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: […]
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Scoring, Not Storing: Digital Preservation Assessment Criteria at #digpres14
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Connecting with People and Institutions at Digital Preservation 2013
How do people outside of our community think about digital preservation? In her opening, Hilary Mason, chief scientist at bit.ly and the first speaker at Digital Preservation 2013, posed this question, framing her talk from the perspective of computer engineers and those working in start-up businesses. She went on to talk about the evolution of […]
CURATEcamp Exhibition: Exhibition in and of the Digital Age
Alongside this year’s Digital Preservation 2013 meeting, I am excited to announce that we will also be playing host to a CURATEcamp unconference focused on exploring the idea of exhibition. For those unfamiliar with unconferences, the key idea is that the participants define the agenda and that there are no spectators, everyone who comes should plan […]
Explore Innovative Ideas Across the Digital Information Landscape at Digital Preservation 2013
We like to think (and hope) that our blog The Signal acts as an informative resource from which to learn and engage in conversations of digital preservation work. We hope that it exposes you to interesting projects and people stewarding digital collections, and that it creates opportunities to expose you to the wider community of […]