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Digital POWRR Workshop in Little Rock!

On April 22, we are conducting a FREE, day-long workshop at Little Rock Central Library entitled From Theory to Action: A Pragmatic Approach to Digital Preservation Tools and Strategies and we have about 10 spots left! This full-day workshop is made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The workshop was created as a result of …

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POWRR Wins an Award!

POWRR is pleased to announce that we have won an award! The Society of American Archivists (SAA) presented POWRR with the Preservation Publication Award. Two of our POWRR team members, Stacey Erdman and Aaisha Haykal, attended the annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio and accepted the award on behalf of the project. The Preservation Publication Award …

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SAA Campus Case Study

Are you an archivist at a small private college? Are you a Lone Arranger at an academic institution with limited resources? Be sure to check out the “Digital Preservation Strategies at a Small Private College” published this month as part of the Society of American Archivists Campus Case Studies Series. The case study was written by …

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The Digital POWRR Project Final Report to IMLS

From 2012-2014, the Digital POWRR Project, an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded study investigated, evaluated, and recommended scalable, sustainable digital preservation solutions for libraries with smaller amounts of data and/or fewer resources. Among the many outcomes of the project include the POWRR tool grid, the POWRR white paper, and a day-long workshop that …

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Register for our workshop in Chicago!

We have about 10 spots left for our first workshop in Chicago! On April 24, 2015, the Digital POWRR team will be conducting a FREE, day-long workshop at Roosevelt University entitled From Theory to Action: A Pragmatic Approach to Digital Preservation Tools and Strategies. This full-day workshop is made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 …

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DA:MT Tutorial

Back in October, we announced the new reporting tool for DataAccessioner was ready for download. The DA Metadata Transformer (DA:MT) tool was developed by Seth Shaw to transform the raw XML output from DataAccessioner into .csv and HTML files so that they are much easier to read. Many people had asked for documentation to provide …

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Phase Two of POWRR: Extending the Reach of Digital Preservation Workshops

The Digital POWRR Project (Preserving digital Objects with Restricted Resources) is pleased to announce the continuation of the POWRR workshops for the next two years. The project, From Theory to Action: Extending the Reach of Digital POWRR Preservation Workshops, has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the …

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Webinar Highlighting the Digital POWRR White Paper

The POWRR White Paper was highlighted during a recent DuraSpace Hot Topic webinar.  One of the presenters was Liz Bishoff, the principal partner of the Bishoff Group LLC.  Liz is also a member of the POWRR Advisory Board. DuraSpace offers several excellent webinars free of charge on topics ranging from Digital Preservation Planning to Research Data Management Support …

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Discussion on the Outcomes of the Digital POWRR Project

Take a look at this opportunity to hear members of the POWRR Team discuss the trials, tribulations, victories, and the future of the Digital POWRR Project.

“The NDSA Infrastructure working group invites you and your colleagues to a call on the outcomes of the Digital POWRR project. In keeping with our ongoing series of conversations, …

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For Those About to Preserve….We Salute You!*

I was honored to be able to represent the Digital POWRR project at iPres 2014, the 11th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects. iPres was held in at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia from October 6-10, 2014, and brought together leaders in the field of digital preservation …

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