#digipres — Public Fediverse posts

Maintenance begins at creation, so why are we not creating better?

The beats are the same. You work for government, or academia (lets face it, that’s probably where 90% of the work is) you have a deliverable; you save it; you print to PDF; you store it on an institutional repository with some metadata (or Zenodo, OSF or equivalent) and its done.

There’s a small chance that it’s FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) right? It has metadata that can be discovered by an audience looking for it and can be indexed by search engines. The data is potentially accessible if published correctly. They’re not particularly interoperable or easily converted, and PDFs aren’t really designed for reuse, even if tools like Apache Tika help ease the burden of extracting artifacts. It’s just a PDF, why are we even talking about FAIR? There begins a story…

The beats are the same, yet, we work in digital preservation, our backgrounds are in GLAM or software, why do we want to shoot ourselves in the foot? Why are we not using our skills to create better?

Maintenance begins at creation, so why are we not creating better?

The beats are the same. You work for government, or academia (lets face it, that’s probably where 90% of the work is) you have a deliverable; you save it; you print to PDF; you store it on an institutional repository with some metadata (or Zenodo, OSF or equivalent) and its done.

There’s a small chance that it’s FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) right? It has metadata that can be discovered by an audience looking for it and can be indexed by search engines. The data is potentially accessible if published correctly. They’re not particularly interoperable or easily converted, and PDFs aren’t really designed for reuse, even if tools like Apache Tika help ease the burden of extracting artifacts. It’s just a PDF, why are we even talking about FAIR? There begins a story…

The beats are the same, yet, we work in digital preservation, our backgrounds are in GLAM or software, why do we want to shoot ourselves in the foot? Why are we not using our skills to create better?

Maintenance begins at creation, so why are we not creating better?

The beats are the same. You work for government, or academia (lets face it, that’s probably where 90% of the work is) you have a deliverable; you save it; you print to PDF; you store it on an institutional repository with some metadata (or Zenodo, OSF or equivalent) and its done.

There’s a small chance that it’s FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) right? It has metadata that can be discovered by an audience looking for it and can be indexed by search engines. The data is potentially accessible if published correctly. They’re not particularly interoperable or easily converted, and PDFs aren’t really designed for reuse, even if tools like Apache Tika help ease the burden of extracting artifacts. It’s just a PDF, why are we even talking about FAIR? There begins a story…

The beats are the same, yet, we work in digital preservation, our backgrounds are in GLAM or software, why do we want to shoot ourselves in the foot? Why are we not using our skills to create better?

Maintenance begins at creation, so why are we not creating better?

The beats are the same. You work for government, or academia (lets face it, that’s probably where 90% of the work is) you have a deliverable; you save it; you print to PDF; you store it on an institutional repository with some metadata (or Zenodo, OSF or equivalent) and its done.

There’s a small chance that it’s FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) right? It has metadata that can be discovered by an audience looking for it and can be indexed by search engines. The data is potentially accessible if published correctly. They’re not particularly interoperable or easily converted, and PDFs aren’t really designed for reuse, even if tools like Apache Tika help ease the burden of extracting artifacts. It’s just a PDF, why are we even talking about FAIR? There begins a story…

The beats are the same, yet, we work in digital preservation, our backgrounds are in GLAM or software, why do we want to shoot ourselves in the foot? Why are we not using our skills to create better?

Maintenance begins at creation, so why are we not creating better?

The beats are the same. You work for government, or academia (lets face it, that’s probably where 90% of the work is) you have a deliverable; you save it; you print to PDF; you store it on an institutional repository with some metadata (or Zenodo, OSF or equivalent) and its done.

