Save the date for this World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD2024) on Thursday 7 November 2024 and join individuals and institutions from across the globe in a celebration of digital preservation!
With the theme Preserving Our Digital Content: Celebrating Communities, WDPD2024 is a great opportunity to connect the digital preservation community, and to celebrate the digital legacy of all types of communities around the world.
“This year we’re bringing a special focus on communities,” says Sarah Middleton, Head of Advocacy and Community Engagement for the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC). “Through this WDPD theme, we really want to raise the roof and celebrate the diversity of the communities which surround and support us, whilst also drawing attention to the unique and valuable digital content which becomes their digital legacy.”
The WDPD2024 logo once again uses a golden colour to highlight new voices in our community, and the circles of different sizes embody the variety of organizations and institutions which make up the digital preservation community. Watch out for stickers and logo translations in your language, which we will be available on the DPC website soon!
WDPD2024 is open to participation from anyone interested in securing our digital legacy - across all sectors and geographic locations – and the DPC invites archivists, data creators, curators, consumers and community members from around the world to Celebrate Communities this World Digital Preservation Day by sharing their own digital preservation stories through blog posts, social media posts, events and creative activities.
This year on WDPD2024 the DPC will release a brand-new resource in collaboration with the University of Glasgow and a range of community archives. The Our History Our Stories Post-Custodial Digital Preservation Toolkit is designed for those working with community generated digital content and will include a range of practical guidance, support, and advice to those working with digital records in the community context.
World Digital Preservation Day is just one of the ways the DPC helps to raise awareness of the strategic, cultural, and technological issues which make up the digital preservation challenge. The DPC also supports members through other advocacy activities, workforce development, and partnerships, helping members to deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services and derive enduring value from their digital collections.
A detailed program and more information about WDPD2024 will be issued over the coming months. For all the latest updates, visit the World Digital Preservation Day page on the DPC website, follow the hashtag #WDPD2024 on social media or contact angela.puggioni@dpconline.org for more details.