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Vacancy for Research Data Specialist at the DCC
21 February 2021
Glasgow
£35,845 - £40,322
Full-Time
AWE joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 10 February 2021
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) this month, as they become the Coalition’s newest Associate member.
In one form of another, AWE has been part of the UK defence establishment for more than 70 years. Over this time, it has accumulated a significant archive, demonstrating the importance of robust records management and preservation. AWE’s archives include many legacy media types and formats and ensuring the resilience of these records is critical for national security and safety.
Vacancy for Technical Lead Digital Preservation at Cambridge University Libraries
7 March 2021
Cambridge
£36,914-£49,553
Fixed Term
Vacancy for Assistant Head, Digital Content Management Section at Library of Congress
3 May 2021
Washington, D.C.
$122,530 to $159,286 per annum
Full-Time
Michael Popham to join DPC staff in February as Digital Preservation Analyst
Added on 29 January 2021
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to announce that Michael Popham will join its staff in February in a new role as Digital Preservation Analyst.
Michael will be well known to the DPC membership and the wider digital preservation and archives community from his recent work at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford.
Vacancy for Programme Manager at The British Library
10 January 2021
Boston Spa or St Pancras
£45,000 - £48,750
Fixed Term
CSC ‒ IT Center for Science joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 1 January 2021
Finnish non-profit state enterprise CSC ‒ IT Center for Science has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member. 
Funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, CSC has produced sustainable national digital preservation services for cultural heritage and research data in Finland since 2015. Services are developed in close collaboration with partner organisations to preserve their digital assets whilst other provisions include maintaining national digital preservation specifications, developing open-source software, maintaining hardware for preservation, and offering support for national organisations on various aspects of digital preservation.
“We believe that international collaboration is the way to successful digital preservation. Being part of the DPC, we look forward to benefitting from the experiences of all members and sharing our own national lessons-learned back to the community” explains Kimmo Koivunen, Development Manager for CSC.
The Postal Museum joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 1 January 2021
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes The Postal Museum this new year, as they become Associate Members of the Coalition.
The Postal Museum, located in London, reveals five centuries of British social and communications history as seen through the eyes of its iconic postal service. The museum cares for the records generated by Royal Mail and Post Office Limited in the UK. These records constitute the business archive of the Post Office since 1637 and hold the status of Public Records under the Public Records Act 1967. The Postal Museum is also developing an archive of records generated by the museum itself. With this remit, The Postal Museum is currently working to develop capacity to transfer and preserve these records in a digital format.