| 8:45 - 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Opening (Vassilis Christophides) (SLIDES) |
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A Computer Scientist’s Perspective on Database Preservation
(Chair Vassilis Christophides) |
Brainstorming Session
(Chair Bertram Ludaescher) |
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Indicative questions to be addressed
- How do we keep archived databases readable and usable in the long term (at acceptable cost)?
- How do we separate the data from a specific database management environment?
- How can we preserve the original data semantics and structure?
- How can we preserve authenticity and provenance of databases?
- How can we preserve data while it continues to evolve?
- How can we have efficient preservation frameworks, while retaining the ability to query different database versions?
- How can multi-user online access be provided to hundreds of archived databases containing terabytes of data?
- Can we move from a centralized model to a distributed, redundant model of database preservation?
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An Archivist’s perspective on Database Preservation
(Chair Seamus Ross) |
Brainstorming Session
(Chair Peter Buneman) |
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Indicative questions to be addressed
- What are the salient features of a database that should be preserved?
- What are the different stages in the database preservation's life cycle?
- What documentation is preserved together with a database, and in what format?
- What are the legal encumbrances on database preservation?
- What can be learned from traditional archival appraisal for the selection of databases for preservation?
- To what extent can the preservation strategies, and procedural policies developed by archivists be adapted for databases?
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