New Members

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Library has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) this month, becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.

As a leading research institution, CUHK Library partners in the creation, access, dissemination and preservation of knowledge to support the Chinese University of Hong Kong in its research, learning and teaching. "We are delighted to join the Digital Preservation Coalition and look forward to strengthening our digital preservation practices through collaboration with the international DPC community", said University Librarian Benjamin Meunier.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome the University of Pennsylvania Libraries (Penn Libraries) as its newest Associate Member.

The Penn Libraries supports the faculty and students at the University of Pennsylvania and is committed to its digital preservation program to ensure the long-term preservation and access of its digitized and born-digital collections. With a collection of over 9 million volumes in print and electronic form, the Penn Libraries combines traditional scholarship with modern approaches to digital preservation and information management.

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) this month, becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member. 

Founded in 1932, AIP believes in the power of the physical sciences to change the world. AIP’s mission is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity. AIP is an institute and a federation. As a federation, AIP works to advance the success of our 10 physical sciences Member Societies which in turn support the work of more than 120,000 individual members across the globe. In addition to Member Societies, AIP has 20 Affiliates representing more than 300,000 scientists.   

COPPUL, a Canadian consortium of university libraries across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) as an Associate Member.

Through its Digital Stewardship Network (CDSN), COPPUL demonstrates strong commitment to building digital preservation capacity across its member institutions. "Collaboration is a core value for COPPUL and an essential part of our strategic framework, and we are very pleased to be joining the DPC,” says Y.G. Rancourt, COPPUL Digital Stewardship Network Coordinator.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) as they become the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.

Established in 2005, the Pension Protection Fund serves as a safety net for millions of UK citizens, ensuring defined benefit pension scheme members receive compensation on their lost benefits if their employer becomes insolvent and the scheme is underfunded. Managing vast quantities of vital records, the PPF recognizes the critical importance of maintaining long-term access to its digital archives.

Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) Archives has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.

RTÉ Archives is home to Ireland’s largest collection of audiovisual material. The Archives are responsible for collecting, preserving and making accessible the creative and documentary output of the national broadcaster. Combining hundreds of thousands of hours of moving image and sound recordings together with significant collections of photographs, manuscripts and administrative documents, RTÉ Archives contain a unique record of Irish life.

The Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) this month, becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.

Based in Sleepy Hollow, New York, the RAC stewards the archival records of philanthropic organizations and other institutions and individuals working on behalf of the public good.  It provides broad and equitable access to the collections in its care and contributes knowledge to its diverse communities of practice. The RAC is dedicated to preserving digitized and born-digital records and has developed workflows to support the efficient transfer of digital records from its donor organizations into the RAC’s preservation and archival management systems.

The Common Crawl Foundation (CCF) has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) this month, becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.

As a non-profit foundation dedicated to the Open Web, Common Crawl maintains a free, open repository of web crawl data that can be used by anyone.

Greg Lindahl, CCF’s Chief Technology Officer, says: "We envision a truly open web that enables free access to information and fosters innovation in research, business, and education.” Since its inception in 2008, Common Crawl has steadily expanded its web archive, which now exceeds 10 petabytes and continues to grow each month. This ever-expanding resource is instrumental in countless areas of research worldwide. "We look forward to collaborating with DPC members to improve the quality and integrity of our archive."

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) as its newest Full Member.

The mission of the U.S. Government Publishing Office is to publish trusted information for the Federal Government to the American people. GPO´s digital repository, the GovInfo system, ensures free online access to current and historical United States Federal Government information today and into the future, and comprises a public website that manages, preserves, and provides access to information from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the United States Federal Government.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes the Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC) as they become the Coalition’s newest Full Member.

As Singapore's leading institution for preserving and conserving heritage and visual art collections, HCC is home to the cultural heritage of the Singapore National Collection. The Centre is the first of its kind in the region which combines a centralised collections repository with conservation laboratories under one roof, ensuring accessibility to the National Collection while sharing knowledge about heritage care throughout Singapore and the region.