William Kilbride
@williamkilbride.bsky.social
... mostly about digital preservation but also everything else too. Works for the Digital Preservation Coalition. Occasionally Professor at Glasgow Univ. Personal opinions.
Royal Historical Society open meeting (online) for historians working in universities, 4 Aug 2026 - ‘The crisis in UK higher education: the future for history’ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-crisis.... It’s a definite sign of the times that places are almost gone.
The Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History
An open meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline.
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These are archives of global importance run by some fabulous archivists. How we write the history of refugees is at stake if we allow the continued destruction of this.
Boyd van Dijk@boydvandijk.bsky.social · 2w agoThe UNHCR archives in Geneva are at risk; reading room already closed - and there's a much broader 'humanitarian archive emergency' ongoing with aid budget cuts. www.aretenews.com/unhcr-refuge...
We are seeking to appoint two independent members to our Collections Committee, for up to 4 years: One with significant experience in the management of historic collections in museums or heritage sites One with significant experience in the digital humanities. Closes 24 August: lnkd.in/e38mtWDf
Remembering today a much loved colleague and #digipres champion Carl Wilson who will be very sorely missed. With much love also to his family, friends and all who had the privilege of knowing him. openpreservation.org/remembering-...
Explore the story of digital preservation! Interviews w/ @williamkilbride.bsky.social Gaëlle Béquet @joyowango.bsky.social @wisealic.bsky.social & more share how this work safeguards the scholarly record. 🎥 Discover the new documentary film: rosenblumaward.org/news/ten-com... #DigitalPreservation
Ten Community Perspectives Celebrate Digital Preservation, the Second Recipient of the Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact
Wednesday, July 1, 2026: The Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact has released a new video celebrating its second honoree: Digital Preservation of the Scholarly Record. The short documentar...
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Powerful, important discussion about the challenges facing humanitarian archives and their importance to all concerned, with reference to UNHCR and refugee archives. rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/06/29/u... With thanks to colleagues at the School of Advanced Studies. #doc #digitalpreseration 'digipres
Booksprint mode: activated 📚DPC's staff William, Garth, Amy& Karyn are spending 3 days together at the DPC's Glasgow office working on the next update of the #DigitalPreservation Handbook! This Booksprint is a key milestone in its year-long revision. Watch out for more news soon! buff.ly/Q8Ui9Fz
oh look - not one but two new #DPC member applications in the mail today. Very excited. News soon. #digitalpreservation #digipres
🏆 Which project should take home the Award for Safeguarding the Digital Legacy at the #DPA2026? 📦 Rescuing at-risk digital collections in the US during times of crisis. 🕊️ Preserving personal testimonies documenting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 👑 […] [Original post on digipres.club]
This is what we mean by the whole “not everything is digitized” — not everything is fully *catalogued* yet! This is at the UK National Archives at Kew.
John Sheridan@johnlsheridan.bsky.social · last mo.Well, look at that. A rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence has just turned up, where I work. See: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....
Quite delighted to welcome our newest associate member to the #dpc FINA, The National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute of Poland. Welcome to the Coalition, or Witamy w Koalicji! as they say in Warsaw (courtesy of Google Translate). #digipres #digitalpreservation
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Angela Puggioni@angelafromdpc.bsky.social · last mo.🎉 Please join us in welcoming the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute (FINA) to the Digital Preservation Coalition as our newest Associate Member! Read more: buff.ly/sbzQYPS #DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #AudiovisualArchives #DigitalHeritage #DPCMembers #JoinUs
Last week to apply for a position as Software Engineer at DANS. In this role you will develop FAIR data infrastructures and open science services in European projects such as EOSC Data Commons. You will work with Python, Linked Data and research data infrastructures. Apply by 6 July: edu.nl/efrdw
Job klaxon!
The Open University Library@oulibrary.bsky.social · last mo.We're hiring a Senior Library Manager to lead the University's records management service, driving modern recordkeeping practices & helping ensure information is managed effectively across the University. For more details and to apply 👉 https://ow.ly/iMNN50ZgQ1t Closing date: 12 July #LibraryJobs
Much has been written about the architectural statement of the planned new Trump Presidential Library, but in this piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social I highlight the way he is undermining the legislation that makes presidential records available to the people. observer.co.uk/style/featur...
