The twelfth eArchiving Initiative training webinar will explore the practical steps meemoo took to create a tailored Submission Information Package (SIP) based on the E-ARK specifications. As a non-profit organisation, with help from the Flemish Government, meemoo supports the digital archive operations of cultural, media and government organisations. As an organisation, it is required to manage the full range of data objects, from simple to complex, with heterogeneous metadata. Tailoring the E-ARK SIP allowed the organisation to significantly improve the rate at which its digital collections can grow. This has led to quicker publication of materials on various dissemination platforms.
Using the meemoo case study as its foundation, the session will explore why a SIP is needed and review the attributes of the E-ARK SIP. It will then focus on the specific approach the organisation took with the E-ARK SIP, including combining syntactic and semantic validation of the E-ARK SIP at the time of ingest, using XML Document Schema (XSD) for the syntactic validation and Shapes Constraint Language (SHACL) for semantic validation (after converting/transforming the descriptive metadata of the SIP into an Resource Description Framework (RDF graph). It will explore the creation of the RDF graph and the ‘content profiles’ in detail.
The session will conclude with the lessons learned and ways forward and consider how implementing the E-ARK specifications by meemoo can be a model for other cultural heritage institutions aiming to enhance their digital archiving capabilities.
The training webinar will take place on Thursday, 21 November 2024, 10.00–11.00 CET and will be presented by Milan Valadou of meemoo.
Practical information about the webinar will be provided once the participant is registered.