What Digital Preservation Should Mean for GLAMP
A descriptive term in search of a clear meaning:
"Digital preservation" is a term that gets thrown around constantly in cultural heritage circles – but what does it mean, in practice, for galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and performing arts organisations operating within real-world constraints?
Is it different from:
- Backup?
- Storage?
- Digitisation?
Clarity is required if under-resourced GLAMP organisations are to make the move from theory to practical implementation.
Front line thought leaders to the rescue:
With a panel discussion that:
- Cuts through the jargon to examine what digital preservation genuinely entails in heritage contexts.
- Explores the gap between best-practice ideals and operational realities.
- Sets out the fundamental principles that underpin long-term digital stewardship, from format migration and fixity checking to metadata preservation and succession planning.
Analyses the resource, technical, and organisational challenges that make implementation complex.
Moderator: Michael Popham, Digital Preservation Coalition
Laurisa Sastoque Pabon, Digital Preservation Training Officer, Digital Preservation Southampton
Dan Heather, Digital Archives Manager, National Theatre