News
PRONOM releases v.120
Added on 27 February 2025
We are pleased to announce that v.120 of PRONOM has now been released. Version 120 features 30 new PUIDs, 32 new signatures and 32 updates. More detailed release notes of the changes can be found here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P1GGevHysUQnivsmf6EFo8ZyfKRPwUJa5eoJ3JODRq0/edit?gid=212512092#gid=212512092
Vacancy for Open Research Manager (Research Data, Repository and Theses) at University of St Andrews
19 March 2025
Scotland
£38,249 - £45,413 per annum
Full-Time
Vacancy for Research Associate at Loughborough University
3 March 2025
Loughborough
£35,116 to £45,413 per annum
Fixed Term
Vacancy for Digital Media Specialist at the British Film Institute
3 March 2025
National Archive, Berkhamsted/Hybrid
£31,235 - £33,135 per annum
Fixed Term
Vacancy for Digital Preservation Librarian, Libraries and Cultural Resources at University of Calgary
1 April 2025
Calgary, Alberta
Full-Time
Stay connected with the Digital Preservation Coalition on social media
Added on 20 February 2025
We're making some changes to our social media presence in 2025! As part of our ongoing commitment to providing effective communication channels for our community, we've carefully evaluated our digital platforms. While we'll stop posting on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook at the end of February, you can still catch all our updates and join the conversation on these platforms:
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Keep up with the latest news on LinkedIn
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Watch recordings of our digital preservation events on YouTube
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Join the conversation on our new Bluesky account
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Chat with us on Mastodon’s digipres.club which we sponsor
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Check out our photos and stories on Instagram
We'd love to stay in touch with you on any of these platforms - come say hi👋and join some great digital preservation discussions!
The Digital Preservation Coalition welcomes the Common Crawl Foundation as its newest member
Added on 18 February 2025
The Common Crawl Foundation (CCF) has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) this month, becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.
As a non-profit foundation dedicated to the Open Web, Common Crawl maintains a free, open repository of web crawl data that can be used by anyone.
Greg Lindahl, CCF’s Chief Technology Officer, says: "We envision a truly open web that enables free access to information and fosters innovation in research, business, and education.” Since its inception in 2008, Common Crawl has steadily expanded its web archive, which now exceeds 10 petabytes and continues to grow each month. This ever-expanding resource is instrumental in countless areas of research worldwide. "We look forward to collaborating with DPC members to improve the quality and integrity of our archive."
Vacancy for Head of Digitisation at SOAS
16 February 2025
London, England
£51248.57 to £60268.57 Per Annum
Full-Time
Call for Applicants: DPC Grant for Online NEDCC Digital Directions 2025
Added on 12 February 2025
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is pleased to advertise a Career Development Fund scholarship grant for a DPC member to attend the Northeast Document Conservation Center's (NEDCC) Digital Directions 2025, taking place online from 22-24 April 2025.
This Career Development Fund grant will cover 100% of the full registration fees. Grant applications are welcomed from DPC members until the extended deadline of 17:00 EST | 22:00 UTC on 5 March 2025 and more details are provided below.