In the latest Epistemicast podcast, our Executive Director Neil discusses open, resilient technology standards as the only answer to long-term data preservation. More info and listen here epistemicast.org/neil-jefferi...

Great news for the EOSC EDEN project - the Core Preservation Processes are nominated in the Digital Preservation Awards 2026!

@eosc-eden.bsky.social · 2mo ago

EOSC EDEN is a finalist for the Digital Preservation Awards 2026 🎉 Our Core Preservation Processes (CPPs) are nominated for the NLB Singapore Award for Research & Innovation. 🔎 www.dpconline.org/events/digit... 📘 CPPs: zenodo.org/records/1699...

A bit of #digipres detective sleuthing for DPX validation using our fido tool - nice work!

digitalpreservation.fi@dpres.fi · 2mo ago

A bright image decided to shine a bit too much and broke the file format identification – there’s always that one overachiever. 😄 Always look on the bright side of file! Read the full story: digitalpreservation.fi/en/2026-alwa...

Our patch release for veraPDF 1.30.2 is out now! This comes with some important security fixes in line with a new security policy adopted by veraPDF. Read more about the release and download here: openpreservation.org/news/verapdf...

Unfortunately our webinar today has been cancelled as the speaker is unfortunately ill. We will be rescheduling soon and will make the details available to all registrants. Thank you for understanding

For any digital preservation professionals - this free event is highly recommended!

@eosc-eden.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us for our fourth seminar, where we present the findings from our survey which investigated current practices in digital preservation, and the guidance documents that inform these practices. 📅 When: 27 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:00 CEST (online) 🔗 Registration: eden-fidelis.eu/form/eosc-ed...

Our ODF Validator webinar is now available to watch back. We covered a bit about the ODF format, what led us to develop this validator, and a demo on how to use it. Members can watch the webinar in full via our website, and the demo section is available for all on our YouTube 👇 youtu.be/0Yjq0tUAV28

Introduction to the ODF Validator

Watch the Open Preservation Foundation's short demonstration of our latest product, a validator for Open Document Format (ODF) for Office Applications documents. The software was developed in…

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We are already one year in to the EOSC EDEN project - how time flies! We have a new blog post outlining the project, what's been happening this past year, and what's to come. happy reading! openpreservation.org/blogs/an-int...

An introduction to the EOSC EDEN project – one year on - Open Preservation Foundation

One year into its three-year span, the EOSC EDEN project is hitting its stride. We at the OPF are partners working on Work Package 4...

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Our Executive Director Neil Jefferies recently presented the Oxford Common File Layout at "Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approaches, an Online Symposium". The recording of his and all other talks are now available to view online www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approaches - 12th March 2026 - YouTube

A playlist collecting each recording from the Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approaches online symposium, on the 12th March 2026. For the full program...

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The v1.30 full release of veraPDF and Arlington are out now. This full release addresses security vulnerabilities in the release candidates completed in February. Read more about the releases and download here 👉 openpreservation.org/news/verapdf...

Our 2025 Highlights Report is out now! It brings together the key #digipres activities from the OPF over the last year. Looking forward to even more to come this year! Read the PDF here 👉 openpreservation.org/wp-content/u...

A great boost for the Open Document Format (ODF) with this news in Germany! We've just launched our ODF Validator with Rigsarkivet, Nationaal Archief, Rahvusarhiiv, and the Swiss Federal Archives, to further boost this format and its uptake in the EU and beyond. itsfoss.com/news/germany...

Big Win for Open Source as Germany Backs Open Document Format

The Deutschland-Stack names ODF and PDF/UA as the only permitted document formats for German public administrations.

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A new paper, "Securing the Future of Books: A Collaborative Guide to Preservation" outlines the challenges in preserving eBooks, such as infrastructure limitations, technological barriers and resource constraints, and explores potential solutions. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Securing the Future of Books: A Collaborative Guide to Preservation

This paper examines critical challenges in preservation, such as infrastructure limitations, technological barriers and resource constraints, and explores potential solutions through collaborative in...

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This is a great initiative inviting professionals in the humanitarian sector to share their knowledge and experience despite funding constraints. If you're in the sector - get involved! #NewLearningLandscapes

ALNAP@alnaplearn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Funding constraints are reshaping evaluation in the humanitarian sector — with fewer resources, smaller teams, and pressure for positive results.  But there are opportunities too: more joint and locally led evaluations. What risks or opportunities do you see? buff.ly/KlW82OX   #NewLearningLandscapes

Last week, the OPF met in-person for a week at Oxford's Bodleian Libraries. We celebrated 2025, planned for growth in 2026, and perhaps most importantly - we had the rare opportunity to collaborate face-to-face and grow together as a team. Read here: openpreservation.org/blogs/the-op...

The OPF team meet again at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries

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Our tools are open source, with the code available on GitHub. If you have a suggestion, bug or fix, the best way to reach us is by raising an issue on the relevant tool repository. We've published some guidelines on how to do just that. Read here 👇 openpreservation.org/blogs/raisin...

Raising an issue on GitHub - Open Preservation Foundation

All of the OPF’s projects use GitHub as a source code host and as a way of managing the development process. As these projects are...

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the veraPDF and Arlington 1.30 release candidates are now available for community testing! The releases address technical depth and various real world issues reported by the community. Read more about the updates we've made and download on our website here 👉 openpreservation.org/news/verapdf...

We are kicking off our webinar in a few minutes - if you're registered, get ready to join! Alternatively, the highlights from the webinar will be posted to our YouTube channel in the coming days.

The Open Preservation Foundation@openpreservation.org · 6mo ago

Join us for our next webinar on 10 February! As we've recently taken over stewardship of Fixity Pro, which will now be free and open-source, we'll be demonstrating the tool and taking your questions. Sign up here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us for our next webinar on 10 February! As we've recently taken over stewardship of Fixity Pro, which will now be free and open-source, we'll be demonstrating the tool and taking your questions. Sign up here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

One week to go until Digital Preservation Summit 2026: Securing Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age - still time to register for the virtual event which will be held Thursday 5 February, co-located with the 'DAM and Museums' event. More info here 👉 henrystewartconferences.com/events/digit...

Events Digital Preservation Summit 2026: Securing Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age

Are your digital assets prepared, ready for the future? Join other cultural heritage professionals, librarians, archivists, and museum experts for an intensive virtual summit dedicated to mastering…

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We're excited for Digital Preservation Summit 2026, co-located with the DAM and Museums event, exploring digital preservation in today’s technological landscape, with discussions on strategies for long-term digital asset use. 5 February. Register here 👉 henrystewartconferences.com/events/digit...

Events Digital Preservation Summit 2026: Securing Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age

Are your digital assets prepared, ready for the future? Join other cultural heritage professionals, librarians, archivists, and museum experts for an intensive virtual summit dedicated to mastering…

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@nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy have released v.122 of PRONOM - which features 23 new PUIDs, 23 new signatures and 19 updates. More detailed release notes of the changes can be found here 👉 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/aboutapps/pr...

We are currently hosting a webinar on #CloudViPER, our cloud-native VRE: openpreservation.org/tools/cloudv... it's a really exciting teaching sandpit with heaps of #digitalpreservation tools inside. It can also be used for curation. Snippets will be uploaded to our Youtube soon!

The Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project has opened a call for proposals - to conduct a census of threatened humanitarian archives, and to develop a roadmap for rebuilding these archives. 🚨 DEADLINE - 25 JANUARY 🚨 More information via ELHRA call 👇 www.elrha.org/current-open...

Call for Proposals: Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project

As part of the Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project we are seeking proposals to undertake a census of threatened humanitarian archives, records and datasets and to contribute to the development of…

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More #OPF tools are now included in Infra Finder, a tool from @investinopen designed to increase adoption of and investment in #openinfrastructure. Check out our entries for #fido infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/fido and #ViPER infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/vi... #digitalpreservation

Solution: fido | Infra Finder

Infra Finder provides verified information on open infrastructures’ technical attributes, community engagement, governance, key policies, and more.

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Registration is now open for our first webinar of the year - introducing our latest tool, CLOUDViPER. Join us on 20 January 15:00 GMT. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’ve reached the end of our Festive Countdown! We close the office until 5 January to focus on festive feasting and merriment 🎄Thank you to all our members and the wider community for your continued support and knowledge. We look forward to more great work in the coming year.

Now for the final round of our Festive Friday Quiz! Fastest in the comments for the missing vowels round - complete the phrase below 👇

The OPF Winter Newsletter is now live 🎄 ! Catch up on the latest from the OPF and find out what we have been working on as the year draws to a close. Read here 👉 mailchi.mp/openpreserva...

In October our Community Officer Georgia contributed to the National Digital Stewardship Alliance #digipres conference. Georgia shares her insights from the event in this blog post openpreservation.org/blogs/reflec...