Trump’s presidential library isn’t for the people. It’s f...
The purpose of a presidential library is to allow future generations to pass judgment and take lessons from history. Donald Trump has other ideas
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Cool post at the British Library! Barker Postdoctoral Fellow in Born-Digital Archives: 'Co-design a research project for a 12-month funded-fellowship, embedded in our expert curatorial and research teams'. LLMs for Personal Digital Archives ce0752li.webitrent.com/ce0752li_web...
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📢 New from the #DPC: the Preserving E-Theses Resource Pack! Practical guidance, videos, and resources to help universities and doctoral students support long-term access to digital theses. Created as part of the Arcadia and Research England-funded Open Book Futures project 👉 buff.ly/LfaIs4K
Last chance to register for tomorrow's webinar! We are in conversation with Chelsea Denault from the Michigan Digital Preservation Network about their successful approach to support local archives, libraries, and museums with digital preservation. Online and free. stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Building Collaborative Digital Preservation Networks: The Michigan Digital Preservation Network Model. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Learn how the Michigan Digital Preservation Network (MDPN) developed a replicable, community-centered model for digital preservation through an IMLS National Leadership grant. In partnership with APTrust,...
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A day of two halfs. First part: #dpc cyber security event with presentations from BnF, NMRN and StateLibrary New South Wales. Second part: training event with EMBARK colleagues on #digitalpreservation for media based art. #digipres.
up and running at the #DPC #digitalpreservation advocacy launch event, introducing our Advocacy Toolkit and Novice to Know-How Advocacy Course (with The National Archives). All kinds of goodness See: www.dpconline.org/news/dpc-lau... and dpc.getlearnworlds.com/course/n2kh-...
Need help making the case for digital preservation? The new DPC Advocacy Toolkit provides practical resources to help you engage stakeholders and build support for your work. Explore it here: buff.ly/cEOi9IB #DigitalPreservation #Advocacy
Join us on 23 June in conversation with Chelsea Denault from the Michigan Digital Preservation Network. Learn more about their successful approach to supporting local archives, libraries, and museums to support digital preservation! Online and free. stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Building Collaborative Digital Preservation Networks: The Michigan Digital Preservation Network Model. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Learn how the Michigan Digital Preservation Network (MDPN) developed a replicable, community-centered model for digital preservation through an IMLS National Leadership grant. In partnership with APTrust,...
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It's a shame how AI is so rubbish. No. This does not work. AI is plainly the opposite of intelligence.
With apologies to multiple generations of Kilbers who migrated to the wild and huge frontiers of Canada, but this... Come on Bosnia-Herzegovina! www.theplayerstribune.com/edin-dzeko-b...
A Letter to the Children of Bosnia | By Edin Džeko
I grew up with war. Suddenly, I was living a fairy tale. Nothing is ever impossible. Not even taking Bosnia to the World Cup.
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🏺 Free Expert-Led Training on the Reactive Digital Twin 🏺 Thirteen episodes of the ARTEMIS Learning Series are now available, guiding you through the full life of the Reactive Heritage Digital Twin, from the founding idea to the operational system. To watch the series visit: buff.ly/ybPigzf
Join the next #DPClinic & discover how to future proof your #PhD thesis! Explore the new ‘Preserving E-Theses Resource Pack’ with @dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy 🕰️ 22 June @ 2:00pm 📍 Online 🎟️ buff.ly/P9X0EWi Photo: Sebastian Kuss, Unsplash
#DPClinic June - Future Proofing PhD Theses: showcasing the new ‘Preserving E-Theses Resource Pack’ - Digital Preservation Coalition
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We are excited to be working on our case study for the new Digital Preservation Coalition *Carbon Calculation Toolkit*. What about *you*?? clockss.org/the-new-carb...
Measuring What Matters: The New Carbon Footprint Toolkit for Digital Preservation - CLOCKSS
Digital preservation exists to safeguard knowledge for the future. But as the volume of digital content continues to grow, so too does the need to better understand the environmental impact of the…
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