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Introduction to Digital Preservation Workshop

Start
8 Jul 2026
End
9 Jul 2026
Schedule
2 sessions
#1.
8 Jul 2026, 2:00 PM 3:30 PM (EDT)
#2.
9 Jul 2026, 2:00 PM 3:30 PM (EDT)
Location
Via Zoom

Registration

ACA Member – $80.00
ACA Student Member – $50.00
Non Member – $150.00
Subsidized
Please contact aca@archivists.ca for more information. Please note subsidized registration will not be reviewed or confirmed until two weeks before the workshop.

Introduction to Digital Preservation

Wednesday July 8 at 2:00 - 3:30 EST

Thursday July 9 at 2:00 - 3:30 EST

Instructor: Mary Grace Kosta

This two-part workshop series will provide an introduction to digital preservation with a focus on strategies for archives with limited resources. The topics covered will include:

Preservation issues concerning digital records
Preservation strategies and actions (including fixity checks for integrity)
Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model
National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Levels of Preservation
Documentation including policy
Workflow steps: inventory, select and acquire, ingest, store, access
File formats
Metadata
Hardware and software needed (write blocker, floppy disk reader, DVD and CD player, software like DROID and Bagger)
Storage options (cloud, NAS server, tape, consortium)
Navigating institutional barriers including budget constraints, institutional resistance, technical barriers

Zoom link will be provided to registrants the day before the workshop.

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