We had a great conversation about digital preservation today, thanks to @tjowens.bsky.social @jonippolito.net and Sibyl Schaefer and of course to @nisoinfo.bsky.social!

NISO@nisoinfo.bsky.social · 5d ago

Our two-part webinar on Preservation and Trust in #ScholComm continues this Wed Aug 19 at 11am EDT! Join us as @tjowens.bsky.social explores the role of #metadata, narrative & ethical labeling in preservation w/ @rfrank.bsky.social @jonippolito.net and Sibyl Schaefer: www.niso.org/events/prese...

Looking for something interesting to add to your reading list this week? Check out the article “Structural assurance inflation: perspectives on the value of trustworthy digital repository certification,” by Rebecca D. Frank at the link below! 📖 www.emerald.com/jd/article/8... @rfrank.bsky.social

Structural assurance inflation: perspectives on the value of trustworthy digital repository certification

Purpose. This study examines how staff members from CoreTrustSeal-certified repositories characterize the primary value of Trustworthy Digital Repository certification, addressing a gap in empirical r...

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The APC to make this one Open Access was bonkers. Please go download it so I can feel better about that number. doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...

rebecca frank@rfrank.bsky.social · 4mo ago

newest article is out (and it's Open Access!): Structural assurance inflation: perspectives on the value of trustworthy digital repository certification in the Journal of Documentation doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...

This study examines how staff members from CoreTrustSeal-certified repositories characterize the primary value of Trustworthy Digital Repository certification, addressing a gap in empirical research about the value and/or benefits of certification.

rebecca frank@rfrank.bsky.social · 4mo ago

newest article is out (and it's Open Access!): Structural assurance inflation: perspectives on the value of trustworthy digital repository certification in the Journal of Documentation doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...

newest article is out (and it's Open Access!): Structural assurance inflation: perspectives on the value of trustworthy digital repository certification in the Journal of Documentation doi.org/10.1108/JD-0...

Structural assurance inflation: perspectives on the value of trustworthy digital repository certification

Purpose. This study examines how staff members from CoreTrustSeal-certified repositories characterize the primary value of Trustworthy Digital Repository certification, addressing a gap in empirical r...

doi.org

ISR is launching a new phase of statistical consulting modeled on CSCAR @ the University of Michigan, expanding access to data analysis and research support across campus. Led by ISR researchers @bradytwest.bsky.social and @sungheelee.bsky.social, the program supports innovation across disciplines

notification that article revisions have been accepted for publication is a really nice way to start a monday morning.

My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social episode is live, feat. Amelia Acker talking about her excellent book “Archiving Machines” out now from @mitpress.bsky.social with an OA version as well! newbooksnetwork.com/archiving-ma...

My latest episode on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Library Science channel is live! newbooksnetwork.com/preserving-g... it was a pleasure having @freegovinfo.bsky.social on the program to talk about the government information landscape past, present, and future

Had a lot of fun responding to these digital preservation questions. Neat to also see how @rfrank.bsky.social and so many other smart folks responded!

Library Innovation Lab@harvardlil.bsky.social · 10mo ago

LIL fellow @maxy.bsky.social asked 14 scholars, archivists, designers, business leaders & engineers: "If you were given unlimited funding to design a system for storing and preserving digital information for at least a century, what would you do?" Their answers: lil.law.harvard.edu/generational...

LIL fellow @maxy.bsky.social asked 14 scholars, archivists, designers, business leaders & engineers: "If you were given unlimited funding to design a system for storing and preserving digital information for at least a century, what would you do?" Their answers: lil.law.harvard.edu/generational...

Generational Data Interviews | Library Innovation Lab

14 Designs for Digital Preservation in 2025

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One answer from Rebecca Frank who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information: "The glib answer is the money itself would be the solution." lil.law.harvard.edu/generational...

Rebecca Frank | Library Innovation Lab

InterviewerIf you were given unlimited funding to design a system for storing and preserving digital information for at least a century, what would you do?

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I'm at #NDSADigiPRES2025 this week. I'll be presenting tomorrow afternoon about digital preservation and financial uncertainty. Conference details here: ndsa.org/conference/ See you there!

Digital Preservation 2025 - Where We're At (Digital Preservation in Uncertain Times)

### About the NDSA and Digital Preservation 2025 (Virtual) The NDSA is a consortium of [{{ site.data.members.count }} organizations](/membership/members/) committed to the long-term preservatio...

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The digital age threatens our cultural memory. Can libraries, archives & museums create a just, sustainable future? 📖 Learn how in the #booktalk for AFTER DISRUPTION with Trevor Owens & Shannon Mattern. 📅 Thurs Sept 25 🕖 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1633230118...

I'm hiring a mid-level full-stack SWE! Our team at @jstor.bsky.social Labs is looking for yet another product-minded engineer to join our team. We come from all kinds of backgrounds, tech and non-tech alike. Please apply or send to your awesome friends, and DM me with ?s: grnh.se/19o370345us

Software Engineer (Full-stack) - ITHAKA

ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — Artstor, JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome b...

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UMSI is running multiple searches this year, starting with the John Derby Evans Professor in Information, at the Assistant or Associate level! This is open to anyone working at the intersection of tech and society, with a closing date of Nov 1, 2025. Please share! www.si.umich.edu/people/facul...

📣 AIP's Niels Bohr Library and Archives is collecting personal stories from scientists, engineers, students & others in the physical sciences whose careers have been impacted by recent U.S. policy & funding changes. Learn more about how to get involved here -> www.aip.org/library/ex-l...

Physical Science Careers Disrupted

Documenting the Impact of Federal Funding & Policy Changes

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#Vacancy: We are hiring a new Marking and Communications Officer. You won't have to have all the #DigitalPreservation answers, but we hope you'll be curious, adaptable, and happy to roll up your sleeves in a small, supportive team. openpreservation.org/news/vacancy...

We’re hiring! Join AIP’s research team as an Archives Fellow or Intern to help highlight women’s contributions to the physical sciences. Great part time opportunities for grad students. Apply here: - Fellow: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau... - Intern: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

📢#IDCC26 Submission deadlines extended📢 Deadlines have been extended to support our community submit proposals over the summer⬇️ 📅3 August 2025 - Papers and Lightning Talks 📅14 September 2025 - Posters 📅30 September 2025 - Workshops Learn more now and submit your proposal dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc2...

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

Mellon Foundation announces appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as Mellon Senior Fellow 📚📜 librarytechnology.org/pr/31511

That bear is NOT friend. But he wants you to care about the endangered National Park signs. Snap a photo of any interpretive signs you see while visiting our national parks and submit them here: saveoursigns.org. #SaveOurSigns

Data Rescue Project #DataRescue@datarescueproject.org · last yr.

Get ready for some fun coming at you this Fourth of July weekend?! DRP has teamed up with some awesome UMN librarians and @safeguardingdata.bsky.social to #SaveOurSigns Read more, spread the word, and get to taking those pics! www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...

We now have the details of the federal 2026 budget proposal, and it spells the end of IMLS. The request is $6,000,000 to "conduct an orderly closeout of IMLS." Whatever happens in the 2 court cases would be moot if this passes. bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...

The 2026 Federal Budget Proposal Shutters The Institute for Museum and Library Services

The details of the 2026 federal budget proposal spell out the goal of shutting down the Institute for Museum and Library services.

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JOB POSTING: Catalog/metadata librarian Reposting for broader reach. Come work with me! 📜📚

Shannon K. Supple@mazarine.bsky.social · last yr.

JOB POSTING: Catalog/metadata librarian 📜📚 Come work with me at the Beinecke Library! sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

‘Archival intelligence’: A retrospective on retiring faculty member Elizabeth Yakel 📜 www.si.umich.edu/about-umsi/n...

‘Archival intelligence’: A retrospective on retiring faculty member Elizabeth Yakel | umsi

Yakel will retire this June, concluding a 25-year chapter at UMSI that has shaped the school’s direction and the archival field more broadly.

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Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3 www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

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🚨#IDCC26 Call for Submissions is now open! Theme: AI, austerity, and authoritarianism: contemporary challenges in digital curation Submission formats: ✅ Papers ✅ Lightning Talks ✅ Posters ✅ Workshops ➡️https://dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc26/call-for-submissions #DigitalCuration #OpenScience #Research

I've seen a lot of anger and sadness about terminated grants & am so angry & sad for those colleagues. I'd like to hear more about the junior scholars who submitted proposals that will never be reviewed & who do not have data to continue publishing from. I'm done wringing my hands - what can we do?

this. so much excitement. so much hope.

Andromeda Yelton@thatandromeda.bsky.social · last yr.

For the nonlibrarians who follow me, I wish you could have felt *how excited* my library colleagues were when Carla Hayden was nominated. So respected for her work as a big-city library director & ALA president, back when ALA stood up against the Patriot Act. Impeccable library & leadership cred. 1/