SfNP Two Decades in Digital Preservation: Reflections on Lessons Learned
ARA Section for New Professionals meets with Sharon McMeekin to learn from her experiences in Digital Preservation
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Online
About this event
- Event lasts 1 hour
In the past two decades, digital preservation has grown into a vibrant international community with an increasingly large range of resources and solutions available. However, the challenges we face remain complex, and require multidisciplinary approaches to solve them. This can make entry in the field intimidating for new practitioners and organisations just starting out. What do you need to know? What first steps should you take? Which issues should you prioritise?
In this session, Sharon will reflect on her time working in digital preservation, highlighting key lessons she’s learned along the way, and the resources she thinks are most useful for new entrants to the field. She will also look to the future, identifying emerging trends that new professionals should be aware of. The presentation will be followed by time for Q&A, so make sure to think about your burning digital preservation-related questions ahead of time!
Speaker Bio
Sharon McMeekin is the co-founder of Preserve Together, which offers training and consultancy services to practitioners and organisations looking to build their capabilities and capacity in digital preservation. Prior to this, she was Head of Workforce Development with the Digital Preservation Coalition for more than a decade, and a Digital Archivist with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland for five years. She has led the development of resources such as the Novice to Know-How training courses, the Digital Asset Register Toolkit, and the Digital Preservation Competency Framework, as well as serving as Managing Editor of the Digital Preservation Handbook. Her community activities have included serving as a board member for the Bridging the Digital Gap trainee program, a trustee for the Scottish Council on Archives, and a co-chair on the iPRES conference program committee. She holds Master’s degrees in Information Technology and Information Management and Preservation from the University of Glasgow.