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The field of digital preservation is dynamic, and the Library's Digital Preservation Program is making news with its cutting-edge initiative.
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Upcoming Event: Preservation Week 2010

February 4, 2010 -- The American Library Association is launching its first Preservation Week on May 9 - 15, 2010. The week will highlight "collecting and preservation in your community."
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National Conversation on the Economic Sustainability of Digital Information

February 4, 2010 -- The Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access will hold a one-day symposium to discuss the economic challenge of preserving valuable data assets.
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Virtual Meeting on Library Digital Preservation, Web 2.0

February 4, 2010 -- Library of Congress staff participated in a Federal Web 2.0 Webinars series focusing on digital preservation and use of social media.
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NDIIPP Releases New Video: "Digital Natives Explore Digital Preservation"

January 29, 2010 -- A new release in the digital preservation video series explores the challenges facing digital information and examines the views "digital natives" have about its permanence.
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Web Archives Registry Launched

January 29, 2010 -- The International Internet Preservation Consortium recently released a web archives registry.
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DigitalPreservation.gov Launches Podcast Series

January 29, 2010 -- The Library of Congress presents a new podcast series, featuring interviews with prominent digital preservation practitioners.
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Library Explores Ways to Relase Open Source Software

January 14, 2010 -- The Library of Congress has established an internal process to create open source software, making it easier to produce software that can be freely redistributed to users worldwide.
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DigitalPreservation.gov Launches New Feature Series: On the Leading Edge

January 14, 2010 -- The Library of Congress is presenting a new series of articles that focus on organizations that are working on innovative approaches to digital preservation and access.
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Geospatial Data Stewardship Discussed at ESIP

January 14, 2010 -- The Winter 2010 meeting of the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners featured a conversation about keeping valuable geospatial data available over time.
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Memento: Time Travel for the Web

December 28, 2009 -- Researchers from the Memento project visited the Library to discuss their efforts to explore the historic Web.
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Library Featured in VOA Video

December 17, 2009 -- A recent video from the Voice of America draws attention to the expanding role of digital materials at the Library of Congress.
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Digital Tools for Information and Democracy Conference

December 10, 2009 -- The Jefferson Institute in Charlottesville, VA, sponsored the Digital Tools for Information and Democracy Conference in November.
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Stewardship of Digital Assets Workshop

December 10, 2009 -- The Federal Library and Information Center Committee and the Library's Preservation Directorate sponsored the Stewardship of Digital Assets Workshop held October 27-28, 2009, at the Library of Congress.
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Fran Berman Awarded for Cyberinfrastructure Leadership

December 10, 2009 -- The ACM and the IEEE Computer Society presented the Ken Kennedy Award to Fran Berman for her leadership in building a national-scale cyberinfrastructure.
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NDIIPP Keynote at Digital Preservation Workshop

December 4, 2009 -- Martha Anderson delivered the keynote address for the October Digital Preservation Management Workshop in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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"Recollection" Wins Best in Show

December 4, 2009 -- The NDIIPP project "Recollection" won Best Poster at the 2009 European Conference on Digital Libraries.
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Event: Federal Geographic Data Committee Virtual Forum

December 4, 2009 -- The Federal Geographic Data Committee is bringing together federal government geospatial executives to engage in discussion about the development of a national place-based policy at a virtual forum on December 9.
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Events: "All About Repositories" Webinar Series

November 20, 2009 -- Five webinars sponsored by DuraSpace, SPARC, and the Sun Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group discuss best practices and technology updates.
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Library Discusses Strategy for Preserving Geospatial Data

November 20, 2009 -- Historians, government officials and data stewards convened for a meeting at the Library of Congress earlier this month to discuss framing a National Preservation and Access Strategy for Geospatial Data. 
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dpBestflow.org Launched During FotoWeek DC

November 20, 2009 -- The American Society of Media Photographers, a National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program partner, launched dpBestflow.org during FotoWeek DC. 
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