News

19th International Digital Curation Conference - Registration Now Open

Added on 15 October 2024

Registration is now open for the 19th edition of the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25) organised by the Digital Curation Centre, taking place in The Hague, the Netherlands between 17-19 February 2025.

Read More

The Digital Preservation Coalition welcomes Galway City Council as its newest member

Added on 15 October 2024

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome Galway City Council (GCC) as its latest Associate Member. 

As an Irish local authority, the Galway City Council and its archives have significant long-term and permanent retention requirements around the records it manages. Recognising that the majority of records are now produced digitally, the GCC is working to enhance its digital preservation capabilities to ensure these are kept in line with legal and social expectations.GCC logo landscape col

Read More

New York University Libraries joins the Digital Preservation Coalition

Added on 11 October 2024

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes New York University (NYU) Libraries, as they become the Coalition’s newest Associate Members!libraries short color

Read More

DPC meets for the first time as part of Americas program

Added on 11 October 2024

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has met for the first time under its new Americas program this week, with events in New York and Washington DC.

Taking place on Tuesday 8th and Thursday 10th October, DPC Members in the Americas plus invited guests gathered in both cities for exciting full-day programs of keynote presentations and discussions. The program offering the opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss key themes and begin to shape the DPC Americas program to meet the needs of the region.

Read More

Vacancy for Lecturer in Information Studies (Libraries) at University of Glasgow

6 November 2024

Glasgow, Scotland

£40,247 - £45,163 per annum.

Full-Time

Vacancy for Lecturer in Information Studies (Archives) at University of Glasgow

6 November 2024

Glasgow, Scotland

£40,247 - £45,163 per annum.

Full-Time

Participate in World Digital Preservation Day 2024!

Added on 10 October 2024

The biggest celebration of the year is happening in just four weeks from today: on Thursday 7th November it’s all about World Digital Preservation Day (#WDPD2024)! 

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 2024, we’re bringing a special focus on communities!

Read More

New DPC Technology Watch Guidance Note on Preserving Digital Art Now Available on General Release

Added on 10 October 2024

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has made the next in its series of Technology Watch Guidance Notes, Preserving Digital Art, by Patrícia Falcão of the Tate, available on general release today. 

"Digital Art is an important part of 21st century culture and collecting and preserving it is essential to understanding our world”, says the author. “However, its complexity and variety makes it a challenge to preserve, especially for organizations who have not worked with it before. My hope is that this new Guidance Note will help to demystify the preservation of digital art and empower more institutions to take the first steps to collect and preserve it."

Read More

Newcastle University Library joins the Digital Preservation Coalition

Added on 9 October 2024

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes Newcastle University Library (NCL) as its latest Associate Member this week.NewcastleUni

Read More

DPC Labour Market Analysis Report Now Available!

Added on 8 October 2024

 The Digital Preservation Coalition is pleased to announce the release of their Labour Market Analysis report and accompanying dataset.  

The DPC has completed a study of the digital preservation labour market, analyzing data gathered from 167 online job vacancy postings published between January 2021 and December 2022. The final report and dataset are now available on the Labour Market Analysis page of the DPC website:

Read More

Scroll to top