced with data give the best
guarantee for the quality assurance of research results”
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Topic 3: Authenticity
Presentation by Silvio Salzo
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Authenticity: the key issues
“The degree of authenticity is judged on the basis of evidence”
[OAIS (2012 version]
Key issue : collecting the appropriate evidence
Understand:
– When evidence should be collected
– Which evidence should be collected
– How to structure and preserve it
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The APARSEN contribution
APARSEN methodology for the management of
authenticity of a Digital Resource (DR):
– Formal authenticity model: represent the DR
lifecycle and the management of authenticity
– Operational guidelines: guide the process of
instantiating the model in a specific environment
– Case studies: tune the methodology and test its
effectiveness in a variety of environments
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The digital resource lifecycle
PRE-INGEST PHASE LTDP PHASE
LTDP
KEEPING SYSTEM
SYSTEM LTDP
SYSTEM
CREATION KEEPING
LTDP
SYSTEM
SYSTEM AGGREGATE
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Key points of the model
 Encompassing to the whole lifecycle: before and
after preservation begins
 Core Events: transformations that affect the DR
authenticity
 Event templates: specify:
− Controls that should be performed
− Authenticity evidence to be collected
 Authenticity Evidence Records:
− authenticity evidence for a given event
− provides a basis for interoperability
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Discussion
• Statement 1. “There is no set of information items that are
sufficient for establishing the authenticity of a digital object
(in a generic case)”
• Statement 2: “If something is changed during the lifecycle of
a digital object that change should be documented as
evidence”
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