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Digital Preservation 2026, NDSA's virtual conference taking place on 4–5 November 2026, is themed Striking a Balance: Optimizing Labor for Sustainability and Resilience.

As digital preservation professionals, we are accustomed to juggling diverse tasks and balancing multiple priorities. However, recent technological and political developments have impacted our perspectives on labor and how we can best allocate resources and effort. For the 2026 NDSA Digital Preservation conference, we invite proposals that explore the ways that we approach, manage, and perform labor from multiple angles.

We are researchers from the University of Edinburgh seeking interviewees for a project tentatively titled “Economic and infrastructural risks to digital archives posed by AI-driven content extraction.” We are talking to people who manage key archival and commons-based data sources across large and small institutions impacted by these risks.

The International Council on Archives (ICA) has announced the theme for International Archives Week 2026 (#IAW2026), taking place from 8–12 June 2026.

Under the theme Archives for Justice: Rights, Memory & Futures, this year’s programme will explore the role archives play in supporting accountability, preserving memory, protecting rights, and shaping more equitable futures.

We’re excited to send out a reminder that the call for Ad Hoc Sessions at iPRES 2026 is currently open — this is the more informal part of the programme perfect for experimental ideas, networking, and rapid‑fire knowledge sharing. It is a great way to get involved in iPres, whether it is your first time attending a conference or presenting or your 100th.

Following the expansion of its consultancy services last year, the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is continuing to help organizations tackle digital preservation challenges with practical, tailored support.

Alongside the DPC’s wider programme of community activities, training, publications, advocacy work, and member support, the consultancy service gives organizations access to extra help when projects need dedicated time, specialist expertise, or an outside perspective.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has launched a member preview of its new Advocacy Toolkit today, offering a practical resource to help organizations make the case for digital preservation.

Developed collaboratively with contributions from across the DPC community, the Advocacy Toolkit brings together practical templates, worksheets, examples, and message‑building frameworks to support real‑world advocacy activities and communicate with key stakeholders like IT, budget holders and senior executives. It is designed to be used flexibly, enabling practitioners to dip into relevant sections depending on their needs, whether they are planning an advocacy campaign, engaging stakeholders, or strengthening organizational buy‑in.