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Digital PreservationThe question at hand Your professional association just announced it s moving from local in-person events to a global online conference series with three regional sessions per event. You re looking at
Archival ManagementIf you manage digital preservation for an enterprise or government archive, you re facing a choice: continue with incremental improvements to your current system or adopt a research-driven approach to
Archival ManagementThe Challenge The National Archives faced a critical question: when a third party funds the digitization of public records, who controls access to those digital copies? The institution s existing Stat
Archival ManagementWhat This Template Is For You ve digitized thousands of records and built a catalog, but your users are overwhelmed by search results. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) faced thi
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Digital PreservationA New Approach to Digital Preservation iPRES 2025 in Aotearoa New Zealand showed the impact of centering Indigenous perspectives and cultural values in digital preservation. The conference used te reo
Archival ManagementYou re facing decades of legacy finding aids, an aging database, and a digital preservation system waiting to be populated. Before you start transferring data, you need a migration plan that avoids cr
Digital PreservationYou re about to sign a contract for a digital preservation platform that meets every requirement on your checklist. The vendor demos well. The pricing fits your budget. But here s the question no one
Digital PreservationDigital preservation programs often fail not because the technology doesn t work, but because you can t secure budget approval, executive sign-off, or cross-departmental buy-in. You re maintaining bit
Digital PreservationYour digital preservation program likely includes migration strategies, format registries, and perhaps some cloud storage. But when a researcher asks to access a 1995 CD-ROM or a Flash-based artwork,
Archival ManagementYour web archive isn t just a vault; it s a dynamic research tool that thrives on active use. Many institutions treat archived websites as static collections, but this approach overlooks their true va
Digital PreservationThe Question at Hand When you re preparing digital records for long-term preservation, you face a fundamental choice: build custom tools in-house or adopt an existing solution. This decision isn t jus
Archival ManagementThe Growing Concern Researchers recently gathered at Durham University for the NetDRIVE 2026 Summer School, focusing on digital infrastructure and sustainability. These discussions have sparked urgent
Laws & RegulationsWhen the Data Protection Act 2018 replaced its 1998 predecessor on 25 May 2018, archivists gained something unexpected: explicit recognition in data protection law. The new framework, aligned with GDP
Digital PreservationCommunity archives hold irreplaceable local heritage, such as birth records from closed hospitals, union meeting minutes, and neighborhood association photographs. When these groups digitize their col
