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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · 19d

🍁 Our Autumn 2025 newsletter is out now! In this long issue learn about our new software releases, a new tool announcement, upcoming presentations, and a round-up of our latest news, webinars, and campaigns.

Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva... #digitalpreservation

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 21d

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E-ARK Consortium @eu-earchiving.bsky.social · 29d

If you missed our update session on the continuation of the #eArchiving Initiative's mission, you can catch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuVj...

#E-ARK will continue its mission under the stewardship of the DLM Forum, the DILCIS Board, + the @openpreservation.org #digitalpreservation

eArchiving/E-ARK Update

YouTube video by E-ARK Consortium

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · 29d

Big news: #FixityPro has moved to the #OPF. Now #opensource, it’s free for everyone to use & improve. We’re looking to the community to help us maintain and support it. Let’s build this together. Keep an eye out for further announcements #digitalpreservation openpreservation.org/news/a-new-h...

A new home for Fixity Pro: the OPF to maintain the file integrity tool - Open Preservation Foundation

AVP and the Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) are excited to announce that AVP is transferring ownership and intellectual property rights of Fixity Pro to...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Sep 19

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Catch the OPF at Heritage Online: Digitisation in an Age of Change, Gdańsk University of Technology - Open Preservation Foundation

Join us at the international conference, Heritage Online: Digitisation in an Age of Change, at the Gdańsk University of Technology on October 13-14, 2025. In...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Sep 19

The #OPF Executive Director, Neil Jefferies, will be presenting at the conference, Heritage Online: Digitisation in an Age of Change, at the Gdańsk University of Technology on October 14th. Join him to discuss 'Why is open infrastructure important for long-term access?' #digipres

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E-ARK Consortium @eu-earchiving.bsky.social · Sep 6

Reminder that our #eArchiving information session will be taking place this week. Join us as we discuss how we will continue our #digitalpreservation efforts: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/ea...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Sep 6

On Sept 10th-12th, Neil Jefferies, Executive Director of the #OPF, will kick off #FedoraCamp as their opening keynote speaker!

Read more about it on the #Fedora Wiki: wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/F...

Fedora Camp 2025 - Fedora Repository - LYRASIS Wiki

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Aug 5

A great new blog from one of our members, 'When Stars and Strips Align: Fixing the StripOffsets TIFF tag'. Read along to hear about their #DigitalPreservation data-rescuing escapades! openpreservation.org/blogs/when-s...

When Stars and Strips Align: Fixing the StripOffsets TIFF tag - Open Preservation Foundation

Would you care for one more story about data rescuing? The previous one was about PDF, this one is about TIFF – a binary format,...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Aug 5

#Vacancy: We are hiring a new Marking and Communications Officer.

You won't have to have all the #DigitalPreservation answers, but we hope you'll be curious, adaptable, and happy to roll up your sleeves in a small, supportive team.

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Vacancy for Marketing and Communications Officer at the Open Preservation Foundation - Open Preservation Foundation

Overview Job title: Marketing and Communications OfficerLocation: Remote (with potential for travel within EU and beyond)Hours: Full time or 0.8 FTEContract type: Permanent, with a...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 29

Last year, #meemoo, Flemish Institute for Archives, started research into the #digitalpreservation of 3D objects. Grab a cuppa and check out their report findings to see how #GLAM institutions are preserving these: openpreservation.org/blogs/preser... (full survey accessible at bottom of page)

Preserving 3D-scans: a journey - Open Preservation Foundation

Insights on 3D preservation by meemoo, Flemish Institute for Archives. Learn why there is still no uniform approach, what file formats and metadata are used, and how institutions are tackling the chal...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 29

Only a few days left to submit to the #ipres2025 #digitalpreservationbakeoff! Submission just requires a brief statement about what you want to demo. Submission closes July 31st, all info available here - www.ipres2025.nz/post/ipres-t... 🧁💾

Introducing the iPRES Tools Demo Session: The Digital Preservation "Bake Off"

Introducing the iPRES tools demonstration sessions, or Digital Preservation "Bake Off"

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 29

Great conversation in our #OPF team meeting this morning, about this roadmap for establishing an EU Sovereign Tech Fund to secure and maintain critical #opensource technologies! It's great to see development happening here 🙌 🤝
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EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF)

The report ‘Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure: The Economic, Legal, and Political Feasibility of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF)’ provides a roadmap for establishing an EU Sovereign Tech...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 28

We look forward to continuing to work on #digipres standards with our E-ARK partners 🧑‍💻

E-ARK Consortium @eu-earchiving.bsky.social · Jul 28

IMPORTANT: due to EC budget priorities, in October the #eArchiving Initiative will continue its mission under the stewardship of the #DLMForum, the #DILCISBoard, and the @openpreservation.org‬. Join us on 11th September 2025 for our information session: e-arkfoundation.webex.com/webappng/sit...

