Navigating Transitions: Sustaining Community Collaborations in Digital Preservation : Long Paper - iPRES 2025 - Wellington, New Zealand / Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa
Abstract
Community-driven endeavors play a critical role in digital preservation by fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange, and shared infrastructure. However, many community-based programs in the United States operate with limited resources and volunteer labor, making sustainability and governance transitions challenging. This paper will showcase five digital preservation initiatives—NDSA, BitCurator Consortium, Software Preservation Network, Digital Preservation Coalition, and ePADD—to discuss their recent transitions, lessons learned, and strategies for building long-term capacity. By aligning with the iPres 2025 theme, "Tūhono (Connect)," this paper will explore the vital role of community, collaboration, and capacity-building in ensuring the future of digital preservation networks.Details
- Creators
- Rachel Appel; Shelly Black; Elena Colón-Marrero; Sally DeBauche; Stacey Erdman; Wendy Hagenmaier; Tricia Patterson; Anna Perricci; Chelle Sanders; Bethany Scott
- Institutions
- Date
- 2025-09-01 00:00:00 +0000
- Keywords
- digital humanities
- Publication Type
- paper
- License
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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