The following is a guest post by Seth Anderson, consultant at AVPreserve. This is part of an ongoing series of posts to highlight and preview the Digital Preservation 2014 program. Here Seth previews the session he organized, “Digital Preservation Audit and Planning with ISO 16363 and NDSA Levels of Preservation,” scheduled for Wednesday, July 23 […]
Author: Erin Engle
Registration Now Open for Digital Preservation 2014
Registration for Digital Preservation 2014 (July 22-24 in Washington, DC) is now open! It’s a packed program (PDF) this year, and unlike in previous years, we have a full-three day program planned for our attendees. DP14 kicks off on July 22 with registration and a continental breakfast at 8:30 am, and will conclude on July […]
Preview of the Digital Preservation 2014 Program
It’s hard to believe, but this is the tenth year of the annual digital preservation meeting convened by the Library of Congress. Yes, it really has been 10 years. Registration for this year’s annual meeting, Digital Preservation 2014, (July 22-24) will open next week. Until then, I’m pleased to share with you the draft program […]
NDSA Members, Check Out What’s New
A key strength of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance is to bring together a diverse group of organizations to identify, communicate and advocate for common needs and practices of the digital stewardship community. Membership is designed to allow government agencies, academic institutions and other types of corporate or nonprofit organizations to work collaboratively on issues […]
Hacking Digital Stewardship at Computers in Libraries 2014
While we officially welcomed Spring last month, April seems to be the unofficial start to conference season. This week, NDIIPP staff are busy talking about the NDSA’s National Agenda for Digital Stewardship and NDIIPP’s personal digital archiving guidance at TLA’s Digital Libraries Roundtable on Friday, April 11 and at Personal Digital Archiving 2014 on April […]
Digital Stewardship Innovation Ideas Challenge for 2014
The following is a guest post by Jefferson Bailey, Strategic Initiatives Manager at Metropolitan New York Library Council and co-chair of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation Working Group. The NDSA Innovation Working Group is pleased to launch the Digital Stewardship Innovation Ideas (DSII) Challenge for 2014! As the challenge title notes, it’s about ideas: […]
Things to Know About Personal Digital Archiving 2014
Personal Digital Archiving 2014 will be held at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 10-11, 2014. This is THE conference that raises awareness among individuals, public institutions and private companies engaged in the creation, preservation and ongoing use of personal digital content. A key overarching topic will be how libraries, archives and other […]
2014 NDSA Philly Regional Meeting: January 23-24
The following is a guest post by Nicole Scalessa, IT manager at The Library Company of Philadelphia, an NDSA member. Digital stewardship is a prime topic for small institutions trying to keep pace with the increasing demands for digital content. The Library Company of Philadelphia, a special collections library founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731, […]
Call for Proposals: Digital Preservation 2014
We’ve started planning our annual meeting, Digital Preservation 2014, which will be held July 22-24 in the Washington, DC area, and we want to hear from you! Any organization or individual with an interest in digital stewardship can propose ideas for potential inclusion in the meeting. The Library of Congress has hosted annual meetings with […]
Wikipedia: The Go-to Source for Information About Digital Preservation?
The following is a guest post from Andrea Goethals, Digital Preservation and Repository Services Manager at the Harvard University Library, with contributions from Stephen Paul Davis, Director of Columbia University Libraries Digital Program Division and Kate Zwaard, Supervisory IT Specialist, Repository Development, Library of Congress. Andrea and Kate co-chair the NDSA Standards and Practices Working […]