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DPC Reading Club - Critical Vocabulary (Trust)

18 Jun 2025 at 1:00pm - 18 Jun 2025 at 2:00pm UTC
Online
Members Only

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Over the next three months we will be reading selected chapters from Digital Preservation: A Critical Vocabulary. This publication critically interrogates a selection of the digital preservation terms that we commonly use. With 15 chapters to choose from, the challenge was narrowing it down to three to discuss in DPC Reading Club! The publication is currently under open review and comments are welcome.

Our June Reading Club session will focus on Trust by Elizabeth Yakel, Ixchel M. Faniel, and Katherine Polasek. Trust is a ubiquitous concept in digital preservation but when we talk about ‘trust’ and ‘trusted digital repositories’ do we all mean the same thing? There will be lots to talk about in this session!

Yakel, E., Faniel, I. M., & Polasek, K. (2024). Trust . Digital Preservation: A Critical Vocabulary. Retrieved from https://digital-preservation-a-critical-vocabulary.pubpub.org/pub/mfby9zaj

When reading the article, have a think about the following questions which we will discuss together:

  • What did you learn from the article? Was it an interesting read?

  • Was there anything that surprised you in the article …or was there perhaps something that you disagreed with?

  • Do you think you will do anything differently as a result of reading this article - does it change your practices or thinking in any way?

  • Is there anything we should do as a community or the DPC could help with?

Any other observations or discussion points also welcome!

More information about Reading Club (and a reading list so you can catch up on anything you've missed) can be found here.

Registration

This will be a small and informal event for DPC Members only and places are limited. Sign up now to secure your place! We only ask that you have done the reading that has been set before the event and bring along your thoughts and observations to share.

Places for DPC members will be restricted to five places for full members and one place for associates on a first come, first served basis. If you find you are no longer able to attend, please let us know in advance so we can free up your space to those on the waiting list.

DPC Members, please log in to register.

If you are having any issues registering, please contact eleanor.oleary@dpconline.org 

DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy

The DPC Community is guided by the values set out in our Strategic Plan and aims to be respectful, welcoming, inclusive and transparent. We encourage diversity in all its forms and are committed to being accessible to everyone who wishes to engage with the topic of digital preservation, whilst remaining technology and vendor neutral. We ask all those who are part of this community to be positive, accepting, and sensitive to the needs and feelings of others in alignment with our DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy.

Event Location: Online