Bits and Pieces

Updates on our work in digital preservation and research data.
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Posts in Bits and Pieces

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Results for: digital preservation
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  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
Bits and Pieces is expanding its discussion to include lots about research data!
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  • Shannon Zachary
When a research library creates a position with responsibility for the preservation of digital stuff, where on the organizational hierarchy should that position hang? Is digital preservation an IT job, collections management, or preservation?
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  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
Look, we wrote a new post!! This one talks about differences between digital preservation projects and programs, and challenges of building a program that accommodates a wide range of content.
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
The Wayne State University National Digital Stewardship Alliance Student Chapter will be hosting its 3nd colloquium, “Putting the Pieces Together: Digital Curation, Preservation, and Metadata”, on April 24th from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. You should go!
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  • Denise Leyton
Deadlines are approaching to share your work related to preservation and the long term management of digital materials. Submit today!
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  • Denise Leyton
The Library of Congress is accepting feedback on its Recommended Format Specifications for its annual update. The deadline to submit feedback is tomorrow, March 31st.
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  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
This inaugural post of Bits and Pieces answers the age old questions: What is digital preservation? Why are you writing about it? Who the heck are you?