Introducing the DPC Advocacy Toolkit and Novice to Know-How Advocacy Course

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Join the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) for an interactive session introducing two new resources designed to support digital preservation advocacy: the Digital Preservation Advocacy Toolkit and the Novice to Know-How (N2KH) Advocacy Course, which was conceived of and funded by The National Archives (UK).

Created to help digital preservation practitioners make the case more confidently for their work, this 90-minute online event will offer a first look at both resources, share practical examples of small but effective advocacy wins, and connect participants with others working to build momentum for digital preservation within their own organizations.

Whether you are just beginning to think about advocacy or looking for fresh ways to strengthen your message, this session will provide practical ideas, shared experiences, and helpful first steps.

Outline Program*

(event timings in UTC)

12:00     Welcome and introduction

• William Kilbride, DPC

12:10     About the new resources

• Sarah Middleton, DPC 
  Introduction to the Digital Preservation Advocacy Toolkit

• Dorothy Waugh, DPC and Melinda Haunton and Caroline Catchpole, The National Archives 
  Introduction to the N2KH Advocacy Course

12:30     Examples of advocacy - lightning talks

• Laura Cotton, Archives and Records Council Wales

• Janet Tall, Historic England 

• Sara Day Thomson, University of Edinburgh 

13:15     Advocacy activity

13:25     Wrap up and close 

*subject to change

Recordings

This session will be recorded and made available via this web page after the event. There will be a member preview for 6 weeks and then the recordings will be on general release from the 29th of July. Please note – you do not need to register in order to access the recordings after the event.

Registration

This launch event is free to attend and open to both DPC Members and non-members. Click BOOK NOW below to register your place.

If you have any questions about registration, please contact Ellie O'Leary (eleanor.oleary@dpconline.org). Would you like to know more about the event, please contact sarah.middleton@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.