There’s a small chance that it’s FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) right? It has metadata that can be discovered by an audience looking for it and can be indexed by search engines. The data is potentially accessible if published correctly. They’re not particularly interoperable or easily converted, and PDFs aren’t really designed for reuse, even if tools like Apache Tika help ease the burden of extracting artifacts. It’s just a PDF, why are we even talking about FAIR? There begins a story…

The beats are the same, yet, we work in digital preservation, our backgrounds are in GLAM or software, why do we want to shoot ourselves in the foot? Why are we not using our skills to create better?

this is some pretty obscure history for Ultima fans, but i thought i'd share it here in case it brings back some memories for someone else too.

back in the mid-90s, finding any information about upcoming Ultima games was a worldwide treasure hunt. Origin Systems/EA hadn't figured out the internet as a marketing tool yet, so fans would root around through every gaming magazine for a morsel of info on Ultima IX.

a single blurry, low-resolution screenshot appeared one day - I first saw it on Usenet. someone claimed it was a screenshot from Ultima IX, found in a german magazine. it was a knight in a suit of armour, standing on a staircase near a bookshelf in some kind of castle. the render was stunningly realistic (given the 3d capabilities at the time)

some believed it, many did not. people got *excited*, whether they were dubious or believers. i was among the many who wanted to believe.

a few years later, real Ultima IX screenshots started to appear, and that old screenshot was largely forgotten.

i thought about that screenshot for decades afterward, because i never really knew if it was real or a hoax. one weekend, i sat down to figure it out.

it took many hours of trolling through Usenet archives from the mid-90s, and digging through many false leads, but i found it. people had said in 1996 that it came from a German magazine called GameStar.

they were partly correct. it was a german magazine, but it was another one called PowerPlay. It was an extensive interview with Richard Garriott at his peak, rich with EA dollars and living like a pirate.

in between the interview columns were hi-res screenshots of Ultima IX as it existed in 1996. this was not (yet) the isometric engine that people fell in love with, but what appear to be renders in what i presume to be 3DS Max.

so here they are - 30 years later. i suspect these were mockups made to promote the game, rather than anything playable.

i've uploaded archival copies to IA here:
https://archive.org/details/ultima_ix_powerplay_screenshots

and if you read German, you can read the extended interview here (pp. 172-178):
https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1996-02

#digiPres #ultima #retroGaming #win95

really happy to have discovered something hiding in plain sight for several years: robyn & rand miller's original Myst pitch document from 1991.

it's a succinct work of art in itself. i'm surprised at how much of the world design was already on paper.

as all of the copies found elsewhere online are heavily compressed webp/jpeg, i've uploaded the robyn's original PNGs to IA here:

https://archive.org/details/myst_proposal

originally from robyn's site:

http://www.robynmiller.net/video-games-films

#digiPres #softwarePreservation #archival #gamedev #myst #cyan

really happy to have discovered something hiding in plain sight for several years: robyn & rand miller's original Myst pitch document from 1991.

it's a succinct work of art in itself. i'm surprised at how much of the world design was already on paper.

as all of the copies found elsewhere online are heavily compressed webp/jpeg, i've uploaded the robyn's original PNGs to IA here:

https://archive.org/details/myst_proposal

originally from robyn's site:

http://www.robynmiller.net/video-games-films

#digiPres #softwarePreservation #archival #gamedev #myst #cyan

really happy to have discovered something hiding in plain sight for several years: robyn & rand miller's original Myst pitch document from 1991.

it's a succinct work of art in itself. i'm surprised at how much of the world design was already on paper.

as all of the copies found elsewhere online are heavily compressed webp/jpeg, i've uploaded the robyn's original PNGs to IA here:

https://archive.org/details/myst_proposal

originally from robyn's site:

http://www.robynmiller.net/video-games-films

#digiPres #softwarePreservation #archival #gamedev #myst #cyan

really happy to have discovered something hiding in plain sight for several years: robyn & rand miller's original Myst pitch document from 1991.

it's a succinct work of art in itself. i'm surprised at how much of the world design was already on paper.

as all of the copies found elsewhere online are heavily compressed webp/jpeg, i've uploaded the robyn's original PNGs to IA here:

https://archive.org/details/myst_proposal

originally from robyn's site:

http://www.robynmiller.net/video-games-films

#digiPres #softwarePreservation #archival #gamedev #myst #cyan

really happy to have discovered something hiding in plain sight for several years: robyn & rand miller's original Myst pitch document from 1991.

it's a succinct work of art in itself. i'm surprised at how much of the world design was already on paper.

as all of the copies found elsewhere online are heavily compressed webp/jpeg, i've uploaded the robyn's original PNGs to IA here:

https://archive.org/details/myst_proposal

originally from robyn's site:

http://www.robynmiller.net/video-games-films

#digiPres #softwarePreservation #archival #gamedev #myst #cyan

#fileformat Friday! Be Dead! Exploring Now Contact software. #digipres #macintosh https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2026/04/24/be-dead/

Winding down at Orcfax: a retrospective

With the recent announcement that Orcfax is heading into operational mode, it’s a bittersweet moment that means our adventure in the web3 space is almost at an end.

