World Digital Preservation Day

World Digital Preservation Day (formerly International Digital Preservation Day) is held on the last Thursday of every November. This year, on 29th November 2018, the digital preservation community will come together to celebrate the collections preserved, the access maintained and the understanding fostered by preserving digital materials.

The aim of the day is to create greater awareness of digital preservation that will translate into a wider understanding which permeates all aspects of society – business, policy making, personal good practice. Pervasive, changing and ubiquitous, digital technologies are a defining feature of our age. Digital materials are a core commodity for industry, commerce and government. They are fundamental for research, the law and medicine. The creative industries, cultural heritage and the media depend on reliable access to digital materials while families and friends extend and sustain their relationships through digital interactions. What better reason to celebrate the opportunities created by digital preservation. 

How to join in...

Organised by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and supported by digital preservation networks around the world, World Digital Preservation Day is open to participation from anyone interested in securing our digital legacy. We want World Digital Preservation Day to provide a window into the daily activities of those involved with or contemplating digital preservation. And, in order to create a full a picture as possible, we would like to showcase a wide range of experiences, activities, projects, collections and challenges. Data creators, curators and consumers from around the world are invited to get involved and share stories of their own 'digital preservation day.'

• BLOG

  Share digital preservation stories with us on World Digital Preservation Day. If you are a member, you can post directly to the DPC blog on the day (please register first). 

  Read blog posts from 2017 

• PICTURES

  Take a picture that sums up your digital preservation day and share with us.

  See pictures from 2017 on Instagram

• VIDEOS

  Record an inspirational conference session or seminar, capture a workflow from your desktop, or narrate a PowerPoint presentation on digital preservation.

  Watch videos from 2017

• EVENTS

  Digital preservation themed events, webinars, seminars, launches and informal gatherings will be taking place around the world on 30th November. 

  See our past events section to see how others celebrated
  in 2017

• RESOURCES

  The DPC's own contribution to International Digital Preservation Day is the 'Bit List' of Digitally Endangered Species. 

  See the Bit List

• LOGO

  The IDPD17 logo was translated into 16 languages on all your related emails and communications.

  See all logos

• SOCIAL MEDIA

  Use social media to share your ‘digital preservation day.’ 

  Read the twitter stories above or check out the #IDPD17.

• NEWS

  Read International Digital Preservation Day news on the DPC website.

  Go to news pages

• SUPPORT

  IDPD17 was supported by specialist networks around the world including: Inter-university Consortium for 
  Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Netherlands Coalition for Digital Preservation (NCDD), nestor and Open
  Preservation Foundation (OPF).

Read more 2017 blogs from around the world

'Celebration of the International Digital Preservation Day'

Daniel Gomes, Arquivo.pt, Portugal

'Digital Archives, Working with Depositors'

Simon Wilson, Hull History Centre, UK

'Digital preservation and the Anne McLaren Papers'

Jonathan Pledge, British Library

'International Digital Preservation Day at the Danish National Archives'

Jan Dalsten Sørensen, Danish National Archives

'Let There Be Digital Preservation – A View from the Data Archive'

Tuomas J. Alaterä, Finnish Social Science Data Archive

'Personal archives and personal digital archiving'

Dr. Arian Rajh, Highflott, Zagreb Croatia

'Taking a holistic approach: Creating a digital preservation program at Rensselaer Libraries'

Andrea Byrne, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), USA

'The Lifecycle and Preservation of Electronic Records'

Leslie Johnston, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), USA

'The new ETH Zurich Web Archive'

Marion Wullschleger and Angela Gastl, ETH Zurich University Archives, Switzerland

'TROVE NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF TROVE THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU'THE DARK SIDE OF TROVE THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU'

Tighearnan Kelly, National Library of Australia

'Why Storage is not Preservation: A Conversation, surrounded by Conservation'

Kathryn Cassidy, Digital Repository of Ireland, Dublin