Digital Preservation Services supports the integrity, authenticity, accessibility, and usability of Harvard University's digital collections. As a central service supporting over 60 libraries, special collections, and archives across Harvard, our portfolio encompasses a broad range of activities that reflect the needs of our stakeholders, including business ownership of central systems, consultation and coordination of preservation activities, facilitation of central memberships, and more. Looking for support on an activity not listed below? Contact the DPS team at digipres@hu.onmicrosoft.com to discuss your needs.
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Web Archiving
- Using Archive-It for web archiving
- Web archiving resourcesArchives Education and Training Resources
Memberships
The below institutional memberships are facilitated by Digital Preservation Services. Explore membership benefits through links to the organizations or contact DPS to find out more about how to get involved.
BitCurator Consortium (BCC)
The BitCurator Consortium (BCC) is a community of organizations and practitioners responsible for curating born-digital materials using open-source tooling, in particular BitCurator. Many Harvard units are active in the BCC.
- How to get involved in the BCC
- New member form to sign up for communications from BCC
Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is an international community working towards a sustainable future for digital assets. Membership benefits include access to numerous resources, participating in sub-committees, and education and training. Sign up for events using Harvard Library as your affiliation.
International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC)
The IIPC brings together international organizations united towards a mission to collect, preserve, and make accessible global web resources.
- Join an IIPC Working Group
- Enroll in the IIPC listserv to get announcements on projects, events, and more
NDSA
The NDSA (formerly the National Digital Stewardship Alliance) is a free, member-based organization dedicated to progressing the long-term preservation of digital information. Visit their website to join their Slack channel, enroll in the listserv, attend events, and join Interest and Working Groups
Open Preservation Foundation (OPF)
The Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) coordinates international organizational efforts to advance solutions for the long-term preservation of digital content. Contact the DPS team to find out more about OPF member benefits.
Software Preservation Network (SPN)
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Harvard colleagues can attend quarterly SPN meetings, engage in working groups, and help plan events. Interested in getting updates on this work or becoming part of the consortium membership? Email the group list and and request to be added .
Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)
The DPC is an international
Membership benefits include access to numerous resources, participating in international working groups, and education and training. Sign up for
International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC)
NDSA
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to get updates on this work.