This workshop focuses on presenting the current state-of-the-art relational database preservation standards and tools used by major national archives and other institutions.
It presents SIARD 2, a new preservation format for relational databases. It also presents the current tools for harvesting information from live database management systems into SIARD format and back, namely SIARD Suite and the Database Preservation Toolkit. Furthermore, two tools to access and view the information preserved in SIARD-files are presented: the E-ARK database viewer and SIARDexcerpt.
The workshop includes live demonstration of the tools and prompts the participants to use them on their own laptops using the demonstration databases provided. This workshop closely relates to a tutorial on relational database preservation guidelines and use cases, that focuses on the operational concerns of database preservation and relevant real-world use cases.