We are building:
- A digital preservation community which provides an effective platform for meaningful and sustained professional exchange.
- A climate of public and institutional policy which is better informed and better inclined towards digital preservation.
- Competent and responsive workforces that are ready to address the challenges of digital preservation.
- Greater maturity in digital preservation through knowledge exchange, advice, authoritative publications and informative events.
- Accountable and sustainable organizational functions and structures to ensure good governance.
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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DPC launches new Advocacy course as part of Novice to Know-How learning pathway
22 April 2026
Discover N2KH: Advocacy, a new free online course supporting digital preservation professionals in building confidence and making the case for their work.
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Open Minds and Open Standards: Key Takeaways from Our DPC Supporter Panel on Pre‑Procurement
Across all the advice, examples and stories, one message stood out: The best procurement outcomes come from organisations that stay open to dialogue, to learning and to new ideas.
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Across all the advice, examples and stories, one message stood out: The best procurement outcomes come from organisations that stay open to dialogue, to learning and to new ideas.
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DPC Members Forum and Networking Event - The Americas
21 Apr 2026
We are delighted to invite DPC Members and members of the digital preservation community to attend our DPC Members Forum and Networking Event in New York City, USA!
This two-day ...