Operational mode means that we are finally able to leave the systems that we have created running and publishing content all-day-every-day with minimal monitoring. Our salaries are paused and we won’t receive another paycheck

📣 Final call! Nominations for the Digital Preservation Awards #DPA2026 close at 09:00 UTC on 5 May.

Across our global community, incredible work is happening every day. Now is the time to bring it into the spotlight.

🏆 International recognition
💷 £1000 prize awarded in each category
📝 Free to enter and open to all

Find out more and submit your nomination by 5 May:
https://www.dpconline.org/news/final-call-dpa2026

#DigitalPreservation #Awards #OpenToAll #digipres #community #DPC

📣 Final call! Nominations for the Digital Preservation Awards #DPA2026 close at 09:00 UTC on 5 May.

Across our global community, incredible work is happening every day. Now is the time to bring it into the spotlight.

🏆 International recognition
💷 £1000 prize awarded in each category
📝 Free to enter and open to all

Find out more and submit your nomination by 5 May:
https://www.dpconline.org/news/final-call-dpa2026

#DigitalPreservation #Awards #OpenToAll #digipres #community #DPC

📣 Final call! Nominations for the Digital Preservation Awards #DPA2026 close at 09:00 UTC on 5 May.

Across our global community, incredible work is happening every day. Now is the time to bring it into the spotlight.

🏆 International recognition
💷 £1000 prize awarded in each category
📝 Free to enter and open to all

Find out more and submit your nomination by 5 May:
https://www.dpconline.org/news/final-call-dpa2026

#DigitalPreservation #Awards #OpenToAll #digipres #community #DPC

📣 Final call! Nominations for the Digital Preservation Awards #DPA2026 close at 09:00 UTC on 5 May.

Across our global community, incredible work is happening every day. Now is the time to bring it into the spotlight.

🏆 International recognition
💷 £1000 prize awarded in each category
📝 Free to enter and open to all

Find out more and submit your nomination by 5 May:
https://www.dpconline.org/news/final-call-dpa2026

#DigitalPreservation #Awards #OpenToAll #digipres #community #DPC

📣 Final call! Nominations for the Digital Preservation Awards #DPA2026 close at 09:00 UTC on 5 May.

Across our global community, incredible work is happening every day. Now is the time to bring it into the spotlight.

🏆 International recognition
💷 £1000 prize awarded in each category
📝 Free to enter and open to all

Find out more and submit your nomination by 5 May:
https://www.dpconline.org/news/final-call-dpa2026

#DigitalPreservation #Awards #OpenToAll #digipres #community #DPC

📢 New course launch!

We’ve added #N2KH: Advocacy to our learning pathway - supporting digital preservation practitioners to advocate for #DigitalPreservation, communicate its value, and build support within their organizations.

Learn how to make your case, influence decision-making, and develop a practical Advocacy Action Plan👉🏾 https://dpc.getlearnworlds.com/course/n2kh-advocacy

Conceived and funded by The National Archives UK and delivered by the Digital Preservation Coalition #DPC

#digipres #NoviceToKnowHow #free

📢 New course launch!

We’ve added #N2KH: Advocacy to our learning pathway - supporting digital preservation practitioners to advocate for #DigitalPreservation, communicate its value, and build support within their organizations.

Learn how to make your case, influence decision-making, and develop a practical Advocacy Action Plan👉🏾 https://dpc.getlearnworlds.com/course/n2kh-advocacy

Conceived and funded by The National Archives UK and delivered by the Digital Preservation Coalition #DPC

#digipres #NoviceToKnowHow #free

📢 New course launch!

We’ve added #N2KH: Advocacy to our learning pathway - supporting digital preservation practitioners to advocate for #DigitalPreservation, communicate its value, and build support within their organizations.

