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News & Events

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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NDIIPP Meeting Draws Record Crowd

July 2, 2009 -- The annual National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program meeting focused on sharing results from digital stewardship projects.
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NDIIPP Launches New Digital Preservation Video Series

July 2, 2009 -- The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program has released a new video on transferring digital content.
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Battling Link Rot

June 30, 2009 -- A Chesapeake Project Legal Information Archive report illustrates the severity of link rot: the tendency of web hyperlinks to become invalid over time.
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Digital Preservation in the Round

June 30, 2009 -- The 2009 annual Special Libraries Association conference featured a session entitled "Digital Preservation: Discovery in the Round."
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Web Preservationists Meet

June 11, 2009 -- The annual International Internet Preservation Consortium General Assembly, held at the Library and Archives Canada from May 4-7, 2009, focused on activities of the three working groups.
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Get Smart about Photography Metadata

June 11, 2009 -- Stock Artists Alliance, a partner of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, has launched a website to promote industry-wide use of metadata in digital images.
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WARC Digital Container Format is Now an ISO Standard

June 4, 2009 -- The WARC file format is now approved as an ISO standard.
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Issue of "Library Trends" Focuses on NDIIPP Results

June 4, 2009 -- The Winter 2009 issue of "Library Trends" provides a broad overview of results from NDIIPP.
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Big Issues, Practical Tools Discussed at Archiving 2009 Conference

May 28, 2009 -- The Archiving 2009 Conference, held in Arlington, VA, from May 4-7, 2009, had something for everyone with an interest in digital preservation.
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State Legislators Hear About Digital Preservation

May 28, 2009 -- State legislators visit the Library to hear about recent National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program projects during their annual meeting.
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International Exchange Intern Visits NDIIPP

May 14, 2009 -- The National Digital Infrastructure and Information and Preservation Program hosted its first international exchange intern.
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Event: The 4th Annual International Open Repositories Conference

May 14, 2009 -- The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program is a sponsor of the 4th Annual International Open Repositories Conference, held at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia on May 18-21, 2009.
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Fran Berman Joining Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

May 14, 2009 -- Director leaving to accept the position of Vice President of Research with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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World Digital Library Launched

May 14, 2009 -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and 32 partner institutions launch the World Digital Library.
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State CIOs Briefed on NDIIPP

May 14, 2009 -- Chief Information Officers and policy leaders from a dozen states received an update about Library of Congress digital preservation efforts.
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Kirsch Discusses Public Interest in Private Records

April 21, 2009 -- Professor David Kirsch presents at the Library of Congress about a public interest in the preservation of private records.
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