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The Library of Congress has published its annual update to the Recommended Formats Statement (RFS) for 2025-2026. Now in its second decade since launching in 2014, the RFS identifies hierarchies of physical and technical characteristics for creative formats, both analog and digital, aiming to maximize the chances for survival and continued accessibility of creative content. This resource serves both the Library of Congress and the wider community who create, collect and preserve published works, evolving over time to reflect changing priorities and capabilities within the digital preservation landscape.create, collect and preserve published works in all forms. The resource has evolved over its lifespan to reflect changing priorities and capabilities within the digital preservation landscape.

Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 07:00 BST / 08:00 CEST / 16:00 AEST

Join Roxanne Missingham and Alicia Wise as they explore CLOCKSS - a global preservation network with secure nodes around the world, including one now hosted at Australian National University (ANU). Roxanne will share why ANU joined the CLOCKSS network and what it means for regional and global preservation. Alicia will explain how geographic and institutional diversity is key to protecting content from local failures, vendor instability, and digital obsolescence.

The iPRES 2025 organizing team is now accepting submissions for the Great Digital Preservation Bake Off at the International Conference on Digital Preservation taking place later this year in Wellington!

The Digital Preservation Bake-Off provides a platform for developers and practitioners to showcase their digital preservation solutions in a live, interactive setting. No actual baking is required; however, kitchen metaphors and puns are encouraged! The Bake Off offers a playful yet insightful look into the future of digital preservation, making it a fun and educational experience for all.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to announce two key appointments to its staff. Dorothy Waugh will take on the role of Head of Workforce Development, while Garth Stewart joins as Head of Good Practice, each bringing a wealth of expertise to these roles.

The iPRES 2025 Programme Committee is pleased to announce that the Call for the iPRES 2025 Ad Hoc Programme is now open. 

Lightning talks, digital preservation games, Birds of a Feather (BoF) discussion sessions  – once again iPRES offers exciting submission categories beyond the traditional paper, panel, poster, workshop, and tutorial submissions. They offer a flexible and informal way to share your ideas, projects, and insights with the iPRES community without the need to submit a full paper.