Learn how to make your case, influence decision-making, and develop a practical Advocacy Action Plan👉🏾 https://dpc.getlearnworlds.com/course/n2kh-advocacy

Conceived and funded by The National Archives UK and delivered by the Digital Preservation Coalition #DPC

#digipres #NoviceToKnowHow #free

📢 New course launch!

We’ve added #N2KH: Advocacy to our learning pathway - supporting digital preservation practitioners to advocate for #DigitalPreservation, communicate its value, and build support within their organizations.

Learn how to make your case, influence decision-making, and develop a practical Advocacy Action Plan👉🏾 https://dpc.getlearnworlds.com/course/n2kh-advocacy

Conceived and funded by The National Archives UK and delivered by the Digital Preservation Coalition #DPC

#digipres #NoviceToKnowHow #free

📢 New course launch!

We’ve added #N2KH: Advocacy to our learning pathway - supporting digital preservation practitioners to advocate for #DigitalPreservation, communicate its value, and build support within their organizations.

Learn how to make your case, influence decision-making, and develop a practical Advocacy Action Plan👉🏾 https://dpc.getlearnworlds.com/course/n2kh-advocacy

Conceived and funded by The National Archives UK and delivered by the Digital Preservation Coalition #DPC

#digipres #NoviceToKnowHow #free

DPC Members 👋

Looking for support assessing your digital preservation capabilities or skills?

Join our one-to-one RAM-bulance 🚑 and CAT Scan 🐱 sessions this May - quick, confidential, and tailored to you.

🗓️ 7 & 12 May
⏰ 06:00–22:00 UTC

For more information and to book your 30-minute slot 👉🔗 https://www.dpconline.org/news/book-dpc-staff-for-ram-and-cat-support

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #community #membersupport #JoinUs #digipres #support

DPC Members 👋

Looking for support assessing your digital preservation capabilities or skills?

Join our one-to-one RAM-bulance 🚑 and CAT Scan 🐱 sessions this May - quick, confidential, and tailored to you.

🗓️ 7 & 12 May
⏰ 06:00–22:00 UTC

For more information and to book your 30-minute slot 👉🔗 https://www.dpconline.org/news/book-dpc-staff-for-ram-and-cat-support

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #community #membersupport #JoinUs #digipres #support

DPC Members 👋

Looking for support assessing your digital preservation capabilities or skills?

Join our one-to-one RAM-bulance 🚑 and CAT Scan 🐱 sessions this May - quick, confidential, and tailored to you.

🗓️ 7 & 12 May
⏰ 06:00–22:00 UTC

For more information and to book your 30-minute slot 👉🔗 https://www.dpconline.org/news/book-dpc-staff-for-ram-and-cat-support

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #community #membersupport #JoinUs #digipres #support

DPC Members 👋

Looking for support assessing your digital preservation capabilities or skills?

Join our one-to-one RAM-bulance 🚑 and CAT Scan 🐱 sessions this May - quick, confidential, and tailored to you.

🗓️ 7 & 12 May
⏰ 06:00–22:00 UTC

For more information and to book your 30-minute slot 👉🔗 https://www.dpconline.org/news/book-dpc-staff-for-ram-and-cat-support

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #community #membersupport #JoinUs #digipres #support

DPC Members 👋

Looking for support assessing your digital preservation capabilities or skills?

Join our one-to-one RAM-bulance 🚑 and CAT Scan 🐱 sessions this May - quick, confidential, and tailored to you.

🗓️ 7 & 12 May
⏰ 06:00–22:00 UTC

For more information and to book your 30-minute slot 👉🔗 https://www.dpconline.org/news/book-dpc-staff-for-ram-and-cat-support

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #community #membersupport #JoinUs #digipres #support

Join #DPConnect Aus this Friday for an informal catch-up with the community in Australasia & Asia-Pacific🎉No agenda, no slides, just #digipres conversation!

💬 Share what you’re working on
🧩 Talk through challenges
👋 Or simply drop in and say hello

📅 Friday 17 April
🕐 1:00pm AEST / 3:00pm NZDT / 11:00am SGT

All are welcome 😊

🔗 Get the joining details: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/709/-/dpconnect-aus

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #digipres #community #JoinUs

Join #DPConnect Aus this Friday for an informal catch-up with the community in Australasia & Asia-Pacific🎉No agenda, no slides, just #digipres conversation!

