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Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries join the DPC
Added on 2 October 2023
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries as they become the newest Full Member of the Coalition.
With more than 18 million digital items in their collections, the Heard Libraries pursue effective and inclusive models for digital preseration and stewardship. In addition to a diverse range of digitized manuscript collections, the academic research library in Nashville, Tennessee, holds and preserves one of the preeminent digital audio-visual collections in the United States through the Vanderbilt Television News Archive, featuring more than 62,000 hours of transcribed video content.
Participate in World Digital Preservation Day 2023!
Added on 2 October 2023
The DPC invites all data creators, archivists, curators, community members and digipres folk from around the world to celebrate digital preservation by participating in a whole day dedicated to all of the benefits and opportunities enabled by the hard work of our dynamic and collaborative community.
Vacancy for Senior Digital Archivist (Team Leader) at The National Archives (UK)
15 October 2023
London, England
£44,500 per annum
Full-Time
18th International Digital Curation Conference Call for Papers Extended
Added on 29 September 2023
Following requests for more time to work on submission proposals, the deadline for papers, lightning talks and workshop submissions has been extended to the 15 October 2023.
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Papers - 15/10/23
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Lightning Talks - 15/10/23
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Workshops - 15/10/23
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Posters - 29/10/23
Vacancy for a Curator of Born-Digital Special Collections at Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
Full-Time
Vacancy for Open Repositories Manager at University of Strathclyde
1 October 2023
Scotland
£45,585 - £56,021
Full-Time
Vacancy for Digitisation Technician (Time – based media) Preservation at Imperial War Museum
6 October 2023
Duxford, Cambridge, UK
£28,017 per annum
Full-Time
boxxe becomes a DPC Supporter
Added on 25 September 2023
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to announce that boxxe, provider of hardware, software and managed IT services, is the newest organization to become part of its Supporter Program.
Having worked within the field of data infrastructure for more than 20 years, boxxe is a creator of flexible technology solutions, with expertise in security and data management, supporting its customers’ data journey through retention, storage, archive and/or preservation.
Opportunity for a Digital Archiving Cadet - APS 4 at National Archives of Australia
22 October 2023
Australia, Various
$71,767 to $77,333 pro rata + 15.4% super
Fixed Term
Simon P. Wilson joins the DPC Supporter Program
Added on 22 September 2023
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes Simon P. Wilson Archives Consultant to its Supporter Program.
Simon Wilson will be well known to the DPC community, having worked as Archivist at the University of Hull where he managed the University archives team based at the Hull History Centre. With more than 25 years of experience working across the Higher Education, local government and museum sectors, Simon focuses on the effective use of ICT including digitisation, collections management systems, websites and online catalogues, content management systems and digital preservation.