The August Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter is now available: Included in this issue: Digital Preservation 2014: It’s a Thing Preserving Born Digital News LOLCats and Libraries with Amanda Brennan Digital Preservation Questions and Answers End-of-Life Care for Aging, Fragile CDs Education Program updates Interviews with Henry Jenkins and Trevor Blank More on Digital […]
Author: Susan Manus
Preserving and Curating Research Data: Panel Preview for DP2014
Continuing with our series of blog posts devoted to the upcoming Digital Preservation 2014 conference, the following interview features a preview of the panel session entitled “Research Data and Curation” with panel members Inna Kouper (Data to Insight Center at Indiana University), Elizabeth Yakel (University of Michigan School of Information) and Ixchel Faniel (OCLC Research). Susan: […]
Digital Preservation Questions Meet Digital Preservation Answers
The following is a guest post by Jefferson Bailey, Partner Specialist at Internet Archive and co-chair of the NDSA Innovation Working Group. Continuing in our series previewing sessions at the Digital Preservation 2014 conference, the NDSA Innovation Working Group will host the session “Digital Preservation Questions and Answers” on Day 2 (Wednesday July 23, 2014) […]
Residency Program Update and Panel Preview for DP2014
The National Digital Stewardship Residency program just completed the first year of residencies in the Washington, DC area. The second, upcoming round of residencies will take place in New York and Boston, and both cities have recently announced the selection of residents and projects. At this year’s Digital Preservation 2014, there will be a panel […]
July Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter
The July issue of the Library of Congress Digital Preservation newsletter is now available! In this issue: Featuring “Digital Preservation and the Arts” including Web Archiving and Preserving the Arts, and Preserving Digital and Software-Based Artworks An Interview with Marla Misunas (and friends) of SFMOMA, part 2 Community Approaches to Digital Stewardship Exhibiting GIFs, with […]
NDSR Selects the Next Class of Residents for New York and Boston
The National Digital Stewardship Residency program has recently announced the next group of 10 residents selected for this prestigious program. This Residency program, funded by the IMLS, has just completed its inaugural year, with 10 residents working in various organizations in the Washington, DC area. The next round of the NDSR will begin in September […]
At the Museum: An Interview with Marla Misunas (and Friends) of SFMOMA, Pt. Two
We are continuing the previous interview with Marla Misunas of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, this time including two of her colleagues: Layna White, Head of Collections Information and Access at SFMOMA, and Mark Hellar, consultant and owner of Hellar Studios LLC. Mark is currently working on new media conservation initiatives at SFMOMA, including […]
June Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter Now Available
The June 2014 Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter (pdf) is now available! Included in this issue: The 2014 NDSA Innovation Award Winners. An Insights Interview with Zach Whalen. Comparing Formats for Still Image Digitizing. Big Data is not Going to Manage Itself. Personal Digital Archiving: recent projects at two public libraries. Residency Program: wrapping […]
Preserving Your Personal Memories: Students Create Workshop on Photo Archiving
The following is a guest post by Lea Harrison, Lindsey Bright & Michelle Datiles, all graduate students in the digital curation class of Dr. Jane Zhang, Catholic University of America Inspired by the Library of Congress’ Personal Digital Archiving initiatives, our small team of three Catholic University of America grad students in the Library & […]
Announcing Hosts and Projects for Next Round of NDSR
Some good news coming out of the National Digital Stewardship Residency program – the host institutions and projects for the upcoming year have now been announced! The NDSR, an initiative to develop new professionals in digital stewardship through funded, post-graduate residencies, is wrapping up the first successful year of the program, held in 10 different […]