WDPD2025
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Tune in on this vlog to hear why Jisc's Paul Stokes Preserves
Paul Stokes is Subject Matter Expert (Digital Preservation) at Jisc; Director of the Digital Preservation Coalition; Chair of the DPC Advocacy and Community Engagement sub-committee; Director of the Open Preservation Foundation; Director of OPF NL. For World Digital Preservation Day 2025, we invited DPC Members and Supporters to share their reflections on this year’s theme, “Why Preserve?”. As part of this series, Paul Stokes offers his perspective on the importance of...
Why Preserve? A stroll with Garth Stewart for WDPD2025 ...Watch this vlog!
Garth Stewart is Head of Good Practice with the Digital Preservation Coalition For World Digital Preservation Day 2025, Garth Stewart walked over to the Argyll Street Ash Tree in Glasgow and recorded a vlog for us all. Watch it now to hear Garth's thoughts on the need to preserve!
World Digital Preservation Day 2025 Launches Global Conversation: Why Preserve?
The World Digital Preservation Day theme this year asks the question ‘Why Preserve?’ and prompts the global community to share powerful motivations and reasons for preserving digital materials with the rest of the world. Launched alongside the iPRES 2025 conference in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand today, the campaign aims to inspire action through powerful, practical and relatable messages which can be used to help organisations and individuals advocate for digital preservation within...
Why Preserve? The Voice from China's National Digital Preservation Program (NDPP)
Zhenxin Wu is the deputy director of NDPP (National Digital Preservation Program), and she is also a senior researcher of the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Additionally, she is a professor of school of economics and management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China. [Chinese version below / 中文版本见下方 ] It is well-known that we live in an era where the creation, dissemination, and preservation of knowledge are fully integrated...
Why We Preserve: Developing RMIT’s Digital Preservation Strategy and Roadmap
Cassie Shaw works as Digital Archivist at RMIT University Archives In August 2025, the RMIT University Information Governance Board endorsed our Digital Preservation Roadmap. It was an exciting mile marker for our team at the University Archives, after close to three years’ work on both the roadmap and our underlying Digital Preservation Strategy 2024-2031, which is a foundational document for improving digital preservation capability and capacity across the University. RMIT...
Meet Eli in this WDPD 2025 vlog by Holly Duncan!
Holly Duncan is the account executive for Preferred Media and DPC Supporter For World Digital Preservation Day 2025, we invited DPC Members and Supporters to share their reflections on this year’s theme, “Why Preserve?”. As part of this series, Holly Duncan of Preferred Media offers her perspective on the importance of safeguarding our digital heritage. Watch the vlog below! You will find the matching story in Holly's blog here. Discover more Why...
WDPD 2025 Why Preserve: Capturing the race that stops a nation
Carey Garvie is Senior Digital Preservation Specialist at State Library Victoria. November is rolling around again, bringing with it World Digital Preservation Day. While most of my colleagues are planning how they are going to celebrate the Melbourne Cup, which falls two days before, I’m pondering this year’s World Digital Preservation Day theme: ‘Why Preserve’. In some ways, the Melbourne Cup is an interesting example of this for State Library Victoria. It is said to be the race that...
Why Preserve? Because Every Story Deserves a Future - And a Direction
Holly Duncan is the account executive for Preferred Media and DPC Supporter This World Digital Preservation Day, we’re reflecting on two questions: “Why preserve?” and “Who benefits?” The answer is simple: everyone does. From cultural institutions protecting centuries of heritage, to brands rediscovering the power of their archives, to future technologies learning who we are — preservation is no longer just about storing files. It’s about shaping identity, protecting...
We will WARC you: preserving access to published CD-ROMs at NLA
Celeste Vallance, Elizabeth Franklin and Libor Coufal are members of the Digital Preservation team at the National Library of Australia Over the past ten years, the National Library of Australia has worked on establishing a holistic and systematic digital preservation program. With all but one of our end-to-end digital preservation workflow steps now in place and running as business-as-usual, work has recently started on implementing the final stage: enhancing access to digital...
A message from tomorrow
William Kilbride is the Executive Director at the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and is writing from the iPRES 2025 conference in Wellington... I bring greetings from tomorrow. This year I am privileged to be spending World Digital Preservation Day in the remarkable company of the National Library and Archives of New Zealand, host to the iPRES conference 2025. So I am able to send you this message from the future and (at least from the perspective of Wellington Harbour)...
