2014-09-01 Preserving PDF - identify, validate, repair

After the event

Wiki pages capturing datasets, issues, and solutions: http://wiki.opf-labs.org/label/REQ/preservingpdf

Survey for attendee feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/preservingpdf

Registration

Last chance to sign up! Registration closes on Friday 22 August: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preserving-pdf-identify-validate-repair-registration-12203790867 

OPF members are invited free-of-charge (please use the code issued to your main point of contact at your organisation). Non-members are welcome at the rate of EUR 150.

Date & Location

1-2 September 2014

German National Library of Economics, Hamburg

Overview

This event will focus on the PDF file format. Participants are encouraged to contribute requirements, for instance sample files with errors or anomalies for investigation. Currently available identification and validation tools will be demonstrated, with the opportunity to compare results using your own collections and identify gaps for future development.
 
OPF members have identified specific tasks for the event:

• check the validity of the files and whether they are encrypted;
• perform quality assurance checks after migration, using comparison tools; 
• investigate error messages, repair the problems, and build a knowledge base; and
• document and improve open source tool functionality e.g. JHOVE validation.

There will also be discussion sessions, and the opportunity to share experiences with peer organisations.

Olaf Drümmer, Chairman of the PDF Association, CEO of callas software GmbH / DIN delegate to all PDF related working groups in ISO TC 171 and ISO TC 130 since 1999, will present the work of the ISO standards body, including efforts related to PDF and PDF/A, and share the industry perspective on tool development.

Why attend?

• Learn about PDF and PDF/A standards 
• Document and prioritise known preservation problems with PDF files
• Assess state of the art identification and validation tools
• Test the tools on sample files and compare the results 
• Define organisational requirements and policies for conformance
• Identify requirements for future development work (road-mapping)
• Help improve current PDF tools (hacking)

Who should attend? 

• Collection owners with a responsibility to preserve PDFs. Bring along your problem files! 
• Developers interested in hacking PDF identification and validation tools.

Discussion topics

• PDF and PDF/A validation
• PDF standards and specifications
• PDF technical metadata
• Role of PDF/A as a preservation format

Agenda

1 September

	Sessions	Parallel Session	Facilitators
09.30 - 10.00	Coffee and registration		Rebecca McGuinness, OPF
10:00 - 10:15 10:15 - 10:45	Welcome & Housekeeping  Lightning talks: who you are, the story behind your sample data, and what you want from the event.	Plenary	Ed Fay, OPF & Yvonne Friese, ZBW Rebecca McGuinness, OPF
10:45 - 11:45	Talk: From PDF to PDF/A  -- an overview of applicable specifications and ISO standards.  Which PDF versions are of interest today? What value does the family of PDF/A standards add to the PDF eco-system?	Plenary	Olaf Drümmer, Chairman of the PDF Association
11:45 - 12:00	Break
12:00 - 12:30	Collaborating: Tools, test data and best practises for working together An overview of the event format and the approach we'll be taking to requirements gathering and open source development. This will also include an introduction to the tools and test data we'll be using.	Plenary	Carl Wilson, OPF
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:00	Installing pre-packaged virtual machine with open-source digital preservation tools	Plenary	OPF
15:00 - 15:45	Identify A quick technical background to PDF format identification An evidence-based tool demonstration of file, droid, Apache Tika	Plenary	Carl Wilson, OPF
15:45 - 16:00	Coffee
16:00- 18:00	Prioritising tasks: As a group, we'll prioritise the tasks below, and any additional tasks discussed in the lightening talks.  We'll split in to teams to work and will begin by brainstorming requirements and approaches to   address these challenges. Write up: Develop plans and finalise achievable goals based on feedback from the group Presentations: Teams present requirements and plan to the group for feedback	Hacking	All
	Close
20:00	Optional self-paid group dinner at ​Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht ​ A map to the restaurant is here: http://hamburg.brauhaus-joh-albrecht.de/index.php/anfahrtsskizze.

2 September