Dear All, Members of the DPC are soon to be invited to vote for the finalists of the Digital Preservation Awards 2012. The vote is open to the 60 or so agencies that constitute the Coalition including our allies overseas and personal members.
The shortlist is really very impressive. I hope that we can provoke some discussion about the wonderful initiatives that are represented here, as well as celebrating some very significant work that is too often overlooked. We've compiled a full briefing about the finalists on the DPC website. We are celebrating their accomplishments with awards in 3 categories and there are 4 nominations in each one, and I hope I can persuade you all to stop for a moment and read about them. DPC Award for Teaching and Communications: DPTP, Digital Archaeology, The Signal, Keeping Research Data Safe http://www.dpconline.org/advocacy/awards/2012-digital-preservation-awards/927-finalists-communications-and-training DPC Award for Research and Innovation: PLANETS, TOTEM, KEEP Emulation Framework, Data Management Planning Online http://www.dpconline.org/advocacy/awards/2012-digital-preservation-awards/928-finalists-2012-research-and-innovation DPC Decennial Award (for the most outstanding contribution to ensuring our digital memory is available tomorrow) Archaeology Data Service, International Internet Preservation Consortium, PREMIS Data Dictionary, PRONOM and DROID http://www.dpconline.org/advocacy/awards/2012-digital-preservation-awards/929-finalists-2012-dpc-decennial-award Let me encourage those of you that blog to blog about them, those that tweet to tweet these links, and those that can distribute email to interested colleagues to forward this email. Let me wish all the finalist the very best of luck and to thank all the many projects and individuals who have participated in the awards. All best wishes, William -- Dr William Kilbride FSA Executive Director Digital Preservation Coalition @WilliamKilbride 44 (0)141 330 4522 http://www.dpconline.org/ will...@dpconline.org<mailto:will...@dpconline.org> The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system. The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent and does not constitute legal advice. We cannot accept any responsibility for viruses, so please scan all attachments. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the DPC. Registered Office, Innovation Centre, University Way, York Science Park, Heslington, YORK YO10 5DG Registered in England No: 4492292