Why Preserve? virtual wall
Why Preserve? ... Because digital preservation builds a sustainable future for our digital assets! Read some of the Why Preserve? messages submitted by the digital preservation community for World Digital Preservation Day below, and add yours now! Whatever the reason you or your organization preserve digital materials, please complete this short form to submit your Why Preserve? story to our virtual wall. Because preserving digital...
World Digital Preservation Day Is Coming! Here’s How to Get Involved …
World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD2025) is just around the corner! Songs, video clips, hackathons, global events and institutions opening their doors showcasing what digital preservation is all about: That’s World Digital Preservation Day in a nutshell. This year’s theme, Why Preserve?, invites digital preservation practitioners everywhere to reflect on their organization’s motivations for preserving unique digital collections, to share their stories, and to transform those...
3 Weeks to Go Until World Digital Preservation Day 2025 — Launching Live from Wellington!
The countdown is on: We are just three weeks away from World Digital Preservation Day 2025 (WDPD2025)! This year’s global celebration officially launches at the iPRES 2025 conference in Wellington, New Zealand (NZDT = UTC +13), setting off a wave of celebrations that will travel around the world on Thursday 6 November - from Asia (UTC +5 to +9) to Europe and Africa (UTC +0 to +3), and on to the Americas (UTC –3 to –8). On World Digital Preservation Day, archives, libraries,...
Participate in World Digital Preservation Day on Thursday 6 November 2025!
The biggest celebration of the year is happening in just four weeks from today: on Thursday 6th November it’s all about World Digital Preservation Day (#WDPD2025)! World Digital Preservation Day is a great opportunity to raise global awareness for digital preservation and to connect the digital preservation community. Every year, on the first Thursday of November, we celebrate all things digital preservation and in 2025, we’re bringing a special focus on the different...
Get Ready to Celebrate: 5 Weeks Until World Digital Preservation Day!
In just five weeks, on Thursday 6 November 2025, the global digital preservation community will come together to celebrate World Digital Preservation Day (#WDPD2025)! This year’s theme, “Why Preserve?”, invites digital preservation practitioners to reflect on their organization’s motivations for preserving their unique digital collections. Whether it’s safeguarding evidence and accountability, ensuring access to culture and knowledge, reducing risks and costs, or passing today’s stories...
6 Weeks to Go: Get Ready for World Digital Preservation Day 2025!
The countdown is on: In just six weeks, on Thursday 6 November, we’ll be celebrating World Digital Preservation Day (#WDPD2025)! This global day is our chance to raise awareness of digital preservation and connect with colleagues and organizations around the world. Every year, on the first Thursday of November, the digital preservation community celebrates all things digital preservation, and in 2025 we’re asking the powerful question: “Why Preserve?” This year’s theme encourages...
7 weeks to go: World Digital Preservation Day 2025 is nearly here!
In just seven weeks, on Thursday 6 November, it’s all about World Digital Preservation Day (#WDPD2025)! World Digital Preservation Day is a brilliant opportunity to raise global awareness for digital preservation and to connect our worldwide community. Every year, on the first Thursday of November, we celebrate all things digital preservation - and in 2025 we’re asking a simple yet powerful question: Why Preserve? This year’s theme invites digital preservation practitioners to...
“Why Preserve?” - Share Your Stories for World Digital Preservation Day 2025!
World Digital Preservation Day 2025 (WDPD2025) is coming up on Thursday 6th November, and we are excited to launch a new global campaign as part of the celebrations. To make it a success, we need your help, DPC Members! This year’s World Digital Preservation Day theme is ‘Why Preserve?’ and we would like to feature our members’ voices as part of this campaign. We are asking you to share your organisation’s unique reasons for preserving digital collections - your “why” - so we can...
World Digital Preservation Day 2025 is Coming! Let's Celebrate on Thursday November 6th, 2025!
Save The Date for World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD2025) on Thursday 6 November 2025 and join individuals and institutions from across the globe in a celebration of digital preservation! Organized by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and supported by digital preservation networks around the globe, World Digital Preservation Day is open to participation from anyone interested in securing our digital legacy - across all sectors and geographic locations.