The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive, promotes a workshop on the theme "Preserving Digital Information" from April 11 to 13. It will be taught by Francisco Barbedo, Director of the Innovation and Electronic Administration Services of the Directorate-General for Book, Archives and Libraries.
 
The workshop, which takes place between 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM, is open to the public in general, with special emphasis on information and heritage professionals.  This initiative is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.
 
Participants are required to attend all training sessions. Registrations should be made until April 4.
 
According to the "Digital Repositories JISC Briefing Paper (2005), a digital repository,” a digital repository is where digital contents are stored and can be searched and retrieved for later use.
 
The organisational commitment towards the management of these digital materials includes long-term preservation, organisation, access and long-term distribution services.
 
The issues raised by these new information storage tools are not only essential for information systems such as libraries and archives, but also for distance learning, publications and record management. It is relevant for all information systems.
 
In this context, the initiative organised by the Ponta Delgada Public Library and Regional Archive aims to promote clarification contexts and update on technologies, standards and good practices in the creation and maintenance of repositories.
 
The Regional Directorate for Culture informs that this and other events may be consulted in the Cultural Agenda of CulturAçores Portal at the following address: www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt.