Hydra PCDM and Digital Preservation Working Group

Owned by Bill Branan
Jun 16, 2017
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Scope & Objectives

The Hydra community has seen a flowering of activity since November 2014 on the development of what has become known as the Portland Common Data Model.  A core topic arising from the Hydra Connect 2015 digital preservation breakout session was how this model might take account of digital preservation requirements.  There was a clear desire to see how PCDM might do this, or be expanded to do so.  As such, this Working Group is proposed to explore the relationship between PCDM and digital preservation and make recommendations for extending the model as appropriate.  The objectives of the Working Group will thus be:

  • To review PCDM for how this might account for capturing relevant information about digital preservation
  • To examine ways in which PCDM might be extended to accommodate digital preservation
  • To make recommendations for consideration by the maintainers of PCDM for changes to the model  

Deliverables & Timeframe

The deliverables from the Working Group will be as follows:

  • A review of PCDM in the context of digital preservation
  • A set of recommendations for extending PCDM to accommodate digital preservation

Information will be shared via the Hydra wiki.  The timeline for the Group is to be confirmed.

Meeting Times & Communication Channels

Email communication will take place using established email lists, hydra-community and hydra-tech.  The Group will also arrange telephone/Skype calls in accordance with the agreed timeframe.  Engagement with the creators of PCDM will also be sought (as members of the group or contributors to it as appropriate).

When using a shared channel, emails should start the subject line with dppcdm.  

Members

Note that Working Groups must have participants from three different Partners, and that all members of a WG must be licensed Hydra contributors, with the appropriate CLAs in place. 

  • facilitator's name here, facilitator (facilitator's institution here)
  • Julie Allinson (University of York)
  • Umar Qasim (University of Alberta)
  • wgcowan (Indiana University)
  • Emily Porter (Emory University)
  • Elizabeth Roke (Emory University)
  • your name here (your institution here)

Resources

Meeting Notes

  • list of links
  • or table of meeting notes