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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our friends over at #iPRES2025 would love to see you in Wellington (or online) in November to explore digital preservation in depth. It’s the first time the conference has ever been held in Aotearoa, so do take advantage of the opportunity if you can.

iPRES 2025 International Conference on Digital Preservation @ipres2025.bsky.social · Aug 6

The wait is over! The #iPRES2025 Programme is finally here! 🎉 This year features a dynamic schedule with 7 parallel tracks: 3 hybrid, 3 in person, and 1 virtual.

View the high-level programme as a PDF, or check out the programme spreadsheet for session times and details. www.ipres2025.nz/programme

Kiwi - Stewart Island - Southland, New Zealand - Credit Great South (7)

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Dr Lynda Kelly @lyndakelly61.bsky.social · Aug 11

Just leaving this here to look at later (via @ndfnz.bsky.social ): www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d4u...

#NDF2025 #GLAM #AI

From Policy to Practice: AI and Impact in the GLAM Sector - Panel Discussion | NDF25

YouTube video by NDF - National Digital Forum

www.youtube.com

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Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Jun 29

Check out my reflection of the NDF25 PAORANGI \ IMPACT gathering: clanyon.medium.com/reflection-n... @ndfnz.bsky.social #GLAM

Reflection: NDF25 PAORANGI \ IMPACT

Following the NDF25 PAORANGI \ IMPACT conference, delivered in Pōneke Wellington 5–7 May 2025 by the National Digital Forum (NDF), I’ve…

clanyon.medium.com

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Missed #NDF25? You can now watch the keynotes online! Described by attendees as insightful, challenging, and deeply inspiring, there's something for everyone.

Hear from Tui Te Hau, Paula Bray, Cade Diehm and Dave Patten at: www.ndf.org.nz/ndf-videos/n...

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 7

And that’s a wrap for #NDF25 🙌🎉 Ngā mihi nui to our wonderful presenters, sponsors, volunteers, and most importantly, all 238 of you who attended this year! We could not make #NDF happen without your support! Arohanui and stay in touch! 💛#GLAM #conference #NZ

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Joshua TJ Ng 🐘@[email protected] 🐘 @joshuatj.bsky.social · May 7

#NDF25 Now: Impactful Stewardship: Managing Born Digital Collections for Long-Term Preservation and Access \ Joshua Ng, Carly Lenz, Jan Hutař, Nicola Caldwell - Archives NZ & National Library of New Zealand

Today, we're facilitating a #BornDigital #DigiPres #LongTermAccess workshop.

ft. Jan Hutař

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Joshua TJ Ng 🐘@[email protected] 🐘 @joshuatj.bsky.social · May 7

Carly: Digital Processing Steps - Archives New Zealand and Alexander Turnbull Library. Slightly different but very similar processes.

- Pre-processing
- Analysis
- Processing

#NDF25

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Joshua TJ Ng 🐘@[email protected] 🐘 @joshuatj.bsky.social · May 7

Nicola:
Managing born digital collections
1. Build a team
2. Know your files
3. Prioritise,
4. Establish secure location
5. Seek additional resources 6. Document your workplan

#NDF25

Managing digital material you already hold

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 7

Some suggested reading from Chris: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

(Big) Data and the North-in-South: Australia’s Informational Imperialism and Digital Colonialism - Monique Mann, Angela Daly, 2019

Australia is a country firmly part of the Global North, yet geographically located in the Global South. This North-in-South divide plays out internally within A...

journals.sagepub.com

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 7

Our afternoon workshops are on now! Chris Cormack (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe) leading the Introduction to Data Sovereignty workshop at #NDF25

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Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · May 7

I’m hosting the wonderful Archives NZ & National Library of New Zealand team - Joshua Ng, Carly Lenz, Jan Hutař, Nicola Caldwell who are workshopping “Impactful Stewardship: Managing Born Digital Collections for Long-Term Preservation and Access” #NDF25

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Lucie Paterson @luciepaterson.bsky.social · May 6

It was a pleasure to join @teinamoana.bsky.social @adriankingston.bsky.social and Ravi Chandra for the final panel yesterday all about AI - where the sector is and where it's going. We had lots of great questions from the audience 🧠 and thanks to @joshuatj.bsky.social some fab notes at #ndf25 🙏🏾

NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

Final session for #NDF25 Day 2: 'From Policy to Practice: AI and Impact in the GLAM Sector'. This is a fireside chat with Adrian Kingston, Lucie Paterson, Ravi Chandra, and Teina Herzer, so feel free to add your questions to Sli.do!

Four people sit in front of a conference title slide

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Lucie Paterson @luciepaterson.bsky.social · May 6

This morning it’s @davecpatten.bsky.social’s workshop on designing and sustaining digital exhibits in museums. And it’s a full house #ndf25

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Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · May 6

Cade Diehm’s session “Cultural memory at the end of the end of history: Reimagining archival resilience” is kicking off at #NDF25

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

Workshop day is a go for #NDF25! Ngā mihi nui to our pals at Wellington Museum for hosting us. Schedule and info at www.live.ndf.org.nz/workshops

Workshops — NDF25 Live

www.live.ndf.org.nz

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iPRES 2025 International Conference on Digital Preservation @ipres2025.bsky.social · May 6

Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Digital Forum (NDF) @ndfnz.bsky.social held its conference in Wellington this week, and digital preservation was a hot topic! Ngā mihi nui to our friends at NDF for sharing our enthusiasm for #digipres and hope to see you in November!

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Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · May 6

Library of Congress has a really good planning framework: libraryofcongress.github.io/labs-ai-fram...

LC Labs AI Planning Framework - LC Labs AI Planning Framework

LC Labs has been developing a planning framework to support the responsible exploration and potential adoption of AI at the Library of Congress.

libraryofcongress.github.io

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

Ngā mihi nui Andy - we’re so glad you could join us!

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

Ngā mihi nui e hoa ♥️🖤🤍

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rakinui.bsky.social @rakinui.bsky.social · May 6

And my day 2 reflections #ndf25

www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisc...

#ndf25 | Christopher Cormack

My day 2 reflections of #ndf25 Jim Fishwick commands the stage as MC, Their call-and-response housekeeping A refreshing innovation that engages us all. Dave Pattern reveals forty years of discovery,...

www.linkedin.com

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

We hope you all have enjoyed #NDF25! A massive thank you to everyone here in Pōneke, and to those who followed along on the Bluesky newsfeed from a far.

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

Our conference convenor extraordinaire Naiomi Murgatroyd gives the closing remarks on day 2 of #NDF25

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

Do we have to use the existing big tech tools? Can we build an ethical AI for the GLAM sector? Big questions being asked in the AI fireside chat at #NDF25

NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

Slow AI project in the Netherlands mentioned in the AI fireside chat at #NDF25 ariastest.humanities.uva.nl/projects/slo...

Slow AI

Slow AI focuses on developing strategies to address colonial and extractive histories in current AI systems by introducing the concept of slowness to a fast technology.

ariastest.humanities.uva.nl

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NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social · May 6

"We are now in an AI-age." Adrian Kingston encourages us to think about our role about making AI better. Can we help reduce the bias in big-AI, and improve the quality? GLAM has a role not just in consuming AI but also informing AI. #NDF25

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