Discussion Track Descriptions
The following is a list of the five tracks that will be covered in the Exchange sessions. Session times for each presentation will be available on the schedule well before the conference.
Below each track is a bulleted list of related subjects. Discussion leaders and participants are welcome to mix and match or discuss more points than those listed here. All tracks may include discussions about technology -- including open source and local vs. hosted solutions, standards, and emerging issues. Topic presentations and discussions may include successes, failures, and lessons learned.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or need further clarification regarding these tracks, please email us.
Track 1: Identification & Acquisition
- Web harvesting
- Authentication
- Fixity
- Version control
- Audit trail
- Appraisal
Track 2: Description
- Metadata
- Taxonomy
- Controlled Vocabulary
Track 3: Discovery & Access
- Indexing
- Searching
- Privacy
- Deep web access
- Visualization
- Promotion
- Digital content use, ie. lesson planning
Track 4: Collection Management & Preservation
- Disaster recovery/Continuity of operations
- Data security
- Permanency
- Format conversion/Migration/Emulation
- Redundancy
- Digitization
Track 5: Project Management
- Executive support
- Funding/Budgeting
- Procurement
- Building digital preservation communities
- Outreach
- Marketing