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Digital Preservation Awards 2022 Finalists Announced: The National Archives (UK) Award for the Most Distinguished Student Work
The first set of finalists for the prestigious Digital Preservation Awards 2022 is revealed today, with three impressive individuals being recognised for their distinguished student work. Neil Jefferies from the University of Oxford Bodleian Libraries and Chair of the Judging Panel, said: “Digital preservation activities have continued apace throughout the pandemic, and with workplaces adopting more online tools and remote working, the need to maintain access to digital materials can...
Professional archives and records education for the 21st Century
Aberystwyth University has been providing post-graduate education for those starting careers as archives and records professionals since the mid-1950s, the normal route into the profession, with a dedicated master’s course located in the Department of Information Studies (DIS) since the early 1990s. The current MA in Archives and Records Management (ARM) is offered both full-time on campus and by distance learning for those already in paid or volunteer roles in a relevant organisation. The...
Managing Digital Archives online learning course from ICA
ICA’s “Managing Digital Archives” online learning course is unique in the depth and breadth of content and in its accessibility and affordability to archivists, records managers and affiliated professionals around the world. It is learner-paced training which provides a thorough grounding in the management of archives in digital formats. By the time learners have completed the course they will have gained the understanding and knowledge they need to set up and/or run their own digital archives...
Learning through doing: building digital preservation skills in Wales
The Learning through doing digital preservation project used the communication technologies to share skills and build knowledge through two initiatives:
Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI): Supporting Collaboration, Cooperation and Community Building for Digital Preservation
For almost 15 years, the Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) has been a model for collaboration, cooperation and community building in the multifaceted and maturing digital preservation landscape. What first started in 2007 as an idea to bring together emerging scanning and digitization expertise from US federal agencies has evolved into a global model for knowledge and resource sharing that not only services the cultural heritage community but also...
PREMIS Data Dictionary and related resources
At the turn of the millennium no clear digital preservation metadata recommendation existed. Various element sets had been released by different organizations, but all served different scopes and purposes. By 2002 it became clear that a central Preservation Metadata Framework could significantly benefit the community and give it a lingua franca, not only allowing us to build interoperable workflows but also to better compare preservation processes. This preservation metadata should include, in...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The National Archives (UK) Award for the Most Distinguished Student Work in Digital Preservation
Catherine Alexander, 'An Investigation of Environmentally Sustainable Digital Preservation in Scotland' This study examines the ways in which the subject area of environmentally sustainable digital preservation has been received and responded to by professionals in the Scottish digital preservation sector. Taking the vital nature of action against climate change at all levels of society as a starting point, an investigation into the ways in which digital preservation can be made more...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The Dutch Digital Heritage Network Award for Teaching and Communications
Learning through doing: building digital preservation skills in Wales The Learning by doing initiative is rooted in addressing issues arising from digital preservation in a practical way and addressing them collectively. The opportunities presented by the use of platforms such as Teams and Zoom enabled proactive engagement and facilitated connection across Wales. These platforms were used to deliver the Saving the Bits training programme which provided a general introduction to digital...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The Dutch Digital Heritage Network Award for Teaching and Communications
Learning through doing: building digital preservation skills in Wales The Learning by doing initiative is rooted in addressing issues arising from digital preservation in a practical way and addressing them collectively. The opportunities presented by the use of platforms such as Teams and Zoom enabled proactive engagement and facilitated connection across Wales. These platforms were used to deliver the Saving the Bits training programme which provided a general introduction to digital...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The Digital Preservation Coalition 20th Anniversary Award
PREMIS Data Dictionary and related resources PREMIS is the de-facto standard for preservation metadata and is today implemented in countless digital preservation systems – open as well as closed source, serving large archives as well as small repositories, supporting end-to-end processes as well as tools for specific tasks. But PREMIS is also much more than metadata: the Data Dictionary is a description of core information about digital objects. It can be used to implement PREMIS, but also to...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The National Records of Scotland Award for Safeguarding the Digital Legacy
