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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks for your encouragement and support, William. Engaging with our colleagues and the wider DP community has been central to shaping the Workbench. I’d also love to hear how others approach user testing in their own projects.

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · 13d

At Cambridge University Library, the #DigitalPreservation Programme team is working with colleagues to test the Workbench, a new interface for managing digital collections, including born-digital archives.
#UserExperience #Archives #Libraries

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Closing the Loop: From User Testing to Real Change in the Workbench

Alongside the preservation repository, members of the Digital Preservation Programme team have made significant progress on developing the…

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Aug 6

Love this totebag! Is it available to buy online?

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Aug 5

I used to think finding peer reviewers was straightforward. It turns out, it is one of the most challenging parts of the publishing process.

#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication #Archives #DigitalPreservation #InformationProfessionals

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I thought finding peer reviewers would be straightforward. I was wrong.

Since I started as an article editor for Archives and Records last December, I have been thinking a lot about peer review and just how challenging it can be. Archives and Records is the journal of the...

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Jul 15

In the latest post on the Cambridge University Libraries #DigitalPreservation blog, we explore the unique challenges and considerations involved in preserving #Minecraft Cambridge.

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#Library #Archives #Videogame

Archiving a Pixelated Pandemic: Part 2 — Minecraft at Cambridge University Libraries

In recent weeks, I have received a number of questions about videogame preservation at Cambridge University Libraries (CUL). While…

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Jul 7

What Makes Good Access?

Our latest blog post explores CUL’s work to make born-digital special collections more accessible.

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#DigitalArchives #UserExperience #Library #Archives #DigitalTransformation

What Makes Good Access? Exploring Born-Digital Collections at CUL

Access to born-digital collection materials poses a wide range of challenges. These challenges aren’t solely technical — though technology…

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Mar 21

Curious about what business-as-usual might mean in a #DigitalPreservation context? Me too! Check out this blog post by me and Jen Mitcham about the workshop we ran earlier in the year.

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Steps towards a definition of Business of Usual for digital preservation

The following post was written by Jenny Mitcham and Caylin Smith. Jenny is Chief Digital Preservation Officer at the Digital Preservation…

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Dec 6

Unsure what Business as Usual means for #DigitalPreservation?

Join me and Jenny Mitcham online on January 21st if you're interested in this topic and how it might apply to your own work!

Register here: www.dpconline.org/events/event...

Digital Preservation as ‘Business as Usual’ - Digital Preservation Coalition

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Sep 10

Same! I also have a daxie.

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Sep 9

John Gostick, Technical Lead for #DigitalPreservation at Cambridge University Libraries, is presenting in the 2024 Virtual #Fedora Showcase (Oct. 1-3) about "Building a Digital Preservation Service using Fedora 6". Check out the full programme: wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/2... #Library

2024 Virtual Fedora Showcase - Fedora Repository - LYRASIS Wiki

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Aug 15

Really exciting opportunity to join Cambridge University Libraries as a Digital #Archivist! This role is based within the Dept. of Archives and Modern MSS and will support the delivery of the #DigitalPreservation Programme for born-digital #archives. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47852/

Digital Archivist (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Digital Archivist (Fixed Term) in the University Library at the University of Cambridge.

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Mar 26

Great summary of software preservation challenges by Software Heritage ambassador Camille Françoise from the “Towards Preserving Digital Culture” interview series. I enjoyed taking part and learning about others' experiences www.softwareheritage.org/2024/03/26/p... #DigitalPreservation

“Towards Preserving Digital Culture”: an interview series by Camille Françoise

Our Software Heritage ambassador Camille Françoise published the “Towards Preserving Digital Culture” interview series, highlighting experts with different backgrounds and perspectives, in order to co...

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Mar 21

And we visited The Centre for Computing History! Staff and volunteers have shared their knowledge and skills with #DigitalPreservation staff at Cambridge University Library. It was great to introduce peers to this incredible resource for computing history. #RetroComputing www.computinghistory.org.uk

Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hosted visitors from the Complex Digital Objects Group at Cambridge University Library yesterday! Always nice to show people our #DigitalPreservation Lab + the Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory, + keep discussions going in between conferences and other events. www.lib.cam.ac.uk/digitalprese...

Screen capture of slide from presentation about preserving data on storage carriers.

Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Mar 15

"Lessons Learned from the #CyberAttack," new paper by the British Library about the October 2023 attack with information that could help organisations plan and protect themselves. blogs.bl.uk/living-knowl... #Library #CyberSecurity #DigitalPreservation

Learning lessons from the cyber-attack

Photo: Tony Antoniou Today, we’ve published a paper about the cyber-attack that took place against the British Library last October. Our hope is that doing this will help other organisations to plan a...

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Jon Ippolito @jonippolito.net · Feb 1

@euanc.bsky.social 's research shows why we need preservation alternatives to migration. Look at how something as important as exponents in equations changes in various environments. Imagine if this was the formula for a drug or a flight plan to the Moon 😬 web.archive.org/web/20130207... 🐘♻️

Screenshots showing distortions in content under document migration

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Feb 12

Software affects our everyday lives. And its preservation is crucial for mitigating the loss of digital cultural heritage. Glad I could share my thoughts on software preservation as part of the Towards Preserving Digital Culture series! #DigitalPreservation lnkd.in/ecg3cYGj

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Jan 17

Looking forward to what's sure to be an interesting workshop with library colleagues this afternoon! We'll be discussing our Digital Preservation Lab and the bigger picture for managing older, complex, or less common carriers and formats. #DigitalPreservation

Photo of Digital Preservation Lab at Cambridge University Library with older computer and AV hardware.

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Dec 19

Looks like a great #DigitalPreservation opportunity with @NYULibraries: Digital Preservation Librarian! apply.interfolio.com/136684

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Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton.bsky.social · Dec 6

Work with us
@UKNatArcSector
- we're looking for a Digital Development Manager to take forward capacity building and innovation in support of archives civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Digital Development Manager - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK

Search and apply for jobs in the UK Civil Service

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · Nov 30

New report on the fantastic work undertaken by the ‘Archive of tomorrow: capturing public health discourse in the UK Web Archive’ project bl.iro.bl.uk/concern/repo... 🗃️

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Nov 24

Thanks, William! I'm going to recommend @elizabethe.bsky.social at National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)! #DigitalPreservation #ff #DPC

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William Kilbride @williamkilbride.bsky.social · Nov 24

It's #dpc #digitalpreservation #ff Follow Friday. I seem to be building my network from scratch and have lots of work to do! This week let me recommend @caylin.bsky.social who is leading on a large and important #digipres program at Cambridge University Library. Who do you recommend Caylin?

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Nov 24

I'm interested in #DigitalPreservation, #WebArchiving, #ComputingHistory, #Libraries, #Archives, and #CulturalHeritage. I'm also interested in #FilmHistory, #cycling, #Architecture, and #ArtHistory, and lots of other topics! Nice to meet you!

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · Nov 24

To learn more about what colleagues and I work on in #DigitalPreservation at Cambridge University Libraries, check out our blog and webpages:

digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk

www.lib.cam.ac.uk/digitalprese...

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