💬 Share what you’re working on
🧩 Talk through challenges
👋 Or simply drop in and say hello

📅 Friday 17 April
🕐 1:00pm AEST / 3:00pm NZDT / 11:00am SGT

All are welcome 😊

🔗 Get the joining details: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/709/-/dpconnect-aus

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #digipres #community #JoinUs

Join #DPConnect Aus this Friday for an informal catch-up with the community in Australasia & Asia-Pacific🎉No agenda, no slides, just #digipres conversation!

💬 Share what you’re working on
🧩 Talk through challenges
👋 Or simply drop in and say hello

📅 Friday 17 April
🕐 1:00pm AEST / 3:00pm NZDT / 11:00am SGT

All are welcome 😊

🔗 Get the joining details: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/709/-/dpconnect-aus

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #digipres #community #JoinUs

Join #DPConnect Aus this Friday for an informal catch-up with the community in Australasia & Asia-Pacific🎉No agenda, no slides, just #digipres conversation!

💬 Share what you’re working on
🧩 Talk through challenges
👋 Or simply drop in and say hello

📅 Friday 17 April
🕐 1:00pm AEST / 3:00pm NZDT / 11:00am SGT

All are welcome 😊

🔗 Get the joining details: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/709/-/dpconnect-aus

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #digipres #community #JoinUs

Join #DPConnect Aus this Friday for an informal catch-up with the community in Australasia & Asia-Pacific🎉No agenda, no slides, just #digipres conversation!

💬 Share what you’re working on
🧩 Talk through challenges
👋 Or simply drop in and say hello

📅 Friday 17 April
🕐 1:00pm AEST / 3:00pm NZDT / 11:00am SGT

All are welcome 😊

🔗 Get the joining details: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/709/-/dpconnect-aus

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #digipres #community #JoinUs

How do we preserve software and keep digital content accessible? 💾

Join our Software Preservation & Emulation Showcase for lightning talks and discussion exploring real-world approaches, from floppy files to virtual worlds.

🗓️ 28 April 14:00–16:00 (UTC)
💻 Online
🎤 Case studies + panel discussion

🔗 Register here: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/770/-/every-object-an-orchestra-a-software-preservation-emulation-showcase

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #SoftwarePreservation #Emulation #digipres #community #JoinUs

How do we preserve software and keep digital content accessible? 💾

Join our Software Preservation & Emulation Showcase for lightning talks and discussion exploring real-world approaches, from floppy files to virtual worlds.

🗓️ 28 April 14:00–16:00 (UTC)
💻 Online
🎤 Case studies + panel discussion

🔗 Register here: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/770/-/every-object-an-orchestra-a-software-preservation-emulation-showcase

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #SoftwarePreservation #Emulation #digipres #community #JoinUs

How do we preserve software and keep digital content accessible? 💾

Join our Software Preservation & Emulation Showcase for lightning talks and discussion exploring real-world approaches, from floppy files to virtual worlds.

🗓️ 28 April 14:00–16:00 (UTC)
💻 Online
🎤 Case studies + panel discussion

🔗 Register here: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/770/-/every-object-an-orchestra-a-software-preservation-emulation-showcase

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #SoftwarePreservation #Emulation #digipres #community #JoinUs

How do we preserve software and keep digital content accessible? 💾

Join our Software Preservation & Emulation Showcase for lightning talks and discussion exploring real-world approaches, from floppy files to virtual worlds.

🗓️ 28 April 14:00–16:00 (UTC)
💻 Online
🎤 Case studies + panel discussion

🔗 Register here: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/770/-/every-object-an-orchestra-a-software-preservation-emulation-showcase

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #SoftwarePreservation #Emulation #digipres #community #JoinUs

How do we preserve software and keep digital content accessible? 💾

Join our Software Preservation & Emulation Showcase for lightning talks and discussion exploring real-world approaches, from floppy files to virtual worlds.

