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Slides for TIMBUS Training Day now available
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Slides for the first TIMBUS Training Day on Digital Preservation of Business Processes (16 October 2012, Dublin, Ireland) are now available online.
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Video recordings of the event are to follow soon!
Vacancy with the DPC: Project Officer
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Project Officer
Salary: Grade 6 or Grade 7, points 25-39 (£26,527- £40,046)
Post type: Full time, 12months
Location: London, Glasgow or York
Closing Date: 21st May
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) seeks to employ or second a Project Officer to help deliver its commitments to a number of research projects, especially the TIMBUS (Timeless Business Processes) Project, an initiative co-funded by the European Commission; and a new research project on the preservation of social media. Applications should be submitted by email not later than 1200 on Wednesday 21st May Shortlisted candidates should be ready to present themselves for interview on Friday, 30th May 2014. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a high-profile and wide-ranging role. Recruitment will be to the DPC offices in London, Glasgow or York and is available immediately for 12 months full time.
You will work internationally with the world’s leading authorities in digital preservation, developing and communicating first-class research, connecting leaders and professionals from different sectors and disciplines, and helping to influence public policy. You will have the opportunity to develop an exceptional international portfolio of professional contacts and you will gain experience in the operation of EC-funded research. You will be a motivated researcher with strong communication skills, have experience with new media, knowledge of digital preservation – or with a proven capacity to learn quickly. You will be able to engage others with the outcomes of cutting edge research.
For more details on how to apply see Job Particulars
The January 2014 TIMBUS Project newsletter is now available!
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The latest edition of the TIMBUS newsletter is now available to download (PDF, 1.91MB) or read on the TIMBUS website.
Inside this issue:
- Letter of the Project Coordinator.
- Use Case: CAD/CAM Business Processes in Civil Engineering.
- The Use of Business Email Accounts: Creating Threats and Opportunities.
- Intelligent Enterprise Risk Management: The iERM.
- Digital Preservation Methodology Applied to IT Maintenance.
- Use Case: Open-Source Systems and Workflows.
- Digital Preservation Advanced Practitioner Training.
- From Preserving Data to Preserving Research: Curation of Process and Context.
- iPRES Best Paper 2013 Award goes to TIMBUS.
- Introducing TIMBUS Partners: Institute of Information, Telecommunication and Media Law.
- The TIMBUS Approach to Business Process Preservation.
New staff member joins the DPC
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The Digital Preservation Coalition is delighted to announce that Paul Gooding will be joining the DPC as Project Officer for the TIMBUS project in January 2014. Paul will be the sixth member of staff, enabling the coalition to provide even more services to its members.
Paul will take on this role which helps DPC members contribute to and participate in the TIMBUS project. He joins the DPC from University College London where he is currently working on a PhD study into the impact of large-scale newspaper digitisation upon researchers and libraries. Paul holds an MA in Library and Information Studies from UCL and has previously worked as a researcher and librarian for BBC Sport, where he was involved in a project to create a digital archive of the corporation’s audio-visual sporting materials, as well as providing research and library services at a number of major sporting events. He has also provided consulting services as principal investigator on a website usability project for the Wellcome Library.
Paul brings a wealth of experience in communications, training in business and academic contexts, and supporting methodologies and technologies, such as AV editing, web technologies, blogging, and lecturing. Paul will be based in the DPC office in London located within the British Library.
Vacancy at DPC: Project Officer
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Project Officer (TIMBUS)
Location: Glasgow / London / York
Contract Type: Full Time / 12 months fixed term
Closing Date: 18th November 2013
Salary: Grade 7 (32,267-39,649)
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) seeks to employ or second a Project Officer to help deliver its commitments to the TIMBUS (Timeless Business Processes) Project, an initiative co-funded by the European Commission. Applications should be submitted by email not later than 1200 on Monday 18th November 2013. Shortlisted candidates should be ready to present themselves for interview on Thursday 28th November 2013. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a high-profile and wide-ranging role. The post has been created to deliver the Coalition’s dissemination, communication and training activities as part of the TIMBUS project. Recruitment will be to the DPC offices in Glasgow, York or London and is available immediately for 12 months full time.
You will work internationally with the world’s leading authorities in digital preservation, helping to communicate first-class research, connecting leaders and professionals from different sectors and disciplines, and helping to influence public policy. You will have the opportunity to develop an exceptional international portfolio of professional contacts and you will gain experience in the operation of EC-funded research ahead of the commencement of the Horizon 2020 programme, which will see €80bn in project investments. You will have strong communication skills with experience of new media, with enough knowledge of digital preservation – or with a proven capacity to learn quickly – in order that you can support and engage others with the outcomes of cutting edge research.
