Reach Out I’ll Be There – The Challenges of Working in Digital Preservation and the Impact on Practitioner Mental Health and Wellbeing
Elizabeth England Sharon McMeekin
The Digital Preservation Coalition’s community survey on mental health and wellbeing has illuminated a number of worrying trends. These include 70% of respondents having to work to unrealistic expectations, 63% feeling overwhelmed by the advocacy burden of digital preservation, and 58% feeling unsupported in their work. Linked to these problems and more, 88% reported work related stress, 69% anxiety, 67% fatigue, and 59% burnout, as well as a range of other issues. In this session, to be held under Chatham House Rule, iPRES attendees are invited to discuss the issues we are experiencing as a profession and how we might take steps to address them.
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