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Deep South DPOE
Train-the-Trainer
Workshop

This site created and hosted by the regional organizers of the Deep South DPOE workshop

Logistics  


DATES - September 20-23, 2016

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REGISTRATION  (24 seats)

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VENUE - Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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HOTELS - Both hotels offer a $89/night rate plus 11% tax

  • Cabot Lodge Millsaps, 2375 North State St. 
    Group name: MDAH - Reserve by September 5
    Includes breakfast and free parking
    601-948-8650

  • Hilton Garden Inn Downtown, 235 West Capitol St. (Formerly the Historic King Edward Hotel)
    Group Name: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
    Reserve by August 29
    Breakfast not included; valet parking $15/day
    1-877-782-9444; 601-353-KING

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Instructors

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About


The Library of Congress is offering a Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Program Train-the-Trainer Workshop for the first time in the Southern U.S. Workshop attendees are trained in the DPOE Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum and recognized by the Library of Congress as DPOE Topical Trainers at the conclusion of the workshop.  

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Attendees learn through hands-on experiential learning, lectures, and teamwork. All attendees agree to teach at least one module of the DPOE curriculum within six months of completing training. Deep South DPOE is targeted for professionals in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

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More about DPOE Train-the-Trainer Workshops

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Why attend?

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  • Learn digital preservation basics from experts vetted by the Library of Congress

  • Meet professionals in your region who are interested in and/or practicing digital preservation

  • Become a DPOE TopicalTrainer and join the international DPOE Trainer Network

  • Earn 15 continuing education credits to apply towards recertification as a Certified Archivist with the Academy of Certified Archivists

DOWNTOWN JACKSON

  

 

While you're in Jackson, MS

Sponsors 


Thanks to these
generous sponsors
there will be no
registration fee.
Their support also
provides several meals
and all breaks. 

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LSU School of Library and Information Science
 

Louisiana Digital Consortium

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Alabama Archival Training Collaborative &
Friends of the Alabama Archives 

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Questions about the Workshop?
Contact organizer Gina Costello

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