On Wednesday 18 September, the KB signed an agreement to join the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC). From 1 October, the KB will be a member of this charitable foundation which globally supports preservation of digital content and services. In joining the coalition, the KB and other associate members will be able to enhance the joint effort in delivering resilient, sustainable and useful long-term access to digital collections.
Digital preservation in the KB
The KB is pleased to join the Digital Preservation Coalition, says Jeffrey van der Hoeven, Head of the Digital Preservation department at the KB National Library of the Netherlands. “The DPC is the world's largest digital preservation network. As a member, we can actively participate in DPC's working groups, share our expertise, and learn from others. Being active in preservation for decades and facing big challenges to keep our large and diverse digital collection accessible and understandable, partnering in a wide international network is of vital importance to us.”
Welcome
William Kilbride, Executive Director of the DPC, welcomed the KB to the Coalition, saying: “Membership is just the latest step in a long-standing friendship between DPC and the KB. Our connections will be further strengthened with a new agreement to create a presence for the DPC in The Hague. Angela Puggioni, our Community Engagement Manager, is based in the Netherlands. She will move to the KB with a full-time secondment to the DPC. We’re very grateful to the KB for their support which will ensure we are better placed to support our members in Continental Europe.”
The DPC
The DPC is an international charitable foundation which supports digital preservation. It helps its members around the world to deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services. This is done though community engagement and training but also through good management and governance. Its vision is a secure digital legacy.
Other prominent members of the DPC include the University of South Africa, the Library of Congress, the National Archives of Australia, and the Cambridge University Library.