The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 17

#veraPDF 1.28.2 is out now! This release sees updated dependencies with vulnerability warnings, updates to (PDF/UA-2, WTPDF) and fixed validation of Unicode ✍️🧑‍💻 Read more: openpreservation.org/news/verapdf... #digipres

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 14

Our Executive Director will be presenting with Sven Schlarb of AIT/eArchiving Initiative THIS THURSDAY - join the #eArchiving webinar to learn how OCFL can help enhance your digital repository and your #digitalpreservation workflows through versioning, efficient storage, and repository traceability.

E-ARK Consortium @eu-earchiving.bsky.social · Jul 14

Join us for the seventeenth #eArchiving Initiative #webinar to explore how OCFL can be used to enable versioning of Archival Information Packages (AIPs) and support the creation of delta AIPs.

🗓️ 17 July 2025 10.00–11.00 CEST.
🔗 Register now: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/en...

Enabling Archival Information Packages (AIP) Versioning and Delta AIPs with Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL)

Learn how to use OCFL to enhance digital repositories and digital preservation workflows through versioning, efficient storage, and repository traceability.

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 3

🚀JHOVE 1.34 is here! This update has fixed JPEG2000 codestream parsing, added support for PDF-2. Headers, and has better validation of document info dates for PDFs. Read more release notes here: openpreservation.org/news/jhove-1... #Digipres #JHOVE

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 2

Caught in the excitement of the Call for Contributions for #iPRES2025, our Community Officer has shared a blog in the spirit of The Great #DigitalPreservation Bake Off. 'A Taste of Preservation ...' - if you like reading food reviews, check it out openpreservation.org/blogs/a-tast... 🧁🥄

A Taste of Preservation: a recollection of the 2024 Great Digital Preservation Bake Off - Open Preservation Foundation

Serving up the finest flavours in Digital Preservation at iPRES 2025. As we welcome to the tastiest event in Digital Preservation, I want to take...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 2

Submit your conference proposals to the #NDSA ! They're seeking ideas of how to confront the challenges of sustaining #digitalpreservation work amid instability and unpredictability. Submit by July 7th and read more at ndsa.org/conference/d.... Don't miss this opportunity! 💾🧑‍💻 #digipres

Digital Preservation Virtual 2025 - Call for Proposals

## Conference Format and Dates Digital Preservation 2025 will be a **virtual conference** held **October 9-10, 2025**. ## Conference Theme: Where We're At: Digital Preservation in Uncerta...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · Jul 1

☀️ The #OPF #digipres Summer newsletter is here! 🏄‍♂️ In this issue learn about our new software releases, our AGM, our personnel changes, a new member, and a round-up of our latest news.

Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · May 23

New investigative #digipres blog on the #OPF website. We are so grateful this has been shared this with us!

Do you have a file that won't render in Adobe Reader, but is deemed valid by validation tools like #JHOVE? Read to see how Bertrand Caron repaired it: openpreservation.org/blogs/valida...

Validating a migrated image - Open Preservation Foundation

Part of my work on the SCAPE testbeds involves producing a workflow for the large scale migration of TIFF to JP2 files, with validation. The...

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · May 20

🌍 How do you approach long-term #digitalpreservation? We want to know!

The first EOSC EDEN @eosc-eden.bsky.social public survey is live 🧩 Help us understand global practices across sectors & regions.

📅 Deadline: 30 June 2025
ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Please share widely! 🌍

EOSC-EDEN survey on identification, appraisal and selection of digital data for long-term digital preservation.

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · May 8

📢 New blog! Ross Spencer (@b33tk33p3r.bsky.social) introduces JSONID, a tool to help spot #JSON files on your hard drive. 📂

Got JSONs you use or can’t identify? He’s looking for examples!

☕ Read the blog & engage with the #PRONOM discussion group: openpreservation.org/blogs/on-the...
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On the lookout: looking for common JSON files, and introducing JSONID - Open Preservation Foundation

Seeking examples of common JSON formats in your collections to improve the JSON identification tool: jsonid.

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · May 7

📢Double release!!🚀
veraPDF and Arlington 1.28 are out now! 🎉

🛠 veraPDF: New Well-Tagged PDF (WTPDF) profiles, improved PDF/UA checks.
✅ Arlington: Latest model, fixes & enhanced validation.

Details & downloads 👉 openpreservation.org/news/verapdf...
#PDF #DigitalPreservation #OpenSource

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The Open Preservation Foundation @openpreservation.org · May 6

📢2 weeks left to nominate a new Board Member! 🗳️

We have 3 positions available — a chance to shape OPF’s future, influence strategy, grow your network & represent your organisation’s interests.

Priority to Gold members; Silver also considered.
👉 Nominate here: openpreservation.org/news/nominat...