News
Vacancy for Head of Digital Collections at National Library of Ireland
14 July 2021
Dublin
Full-Time
Queensland State Archives joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 16 June 2021
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome Queensland State Archives (QSA) as the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.
As the lead agency for public recordkeeping in Queensland, Australia and custodian of the largest and most significant documentary heritage collection about Queensland, QSA holds permanent records of enduring historical value for the Queensland Government and local governments and is responsible for the management, preservation and access of the permanent records in its custody.
Vacancy for File Format Analyst at The National Archives
4 July 2021
Richmond upon Thames, London
£28,040 - £32,000
Fixed Term
Vacancy for Project Conservator at The National Archives
24 June 2021
Richmond upon Thames, London
£23,100
Fixed Term
Vacancy for Digital Archivist & Coordinator at the Digital Repository of Ireland
22 June 2021
Dublin
€45,842-€60,981
Fixed Term
University of Calgary joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 4 June 2021
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes the University of Calgary, as they become the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.
Bringing together over 300 terabytes of digital material from libraries, institutional and research archives, special collections, art galleries and a university press, the University of Calgary’s Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR) is undertaking efforts to bolster the institution’s digital preservation capacities; safeguarding the authenticity, usability and accessibility of its rich digital assets.
Born digital archive cataloguing and description: DPC publishes new Technology Watch Guidance Note on Access to Digital Collections
Added on 28 May 2021
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has released a Member preview of the next in its series of Technology Watch Guidance Notes entitled Born digital archive cataloguing and description, by Jenny Bunn, today.
Born digital archive cataloguing and description seeks to provide guidance to support organisations and individuals in making sense of the technological developments relating to the presentation and accessibility of their collection information.
National Film & Sound Archive joins the Digital Preservation Coalition
Added on 19 May 2021
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome the National Film & Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) as the Coalition’s newest Associate Member.
Established in 1984, the NFSA is Australia’s living archive with a mission to collect, preserve and share Australia’s audiovisual heritage. As custodians of over 3.3 million items, of which approximately half are digital, digital preservation is a core element of the organization’s mission to preserve and share its collection.