News
National Film & Sound Archive joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 19 May 2021
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome the National Film & Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) as the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.
Established in 1984, the NFSA is Australia’s living archive with a mission to collect, preserve and share Australia’s audiovisual heritage. As custodians of over 3.3 million items, of which approximately half are digital, digital preservation is a core element of the organization’s mission to preserve and share its collection.
Vacancy for Digital Preservation Technical Specialist at National Library of New Zealand
14 June 2021
Wellington
$97,414 - $131,795 (pro-rata)
Fixed Term
Registration Open: ‘Connecting the Bits’ DPC Member Unconference and Networking Event – Wednesday 16th June 2021
Added on 14 May 2021
DPC Members are invited to join us for ‘Connecting the Bits:’ the DPC Member Unconference and Networking Event 2021, which will take place online on Wednesday 16th June in two parts to enable members in different time zones to attend.
NEXT WEEK: DPC Members are invited to pilot a new nominations process for the 2021 ‘BitList’
Added on 13 May 2021
Each year the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) runs a large-scale awareness raising campaign in the run up to World Digital Preservation Day in November.
And in 2021, we will be relaunching the ‘BitList’ of Digitally Endangered Species!
The DPC's 'BitList' of Digitally Endangered Species is a community-sourced list of at-risk digital materials. By compiling and maintaining this list over the coming years, the DPC aims to highlight the need for action to preserve high-value digital content that is critically endangered, whilst celebrating the progress the digital preservation community has made to ensure a secure digital legacy.
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship – Informing our Heritage Future(s): Preserving our Digital Past(s)
31 May 2021
York
Fixed Term
Vacancy for Senior Archivist at the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
6 June 2021
Aberystwyth
£30,600 to £37,410 per annum
Full-Time
Vacancy for Digital Preservation Policy and Outreach Specialist at National Library New Zealand
10 June 2021
Wellington
Full-Time
Reminder: DPC Grant Deadline for DCDC21
Added on 7 May 2021
There are only five days left to apply for DPC Career Development Fund grants for members to attend the online Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities 2021 Conference (DCDC21), 28 June – 2 July 2021. These grants, detailed below, are open to all DPC members and the application deadline is 12 May 2021.
Vacancy for Senior Developer & Operations Specialist at Cambridge University Libraries
23 May 2021
Cambridge
£36,914-£49,553
Fixed Term
Vacancy for Senior Software Developer at The National Archives
21 May 2021
Richmond upon Thames, London
£46,981 - £51,981
Full-Time