🗓️ 28 April 14:00–16:00 (UTC)
💻 Online
🎤 Case studies + panel discussion

🔗 Register here: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/770/-/every-object-an-orchestra-a-software-preservation-emulation-showcase

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #SoftwarePreservation #Emulation #digipres #community #JoinUs

Hi #digipres folks 👋🏽 This Thursday afternoon, it's #DPConnect time again! Please join our guest host Teagan Zoldolske (#UKRI UK Research and Innovation) and the #DPC team to discuss all things #digitalpreservation. Sign up to receive the joining details 👉🏽 https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/605/-/dpconnect-europe

Hi #digipres folks 👋🏽 This Thursday afternoon, it's #DPConnect time again! Please join our guest host Teagan Zoldolske (#UKRI UK Research and Innovation) and the #DPC team to discuss all things #digitalpreservation. Sign up to receive the joining details 👉🏽 https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/605/-/dpconnect-europe

Hi #digipres folks 👋🏽 This Thursday afternoon, it's #DPConnect time again! Please join our guest host Teagan Zoldolske (#UKRI UK Research and Innovation) and the #DPC team to discuss all things #digitalpreservation. Sign up to receive the joining details 👉🏽 https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/605/-/dpconnect-europe

Hi #digipres folks 👋🏽 This Thursday afternoon, it's #DPConnect time again! Please join our guest host Teagan Zoldolske (#UKRI UK Research and Innovation) and the #DPC team to discuss all things #digitalpreservation. Sign up to receive the joining details 👉🏽 https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/605/-/dpconnect-europe

#fileformat Friday! This that time of year! Everyone's favorite topic, Taxes! #digipres https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2026/04/03/turbotax/

Making stickers! #digipres #floppydisk #crocodile #beaglebros

"Why don't you just apply for a grant?"

IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums. $5K-$50K. For museums with budgets under $250K. My operation is definitely under $250K. But "individual" isn't a museum, regardless of how many filmstrips have come through. Federal tax dollars. #preservation #IMLS #grants #museums #archives #digipres

Digital dark times: Salaries in digital preservation

The Serpentine is one of the world’s most renowned art galleries. Their exhibitions as varied as Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, and Marina Abramović. They don’t hold a permanent collection, instead, they provide a space for temporary collections and an annual pavilion, the pavilion designed by luminaries such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Ai Weiwei.

Given a recent job posting it looks like they are looking at maintaining their memory better and branching out into digital preservation.

Here’s the kicker — its salary band is GBP 35,000 to GBP 38,000. So it must be an entry level position, especially in London, right?

Well, let’s see what they want you to do for that price tag…

Digital dark times: Salaries in digital preservation

The Serpentine is one of the world’s most renowned art galleries. Their exhibitions as varied as Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, and Marina Abramović. They don’t hold a permanent collection, instead, they provide a space for temporary collections and an annual pavilion, the pavilion designed by luminaries such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Ai Weiwei.

Given a recent job posting it looks like they are looking at maintaining their memory better and branching out into digital preservation.

Here’s the kicker — its salary band is GBP 35,000 to GBP 38,000. So it must be an entry level position, especially in London, right?

Well, let’s see what they want you to do for that price tag…

Digital dark times: Salaries in digital preservation

The Serpentine is one of the world’s most renowned art galleries. Their exhibitions as varied as Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, and Marina Abramović. They don’t hold a permanent collection, instead, they provide a space for temporary collections and an annual pavilion, the pavilion designed by luminaries such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Ai Weiwei.

Given a recent job posting it looks like they are looking at maintaining their memory better and branching out into digital preservation.

Here’s the kicker — its salary band is GBP 35,000 to GBP 38,000. So it must be an entry level position, especially in London, right?

Well, let’s see what they want you to do for that price tag…

🌍️ Out now: the draft #DPC Carbon Footprint Toolkit for community comment and testing!

Help us test it🔧 , share feedback, or join the support group by 10 April: https://www.dpconline.org/news/draft-carbon-footprint-toolkit-released-for-community-testing

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #community #digipres #carbonfootprint

🌍️ Out now: the draft #DPC Carbon Footprint Toolkit for community comment and testing!

Help us test it🔧 , share feedback, or join the support group by 10 April: https://www.dpconline.org/news/draft-carbon-footprint-toolkit-released-for-community-testing

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #community #digipres #carbonfootprint