New Members

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes the World Bank Group (WBG) Archives this week, as they become the Coalition’s newest Full Member.

With 189 member countries, the World Bank Group is a global partnership comprising five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. The World Bank’s vision is to create a world free of poverty on a liveable planet.

National Archives of Australia has upgraded its membership to become the latest Full Member of the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC).

"We have an important role in safekeeping Australian Government records that reflect our nation’s history. It has been very beneficial to be part of an international community dedicated to the preservation of, and increased citizen access, to digital records," explains Rowena Loo, Director of Digital Archives Innovation & Research for National Archives’ Transformation Office. "As full members, we will continue to connect and collaborate with other DPC members to further strengthen our knowledge and skills in digital preservation."

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The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes the Department of Archives of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, as they become the newest Associate Member of the Coalition this month.

As a public institution, the French Diplomatic Archives Department has the responsibility to preserve the French diplomatic history, by collecting, safeguarding and granting access to these archives, regardless of their form, whether physical, digital or digitized, and also to specific data from various applications used within the ministry.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is very pleased to announce that the Academic Preservation Trust (APTrust) has upgraded its membership to become a Full Member of the Coalition this month.

The Flickr Foundation joins the Digital Preservation Coalition this week, becoming its newest Associate Member.

As Flickr.com celebrates its 20th birthday, it has grown into an online collection of tens of billions of born-digital images (and counting), with their associated metadata. The Flickr Foundation was established in 2022 with the mission to develop and sustain an accessible social and technical infrastructure to protect this unique collection for future generations. 

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes the University of Pittsburgh Library System this week, as they become the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.

The University of Pittsburgh Library System is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to a wide variety of materials from diverse communities to ensure their inclusion in the global exchange of information and knowledge. Recognizing the challenges inherent in digital preservation and the importance of timely action to ensure their capture and persistence for long-term use, the University of Pittsburgh Library System embraces advances, collaborations, and innovative responses that will assist in further developing standards and practices and continually enhance a digital preservation program.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome Western Libraries as its newest Associate Member.

“We are ecstatic to become DPC members!” says Lisa Lawlis, Assistant Archivist. “The DPC are international leaders in digital preservation training and resources. Having access to DPC resources and industry experts in digital preservation is essential for our team to be successful in the management of the bit level health of born digital records in our collections.”

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes Indiana University Libraries (IU Libraries) this week, as they become the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.

Based on Indiana University’s flagship campus at Bloomington, Indiana, IU Libraries is the largest research library system in the state and serves not only its students, faculty, and alumni, but all residents of Indiana and many researchers from around the world. In collaboration with its many campus partners, IU Libraries have undertaken a number of innovative and ambitious digitization projects over the past few years, most notably the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative. Nearly 20 petabytes of digital preservation data were produced in this multi-year project that digitally reformatted over 350,000 audio, video, and film assets from IU’s university-wide holdings, many on degrading or obsolete media formats.

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The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC) as its latest Associate Member. NSLC is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), founded in 1950 and formerly known as the Library of CAS, and has two branches in Chengdu and Wuhan. NSLC has a floor area of over 40,000 ㎡ and houses a collection of nearly 10 million volumes. 

The Swedish Tax Agency has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) this month, becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member. Skatteverket, as the Swedish Tax Agency is known in Sweden, is the government organization tasked with the collection of national taxes and administering the population registration in Sweden. It plays a crucial role in ensuring the financial stability and functioning of the country. Within the agency the digital preservation team is dedicated to efficiently and accurately preserving petabytes of data.