The 'Bit List' of Endangered Digital Species

The call for new nominations to the ‘Bit List’ of Endangered Digital Species 2023 is now open, until 30th June! Entries to the list are nominated by the community and reviewed by international organizations which represent global expertise in the preservation of the listed digital species. The new edition of the Bit List will be published on World Digital Preservation Day.

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iPres 2022 Keynotes: Transcripts now available in Arabic, French, German, Japanese and Spanish

The 18th edition of the International Conference on Digital Preservation was hosted by the Digital Preservation Coalition from 12 to 16 September 2022. The translations of the keynote transcripts are part of the DPC's efforts to provide better access to support for digital preservation practitioners worldwide.

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Our activities sustain and enable our community to collaborate and grow, and we maintain and refresh the social infrastructure which helps the community cohere as it expands. In doing so, we foster openness and challenge structural inequalities that constrain participation.

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We work towards a climate of public and institutional policy which is better informed and better inclined towards digital preservation.

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Workforce Development

We provide opportunities for our members to acquire, develop and retain competent and responsive workforces that are ready to address the challenges of digital preservation.

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We support our members towards greater maturity in digital preservation by delivering knowledge exchange, continuous improvement, horizon scanning, advice on standards, authoritative publications, and engaging and informative events.

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We remain accountable to members and responsive to their needs, particularly as the scale of our activities expand.

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  • A digital preservation community which provides an effective platform for meaningful and sustained professional exchange.
  • A climate of public and institutional policy which is better informed and better inclined towards digital preservation.
  • Competent and responsive workforces that are ready to address the challenges of digital preservation.
  • Greater maturity in digital preservation through knowledge exchange, advice, authoritative publications and informative events.
  • Accountable and sustainable organizational functions and structures to ensure good governance.
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Digital Preservation Handbook

The Handbook identifies good practice in creating, managing and preserving digital materials. By providing a strategic overview of the key issues, discussion and guidance on strategies and activities, and pointers to key projects and reports, the Handbook provides guidance for institutions and individuals and a range of tools to help them identify and take appropriate actions.
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Vacancy for Principal Digital Preservation Advisor at Queensland State Archives 23 May 2023 QSA has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Digital Preservation Advisor to join the Digital Archives team. Read Article
The Anthropocene Remembered: Digital Memory After the Climate Crisis William Kilbride William Kilbride Last updated on 26 May 2023 There’s never been a more important time to take our stand with the future. Go to Blog

#DPConnect (weekly)

02 Jun 2023 - 01:00PM

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#DPConnect returns at 1300 UTC/1400 BST as a weekly online space to drop in and discuss all things digital preservation.

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