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Good news from the DPC

My day today began with one of those moments that remind us how technology, and the world, changes. On the train I sat next to someone reading and scribbling on an academic text of some sort on which the words “network research” and “SNA” appeared prominently. I began reading, as one does (yes, I shouldn’t, [...]

Being Frank: William Kilbride talks DPC and DPTP

After the DPC’s sponsorship of two places for our most recent DPTP course in May, I was keen to talk to William Kilbride, Executive Director at DPC, about his work at the coalition and his thoughts on the future of the training programme. Frank Steiner: I understand you’ve just recently taken on the post at [...]

DPC sponsors DPTP scholarships for May

We’re pleased to say that the DPC has agreed to sponsor two places at the forthcoming open run of the Digital Preservation Training Programme (DPTP) at SOAS, 18-20 May 2009. Attendance at DPTP itself is open to everyone, but the sponsored places are only available to staff of DPC member institutions. We’re pleased that this [...]

ULCC/Portico/DPC consortium to undertake JISC preservation study

We’ve just heard that a consortium of ULCC, Portico and the Digital Preservation Coalition has been awarded the contract by JISC to undertake a Preservation Study of recent digitisation activities. The JISC Digitisation Programme has made a wide variety of valuable resources digitally accessible, including: British Newspapers (1620-1900) Newsfilm Online First World War Poetry Newspaper [...]

iPres2008 – first impressions

iPres2008 finished yesterday, and overall it was a useful and informative event. It took place a mere 15 minutes walk from our current home, so we took advantage of its proximity and attended en masse. Chris Rusbridge has already done an excellent job of some near-real-time reporting on the sessions, and I’m not going to [...]