For my English-speaking friends:
The preprint of my article here covers the founding history and backgrounds of the #DataRescue collective @SafeguardingResearch and its #OpenSource platform #SciOp + includes an IT librarians take on this project: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19218030

This is #Fediverse history not to be forgotten, that's why it is also uploaded to SciOp itself, so feel free to seed: https://sciop.net/datasets/safeguarding-research-and-culture-sciop-article-2026-german-preprint
Thanks to @jonny for helping me out on this one :))

This paper is submitted to be published with the special issue "Out of Order: Queer, Critical and Inclusive Perspectives on Order and Disruption" of the German library journal "Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis" later this year. CfP by @fuzzyleapfrog et al. is still open until mid June if you want to contribute as well: https://doi.org/10.1515/bfp-2025-0060

If any German-speaking person has the time to translate my article, go for it, it's under CC-BY-SA-NC.

Happy #WorldBackupDay everyone :)

#SafeguardingResearch #DEI #ResearchData #FAIRdata #RDM #ResearchDataManagement #DigiPres #DigitalPreservation #OpenScience #Science #OpenAccess #GLAM #Libraries #DigitalHumanities #CulturalHeritage #AcademicChatter #Research #UnplugBigTech #UnplugTrump #LIS #InformationScience #LibraryScience
Safeguarding Research & Culture und SciOp: Datenrettung in Zeiten digitaler Bücherverbrennungen

Anfang 2025 sah sich die Scientific Community in den USA einer bisher in diesem Umfang nie dagewesenen politisch motivierten Datensäuberung durch die dort neu gewählte Regierung ausgesetzt. In einem Teil des alternativen sozialen Netzwerks Fediverse organisierte sich zu dieser Zeit eine Gruppe engagierter Freiwilliger, um letztendlich ein Guerillakollektiv zur Datenrettung zu bilden, das heute unter den Namen Safeguarding Research & Culture (SRC) bekannt ist. Aus dem SRC-Kollektiv heraus entstand wenig später auch die Open-Source-Software und Plattform SciOp. Diese ermöglicht mittels einer Integration von Datenkatalog und BitTorrent-Tracker eine dezentral verteilte und koordinierte Datenhaltung, an der jede Person mit der Bereitstellung von eigenem Speicherplatz und Bandbreite teilnehmen kann, um eine bessere Verfügbarkeit und zensurresistente Bereitstellung der geretteten Daten zu gewährleisten. Dieser Beitrag zeichnet die Entstehungsgeschichte des Projekts nach und stellt dessen Besonderheiten im Vergleich zu konventionellen Ansätzen und Softwarelösungen im Bibliotheksbereich heraus. Es kann aufgezeigt werden, dass im begrenzten Umfang bekannte bibliothekarische Praktiken adaptiert wurden. Im Gegensatz zu traditionellen Bibliotheken bestehen jedoch neben dem besonderen technologischen Fundament des Projekts auch deutliche Unterschiede hinsichtlich dem Sammelschwerpunkt, der Organisationspraxis und den Partizipationsmöglichkeiten.

Zenodo

Vielen Dank für eure Vortragsvorschläge für den diesjährigen nestor-Praxistag! Wir haben daraus ein Programm gestaltet, das jetzt veröffentlicht ist:

https://www.langzeitarchivierung.de/Webs/nestor/DE/Veranstaltungen_und_Termine/praxistag/2026praxistag.html

Infos zur Anmeldung gibt's ebenfalls dort!

Wann: 11. Juni 2026
Wo: München
Worum geht's: Formate in Bewegung - Wie lassen sich AV-Objekte digital erhalten?

#digipres

nestor - Veranstaltungen und Termine - nestor-Praxistag 2026

Formate in Bewegung - Wie lassen sich AV-Objekte digital erhalten? > Programm verfügbar > Anmeldung ab sofort möglich

Arcology is starting to get some killer features... Yes, that's Acorn Sprite and DrawFile conversion to PNG and SVG respectively. And "browse anything browseable on the disc", which is very inadvisable for hard drives.

The input for all this was a RISC OS Zip file, disc images work too (ADF, IMG, HFE)

#retrocomputing #riscos #digipres

These disks can be a fun challenge! #digipres #flippy
DID LEGO GO TOO FAR?!

YouTube
@BertrandCaron I decorated the back of my laptop. There's also some #digipres related stuff on it.

This collection of computer stickers now looks pretty good!!

(Show me yours, #digipres peeps!)

There is a discount on the Digital Preservation Metadata for Practitioners ebook: only 13€ instead of 43€!

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-43763-7

#digipres #PREMIS

Digital Preservation Metadata for Practitioners

This book begins with an introduction to fundamental issues related to digital preservation metadata before proceeding to in-depth coverage of issues concerning its practical use and implementation. It helps readers to understand which options need to be considered in specifying a digital preservation metadata profile to ensure it matches their individual content types, technical infrastructure, and organizational needs. Further, it provides practical guidance and examples, and raises important questions. It does not provide full-fledged implementation solutions, as such solutions can, by definition, only be specific to a given preservation context. As such, the book effectively bridges the gap between the formal specifications provided in a standard, such as the PREMIS Data Dictionary – a de-facto standard that defines the core metadata required by most preservation repositories – and specific implementations.Anybody who needs to manage digital assets in any form with the intent of preserving them for an indefinite period of time will find this book a valuable resource. The PREMIS Data Dictionary provides a data model consisting of basic entities (objects, agents, events and rights) and basic properties (called “semantic units”) that describe them. The key challenge addressed is that of determining which information one needs to keep, together with one’s digital assets, so that they can be understood and used in the long-term – in other words, exactly which metadata one needs. The book will greatly benefit beginners and current practitioners alike. It is equally targeted at digital preservation repository managers and metadata analysts who are responsible for digital preservation metadata, as it is at students in Library, Information and Archival Science degree programs or related fields. Further, it can be used at the conception stage of a digital preservation system or for self-auditing an existing system.

SpringerLink

Our #DPA2026 category spotlight series continues 👇

The Award for Safeguarding the Digital Legacy recognizes the practical use of preservation tools to protect at-risk digital objects.

2024 Winner DDLD – living archive said: “Receiving this Award has been a truly fundamental milestone for the project... It has brought greater visibility, legitimacy, and wider recognition for our work.”

Nominations are now open. Submit by 5 May: https://www.dpconline.org/news/digital-preservation-awards-launched-for-2026

#digitalpreservation #Awards #digipres

🌍️ 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