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From: "Sarah Middleton" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Jun 23, 2016 6:59 AM
Subject: A catalyst for action: New Handbook provides practical guidance in
Digital Preservation
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A new edition of the Digital Preservation Handbook was officially launched
at the Guildhall in York yesterday, updating the original version first
published in 2001: http://handbook.dpconline.org/
Available free of charge on the Digital Preservation Coalition website, the
newly unveiled Handbook provides a range of practical tools to help
preserve digital materials. Acknowledging and embracing the importance of
digital information to today’s culture, knowledge base and economy, the
Handbook also identifies good current practice in creating, managing and
preserving this rapidly growing and valuable asset.
“By providing a strategic overview of the key issues, strategies and
activities, the Handbook is a real, useful and practical guide to help
organisations identify and take appropriate action in preserving their
digital collections,” explains Handbook Managing Editor Neil Beagrie.
Recognising the presence of definite challenges in digital preservation,
the Handbook still provides hope for a bright digital future; pointing to
many examples of great practice and suggestions for ways in which
organisations can get started in digital preservation.
“Already we have made great strides in averting a "digital dark age," adds
William Kilbride, Executive Director of the Digital Preservation Coalition
(DPC). “There are a growing number of repositories all over the world that
can claim a long track record of keeping digital materials well over many
decades. And there are things we can all do. This handbook is intended as a
catalyst for action for institutions of any kind.”
As lead funder, The National Archives in the UK with supplementary funding
from the Archives and Records Association, British Library, Jisc, and
National Records of Scotland, have provided a research grant to fund the
full revision of the Digital Preservation Handbook. This work has been
undertaken under the direction of William Kilbride, Executive Director of
the DPC and editor Neil Beagrie, supported by an extensive advisory board
and set of contributors:
http://handbook.dpconline.org/introduction/acknowledgements
The not-for-profit DPC is an advocate for digital preservation. The
coalition ensures its members can continue to deliver resilient long-term
access to digital content and services through targeted advocacy work,
training and workforce development, research and best practice, and
enabling sustainability through partnerships. Its primary objective is
raising awareness of the importance of the preservation of digital material
and the attendant strategic, cultural and technological issues.
The Digital Preservation Handbook is the latest in a collection of popular
resources which support the coalition’s objectives and provide advice on
how to manage high-value and vulnerable digital resources beyond the limits
of technological obsolescence.
· Visit the handbook website now: http://handbook.dpconline.org/
· Find out more about the Digital Preservation Coalition:
http://www.dpconline.org/about/join-us
**Apologies for Cross Posting**
Sarah Middleton
Head of Communications and Advocacy
Digital Preservation Coalition
37 Tanner Row, York, YO1 6WP
Tel: 01904 601952
http://www.dpconline.org/
Email: [log in to unmask]
Twitter: @Sarah_DPC
*The Digital Preservation Awards are now open! Submit your entry by 26th
July for a chance to win.*
*http://www.dpconline.org/advocacy/awards/2016-digital-preservation-awards
<http://www.dpconline.org/advocacy/awards/2016-digital-preservation-awards>
*
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