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Vacancy for Archivist (Ushaw and Catholic Collections) at Durham University
4 January 2023
Durham
Grade 6: - £27,929-34,308 per annum
Fixed Term
Vacancy for Digital Collection Specialist at Library of Congress
16 December 2022
Washington, DC
$61,947 - $80,532 per year
Full-Time
Kate Murray elected new Vice Chair for the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 9 December 2022
Kate Murray of the Library of Congress was elected as the new Vice Chair of the DPC Board at the Annual General Meeting of the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) this week. Kate will be familiar to many people within the digital preservation community for her work on the Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI), leading the Sustainability of Digital Formats resource, as well as for her role as co-chair of the Email Preservation Task force which DPC co-sponsored in 2016.
Vacancy for Conservation Manager, Time Based Media at Tate
19 December 2022
London
£39,775 per annum
Full-Time
Queen Mary University of London joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 9 December 2022
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes Queen Mary University of London’s Library Services, as they become the newest Associate Member of the Coalition.
Queen Mary’s Library Services is custodian of institutional and cultural archives, artworks and other artefacts, as well as research data and other original digital assets. With the growth of ’digital first’ and digital only records and research assets, the University is exploring how to ensure sustainable access to assets for now and in the future. With plans to build end- to- end digital preservation into processes, policies and procedures, Queen Mary’s Library Services will be implementing improved processes and technical solutions for digital asset management over the coming years.
The Digital Preservation Coalition welcomes the National Library of Norway
Added on 9 December 2022
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome the National Library of Norway (NLN) as its newest Associate Member this month.
The NLN is the official custodian of Norway’s documentary heritage; with legal responsibility for collecting, preserving, and providing access to all published material in Norway. The NLN is located in Oslo and Mo i Rana.
A risk driven approach to Bitstream Preservation: Member preview of new DPC Technology Watch Guidance Note
Added on 7 December 2022
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has released a Member Preview of the next in its series of Technology Watch Guidance Notes, A risk driven approach to Bitstream Preservation by Paul Wheatley, today.
A risk driven approach to Bitstream Preservation explores some of the challenges that must be addressed by a storage architecture designed for long-term digital preservation. It considers the risks faced by content stored over the long-term and concludes with a simple approach to assess and document the risks and mitigating actions put in place to address them.