Jack O'SullivanWhat better way to spend #WDPD2025 than a whole tech org meeting with #Preservica? (well maybe #IPRES2025)
David ClipshamIm rarely on the socials these days but I wanted to take a moment to note what a genuine pleasure it has been to finally meet @joshuatj this evening and compare notes about public sector indifference/resistance/ennui toward rational DP programs and the challenges and occasional opportunities those institutional mindsets offer. Ive always loved #ipres most of all for the opportunities to make such connections and im grateful that #preservica were able to bring me to #ipres25
David MolesIt’s nice that #Preservica has a progress bar for “preserving”, but shouldn't it be going all the time?
("Nothing *has been* preserved, there are only things *being* preserved." —@tjowens)
Apologies to whoever at #Preservica implemented the CSV bulk metadata upload, but the combo of
(1) ingesting nested folder structures
(2) using base filenames without path information to match against CSV rows, and
(3) failing to understand path info in the CSV as path info
is not only badly thought out, but encourages—worse, requires!—bad behavior in others.
We've had hierarchical file systems on mainframes since 1964 and on PCs since 1983, peeps. Do better.
How to quickly upload metadata and files in bulk | Community
Quick reference guide to uploading a folder with metadata In this ‘How-to guide’ I describe the steps to bulk upload metadata alongside your folders and files in Starter. This feature is available to all Starter users - view the guide here. Easy to follow video trainingHere’s a short training video...