Thursday, 4th November 2010

Just Released: The November 2010 issue of the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter

The November 2010 issue of the Library of Congress Digital Preservation newsletter is now available (2 pages; PDF).

Stories Include:

+ PREMIS (metadata) for digital preservation

+ News from a recent conference (iPRES2010), meetings (International Internet Preservation Consortium), and workshop (Digital Preservation Coalitions) held in Vienna, Austria

+ Profile of Digital Preservation Pioneer Nancy McGovern

+ Recaps from a talk by Robert Darnton at the Library of Congress and the Designing Storage Architectures for Digital Preservation meeting

+ Announcements: CNI Fall Meeting (registration deadline Nov. 12)
++ A new survey about digital preservation education needs
++ Library and Archives Canada Format Registry File
++ Format Guidelines for Preservation and Long-term Access

Source: National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation / Library of Congress

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