Planets News
Planets Testbed is now open for external users (Public Beta)
Posted on 1st March 2010
With the release of version 1.1, the Planets Testbed has been opened up for external usage. Users are invited to execute experiments on the behaviour of digital objects and tools in the Public Beta version of Testbed.
The Testbed v1.1 (Public Beta) offers an intuitive 6-step workflow enabling users to find out more about the behaviour of tools and digital objects in a digital preservation setting. In a scientifically sound environment, experiments on different preservation methods may be executed on an annotated set of data (Corpus).
V1.1 includes:
For login information (or any question on the Planets Testbed) please contact our Helpdesk: helpdesktb@planets-project.eu
To get more information about the Planets Testbed have a look at http://testbed.planets-project.eu/testbed/
The Planets Testbed is a web application, that helps you to find out about the performance of tools. It offers a controlled hardware & software environment and provides structured processes for the arrangement and evaluation of experiments on preservation as well as a set of structured test data (Corpora).
Planets Testbed
The Testbed v1.1 (Public Beta) offers an intuitive 6-step workflow enabling users to find out more about the behaviour of tools and digital objects in a digital preservation setting. In a scientifically sound environment, experiments on different preservation methods may be executed on an annotated set of data (Corpus).
V1.1 includes:
- Different experiment types that can be executed including migration and emulation
- A data set of almost 5000 annotated digital objects
- Analysis, characterisation and reporting options
- The possibility of integration with other preservation planning tools
For login information (or any question on the Planets Testbed) please contact our Helpdesk: helpdesktb@planets-project.eu
To get more information about the Planets Testbed have a look at http://testbed.planets-project.eu/testbed/
The Planets Testbed is a web application, that helps you to find out about the performance of tools. It offers a controlled hardware & software environment and provides structured processes for the arrangement and evaluation of experiments on preservation as well as a set of structured test data (Corpora).
Planets Testbed
Planets in ERCIM News special edition
Posted on 24th February 2010
Planets Features in Special Digital Preservation Edition of ERCIM News
January’s issue of ERCIM News has taken digital preservation as its special focus. The quarterly magazine of the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics features a number of articles about the latest developments in Planets and other European Commission funded digital preservation projects.
This issue is introduced by Pat Manson, Head of Unit, Cultural Heritage & Technology Enhanced Learning, Information Society and Media Directorate General.
You can read about Planets in the following articles:
The Planets Interoperability Framework by Ross King (pp. 14-15)
HOPPLA- Archiving System for Small Institutions by Michael Greifeneder, Stephan Strodl, Petar Petrov and Andreas Rauber (pp. 18-19)
Tackling the Problem of Complex Interaction Processes in Emulation and Migration Strategies by Klaus Rechert and Dirk von Suchodoletz (pp.22-23)
Trustworthy Preservation Planning with Plato by Christoph Becker, Hannes Kulovits and Andreas Rauber (pp. 24-25)
The Planets Testbed: A Collaborative Research Environment for Digital Preservation by Brian Aitken and Andrew Lindley (pp. 33-35)
The Art of Preserving Digital Creativity in Planets by Andrew McHugh and Leonidas Konstantelos (pp. 44-45)
Communication and Preservation in Academic Research: Current Practices and Future Needs by Filip Kruse and Annette Balle Sørensen (pp. 47-48)
Preservation Planning: User Requirements for Digitally Preserved Materials by Annette Balle Sørensen and Filip Kruse (pp. 48-49)
ERCIM aims to encourage collaboration between the research community and industry in ICT and applied mathematics. Its 20 member institutes are national centres of excellence involved in EU research programmes with SMEs and industrial companies. Read the articles and the full ERCIM News Special Theme on digital preservation.
January’s issue of ERCIM News has taken digital preservation as its special focus. The quarterly magazine of the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics features a number of articles about the latest developments in Planets and other European Commission funded digital preservation projects.
This issue is introduced by Pat Manson, Head of Unit, Cultural Heritage & Technology Enhanced Learning, Information Society and Media Directorate General.
You can read about Planets in the following articles:
The Planets Interoperability Framework by Ross King (pp. 14-15)
HOPPLA- Archiving System for Small Institutions by Michael Greifeneder, Stephan Strodl, Petar Petrov and Andreas Rauber (pp. 18-19)
Tackling the Problem of Complex Interaction Processes in Emulation and Migration Strategies by Klaus Rechert and Dirk von Suchodoletz (pp.22-23)
Trustworthy Preservation Planning with Plato by Christoph Becker, Hannes Kulovits and Andreas Rauber (pp. 24-25)
The Planets Testbed: A Collaborative Research Environment for Digital Preservation by Brian Aitken and Andrew Lindley (pp. 33-35)
The Art of Preserving Digital Creativity in Planets by Andrew McHugh and Leonidas Konstantelos (pp. 44-45)
Communication and Preservation in Academic Research: Current Practices and Future Needs by Filip Kruse and Annette Balle Sørensen (pp. 47-48)
Preservation Planning: User Requirements for Digitally Preserved Materials by Annette Balle Sørensen and Filip Kruse (pp. 48-49)
ERCIM aims to encourage collaboration between the research community and industry in ICT and applied mathematics. Its 20 member institutes are national centres of excellence involved in EU research programmes with SMEs and industrial companies. Read the articles and the full ERCIM News Special Theme on digital preservation.
Planetarium - Planets Newsletter Issue 8
Posted on 4th December 2009
The Planets project is happy to announce its eighth newsletter, Planetarium. This newsletter features a spotlight on Preservation Planning and presents the emulation preservation strategy and also contains articles about how the Planets technology partners put Planets into practice. In addition you will find a presentation of the results from a Planets Briefing for suppliers and vendors in Brussels on 5-6 June 2009. The newsletter also contains a News round up and a list of Planets publications and presentations at events. Planetarium - Planets Newsletter Issue 8
Planetarium - Planets Newsletter Issue 7
Posted on 17th July 2009
The Planets project is happy to announce the seventh newsletter, Planetarium.This newsletter features a spotlight on Characterisation and also contains articles about the recent Market Survey, how Planets tools can be integrated into Archives and Libraries as well as news on our upcoming training event in Sofia, which has been awarded a bursary by the CEI to assist the attendance of 15 delegates. In addition, you will find a list of Planets publications and presentations at events. Planetarium - Planets Newsletter Issue 7