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December 2012 Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter

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The December 2012 Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter is now available.

http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/newsletter/201212.pdfDecember 2012 Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter

In this issue:

  • Digital Preservation Pioneer: Martha Anderson, Director Program Management NDIIPP
  • Levels of Digital Preservation Candidate One Release
  • Find out about the latest PDF/A specification: PDF/A-3
  • Did you know that museums had computer networks in the 1960′s?
  • Read about a recent exhibit at Hampshire College, “Pulp to Pixels: Artists Books in the Digital Age.”
  • New video release about the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Curriculum Training
  • New report: Science @Risk: Toward a National Strategy for Preserving Online Science
  • Recent interviews with Pratt Associate Professor Debbie Rabina and Paul Wheatly of the Spruce Project
  • Upcoming event: Personal Digital Archiving 2013, Feb 21-22, University of Maryland

Teaching Digital Library Creation with Viewshare

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This is a guest post from Camille Salas, an intern with the Library of Congress. As a first year graduate student at the University of Maryland’s School of Information, I, like many other library students across the country, enrolled in a required course that focused on the organization of information. I often referred to the …

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An Update: What Skills Does a Digital Archivist or Librarian Need?

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If you are looking for a job associated in some way with preserving/curating/stewarding digital information for ongoing use into the future, you want the right mix of skill and experience to attract the right attention from an employer. I presented my own ideas on this subject a while back, talking from my practical experience as …

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Good News: Librarian Job Growth Exploding!

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Quick quiz: Is the employment outlook for librarians growing or shrinking? The answer depends on what you call a “library job.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for librarians is “slower than average,” with a projected rate of change in employment this decade of 7%, slower than the 14% average growth …

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Potential Residency Hosts Invited to Library of Congress

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The following is a guest post by Ali Fazal and Claudia Martinez, both HACU interns with the Library’s Office of Strategic Initiatives. The National Digital Stewardship Residency program held a meeting with potential host institutions on Friday, September 21st. This program, which was created by the Library of Congress, Office of Strategic Initiatives, and the Institute …

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The October 2012 Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter is now available

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The October 2012 Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter is now available. http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/newsletter/201210.pdf In this issue: *Find out how you can help define levels of digital preservation *Reflections on CurateCamp processing *Read about three individuals who are working on the preservation of video games *Learn about the difference between domains and subdomains in web archiving …

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New Residency Program Moves Forward

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Heads up, recent grad students!  The National Digital Stewardship Residency program is in the works, and Library of Congress staff members are currently working with other institutions in the Washington, D.C. area to set up this new program, which promises to be a great opportunity for students to gain real world experience with digital preservation …

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DPOE Continues to Expand Trainer Network

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This is a guest post from George Coulbourne, Executive Program Officer in the Office of Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress. Braving the heat of an Indiana summer, 21 library, archive, and museum professionals recently completed the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education program’s second Train-the-Trainer Workshop. Representing the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, …

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The AIMS Project and the Stewardship of Born-Digital Archival Materials: An interview with Bradley Daigle

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The five recipients of the inaugural NDSA innovation awards are exemplars of the creativity, diversity, and collaboration essential to supporting the digital preservation community as it works to preserve and make available digital materials. In an effort to learn more and share the work of the individuals, projects and institutions who won these awards I …

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Students Saving Sounds: An Interview with Anthony Cocciolo

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The five recipients of the inaugural NDSA awards are exemplars of the creativity, diversity, and collaboration essential to supporting the digital community as it works to preserve and make available digital materials. In an effort to learn more and share the work of the individuals, projects and institutions who won these awards I am excited …

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