DPC Reading Club - Designated Community

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Our DPC Reading Club in September 2026 will be hosted by our Chief Digital Preservation Officer, Jenny Mitcham. The reading for this month is An Analysis of Revisions to OAIS and the “Designated Community" by Nathan Moles. This paper follows the recent revision to OAIS and considers the key changes to the model. In particular the paper considers community feedback relating to the concept of “designated community” and whether this has been addressed within the revised standard. We are looking forward to some interesting discussion around this paper and its themes.

Moles, N. (2026). An Analysis of Revisions to OAIS and the “Designated Community” in Digital Preservation. Information Technology and Libraries, 45(1). https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v45i1.17473

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.

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If you are having any issues registering, please contact angela.puggioni@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.