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DPC Reading Club - Building Digital Preservation Capacity

15 Dec 2025 at 3:00pm - 15 Dec 2025 at 4:00pm UTC
Online
Members Only

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Our DPC Reading Club in December 2025 will be hosted by our new Head of Workforce Development, Dorothy Waugh and focuses on building digital preservation capacity at under-resourced cultural heritage organizations. We will be discussing a white paper, developed as part of the Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program, that examines ways to better support practitioners who often feel isolated, underprepared, and overwhelmed by the scale of digital stewardship. We are looking forward to fun and thoughtful discussion, and warmly encourage you to bring along your favourite festive treat!

Jones, Stacey, Jay Gattuso, Jaime Schumacher, Kyle Henke, Carol Kussmann, Sam Meister, and Danielle Taylor. 2025. Beyond the Checklist: Healing, Connection, and Capacity-Building Through Digital Preservation Peer Assessment. A white paper prepared for the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program. July 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/677915

When reading the article, have a think about the following questions which we will discuss together:

  • What did you learn from the article? Was it an interesting read?

  • Was there anything that surprised you in the article …or was there perhaps something that you disagreed with?

  • Do you think you will do anything differently as a result of reading this article - does it change your practices or thinking in any way?

  • Is there anything we should do as a community or the DPC could help with?

Any other observations or discussion points also welcome!

More information about Reading Club (and a reading list so you can catch up on anything you've missed) can be found here.

Registration

This will be a small and informal event for DPC Members only and places are limited. Sign up now to secure your place! We only ask that you have done the reading that has been set before the event and bring along your thoughts and observations to share.

Places for DPC members will be restricted to five places for full members and one place for associates on a first come, first served basis. If you find you are no longer able to attend, please let us know in advance so we can free up your space to those on the waiting list.

DPC Members, please log in to register.

If you are having any issues registering, please contact eleanor.oleary@dpconline.org 

DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy

The DPC Community is guided by the values set out in our Strategic Plan and aims to be respectful, welcoming, inclusive and transparent. We encourage diversity in all its forms and are committed to being accessible to everyone who wishes to engage with the topic of digital preservation, whilst remaining technology and vendor neutral. We ask all those who are part of this community to be positive, accepting, and sensitive to the needs and feelings of others in alignment with our DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy.

Event Location: Online