Archiving Reproductive Health The 'Digital Preservation of Reproductive Health Resources: Archiving the 8th' (Archiving Reproductive Health) project aims to provide long-term preservation and access to at-risk born-digital content generated by grassroots women’s reproductive health movements before and during the campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution. Funded by Wellcome and administered by the Digital Repository of Ireland, the project is publishing and...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The National Records of Scotland Award for Safeguarding the Digital Legacy
Archiving Reproductive Health The 'Digital Preservation of Reproductive Health Resources: Archiving the 8th' (Archiving Reproductive Health) project aims to provide long-term preservation and access to at-risk born-digital content generated by grassroots women’s reproductive health movements before and during the campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution. Funded by Wellcome and administered by the Digital Repository of Ireland, the project is publishing and...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The Research Data Alliance Award for the Most Outstanding Digital Preservation Initiative in Commerce, Industry and the Third Sector
National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is devoted to the study of the history and legacy of the Canadian residential school program. In 2020 the NCTR won a $6 million Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant (CFI) to develop a digital preservation program for over four million digital documents and 7,000 recordings of Indigenous testimonies of the history and legacy of the residential school program. The project created a digital...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The Research Data Alliance Award for the Most Outstanding Digital Preservation Initiative in Commerce, Industry and the Third Sector
National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is devoted to the study of the history and legacy of the Canadian residential school program. In 2020 the NCTR won a $6 million Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant (CFI) to develop a digital preservation program for over four million digital documents and 7,000 recordings of Indigenous testimonies of the history and legacy of the residential school program. The project created a digital...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The International Council on Archives Award for Collaboration and Cooperation
Kickstart Cymru: Enhancing digital preservation capacity in Wales Kickstart Cymru builds on the work that has been undertaken in Wales to preserve and provide access to digital information now and in the future. Underpinned by the Digital Preservation Policy for Wales, it is a multi-stranded initiative involving archivists, researchers, consultants, students and IT professionals to promote digital preservation in the local authority, education and cultural sectors. It is responsive to...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The International Council on Archives Award for Collaboration and Cooperation
Kickstart Cymru: Enhancing digital preservation capacity in Wales Kickstart Cymru builds on the work that has been undertaken in Wales to preserve and provide access to digital information now and in the future. Underpinned by the Digital Preservation Policy for Wales, it is a multi-stranded initiative involving archivists, researchers, consultants, students and IT professionals to promote digital preservation in the local authority, education and cultural sectors. It is responsive to...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The Software Sustainability Institute Award for Research and Innovation
The effective preservation of archaeological virtual reconstructions Many different professional communities are currently working on the preservation of complex digital objects, but there is not a unified structure drawing together all the numerous threads around preserving archaeological virtual reconstructions. This PhD programme showed that archaeological virtual reconstructions are a blend of artistic and scientific creativity. These ‘hybrid digital objects’ require delicate care to be...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The Software Sustainability Institute Award for Research and Innovation
The effective preservation of archaeological virtual reconstructions Many different professional communities are currently working on the preservation of complex digital objects, but there is not a unified structure drawing together all the numerous threads around preserving archaeological virtual reconstructions. This PhD programme showed that archaeological virtual reconstructions are a blend of artistic and scientific creativity. These ‘hybrid digital objects’ require delicate care to be...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The Digital Preservation Coalition 20th Anniversary Award
PREMIS Data Dictionary and related resources PREMIS is the de-facto standard for preservation metadata and is today implemented in countless digital preservation systems – open as well as closed source, serving large archives as well as small repositories, supporting end-to-end processes as well as tools for specific tasks. But PREMIS is also much more than metadata: the Data Dictionary is a description of core information about digital objects. It can be used to implement PREMIS, but also to...
Digital Preservation Awards 2022 - Finalists: The National Archives (UK) Award for the Most Distinguished Student Work in Digital Preservation
Catherine Alexander, 'An Investigation of Environmentally Sustainable Digital Preservation in Scotland' This study examines the ways in which the subject area of environmentally sustainable digital preservation has been received and responded to by professionals in the Scottish digital preservation sector. Taking the vital nature of action against climate change at all levels of society as a starting point, an investigation into the ways in which digital preservation can be made more...