iPres 2022

The Early Bird Registration for iPres 2022 is Now Open!

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Digital Preservation Awards 2022

The search for the very best work in digital preservation has begun again this year, with the launch of the Digital Preservation Awards 2022 as part of the Digital Preservation Coalition's 20th Anniversary celebrations! The nominations are in and the judges are deliberating, watch out for the finalists announcement soon!

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Community Engagement

We enable a growing number of agencies and individuals in all sectors and in all countries to participate in a dynamic and mutually supportive digital preservation community.

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Advocacy

We campaign for a political and institutional climate more responsive and better informed about the digital preservation challenge; raising awareness about the new opportunities that resilient digital assets create.

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Workforce Development

We provide opportunities for our members to acquire, develop and retain competent and responsive workforces that are ready to address the challenges of digital preservation.

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Capacity Building

We support and assure our members in the delivery and maintenance of high quality and sustainable digital preservation services through knowledge exchange, technology watch, research and development.

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Good Practice and Standards

We identify and develop good practice and standards that make digital preservation achievable, supporting efforts to ensure services are tightly matched to shifting requirements.

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Management and Governance

We ensure the DPC is a sustainable, competent organisation focused on member needs, providing a robust and trusted platform for collaboration within and beyond the Coalition.

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We are building:
  • a dynamic and mutually supportive digital preservation community.
  • a political and institutional climate more responsive and better informed about the digital preservation challenge.
  • workforces that are ready to address the challenges of digital preservation.
  • high quality and sustainable digital preservation services.
  • good practice and standards that make digital preservation achievable.
  • a sustainable, competent organization focussed on member needs.
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Digital Preservation Handbook

The Handbook identifies good practice in creating, managing and preserving digital materials. By providing a strategic overview of the key issues, discussion and guidance on strategies and activities, and pointers to key projects and reports, the Handbook provides guidance for institutions and individuals and a range of tools to help them identify and take appropriate actions.
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Registration open for Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities 2022 Conference 18 May 2022 Read Article
Digitisation of The Scotsman Collection: Digital Access and Preservation at Historic Environment Scotland Christopher Viney Christopher Viney Last updated on 17 May 2022 Over the past decade issues in access to archival collections have been thrown into focus demonstrating the value of digitising archival material. Go to Blog
Lowering the Barriers to Computational Access for Digital Archivists : a launch event | Upcoming Events 6 July 2022 | 13:00 - 17:00 UTC+1 This event marks the launch of this guide and provides an opportunity to learn more about computational access. View Event

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