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Claire Newing @clairennewing.bsky.social · 18h

We're hiring a Data Analyst and Crawl Engineer. Come and work with me at The National Archives, UK and help us make our web archives even better. Closing 21 October 2025. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/

UK Government Web Archive

We capture, preserve, and make accessible UK central government information published on the web from 1996 to present.

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 5d

Highly recommend joining digipres.club! Misty and the moderators that help her do a great job of running a chill and interesting place free from all the annoying ads and algorithms of the commercial social media options.

Misty De Méo @cdrom.ca · 5d

Folks in digital preservation looking for a chill place to hang out off here - I run a digipres mastodon instance, digipres.club. I try to keep it running well and low stress. All are welcome.

digipres.club

Hometown is adapted from Mastodon, a decentralized social network with no ads, no corporate surveillance, and ethical design.

digipres.club

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 6d

YES! Can't wait to read this. More people need to think like this. After doing research on mental health and wellbeing in the digital preservation community I've seen the data on the impact unrealistic workloads and expectations are having on practitioners.

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 8d

I'm a big fan of Ailie's so I'll have to check that out.

Seems like "useful as a thought exercise, but not for practical implementation" is a common theme in responses...

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 8d

That "good enough" pragmatism is SO important. Unfortunately, in my experience, significant properties often comes along with those who still hang on to the idea that there is a definable "best" practice in digital preservation

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 8d

A combination of the classics "it depends" and "context is king".

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 8d

People were super into defining them when I was in grad school *cough* 20 years ago.... But I'd kinda hoped we'd left that behind!

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 8d

Putting this question out across the various socials: where do people sit these days on the concept of "Significant Properties"? #digipres

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Karyn @archivesnkaryn.bsky.social · 9d

If you are looking for easy to understand digital preservation training resources then look no further than our next #DPClinic. The resources produced by this project are second to none and of particular relevance to community groups.
www.dpconline.org/events/event...

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 13d

This Library Carpentries course material might be useful: joshuadull.github.io/APIs-for-Lib...

APIs for Libraries

joshuadull.github.io

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iPRES 2025 International Conference on Digital Preservation @ipres2025.bsky.social · 13d

Now on the #iPRES2025 blog! Tips and guidelines for presenting at iPRES!

If you're presenting a Lightning Talk, either onsite or virtually, this one's for you! www.ipres2025.nz/post/present...

Presenting your Lightning Talk at iPRES 2025

Detailed information for submitting and presenting your Lightning Talk at iPRES 2025.

www.ipres2025.nz

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 21d

Super proud of these courses (and I learned loads myself helping to edit Paul's File Formats course!) What topics should we tackle next?

Preserve Together @preservetogether.bsky.social · 21d

Preserve Together is delighted to launch our new training courses “Understanding File Formats for Digital Preservation” and “Developing Digital Preservation Strategy”. To find out more, visit the Courses page our website: www.preservetogether.com/courses

A cartoon graphic of a group of people in a conference room listening to a talk. A whiteboard in the room says "File Formats, Why are they important?"

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 26d

Happy 1st birthday to my beautiful baby brother, Finbar Fergus! 🎉🎂🐕

A border terrier wearing a pink hat with a pom pom

A border terrier sitting on the back of a couch looking nonchalantly out the window

A close up of a border terrier sleeping on a pillow with a faded tropical leaf pattern

A photo of a beautiful border terrier looking at the camera

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Preserve Together @preservetogether.bsky.social · 26d

There's a new post on the Preserve Together Blog! In "Thinking About Feedback", Sharon discusses the importance of feedback, how it can help with digital preservation, and deciding when you should (and also when you shouldn't) listen. #digipres

Check it out: www.preservetogether.com/blog/feedbac...

Thinking About Feedback

Sharon discusses the importance of feedback, how it can help with digital preservation, and deciding when to listen.

www.preservetogether.com

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · 28d

Feels like we've been working on these forever! Very proud of what we've created though and can't wait to share them.

Preserve Together @preservetogether.bsky.social · 28d

We're thrilled to share that we're launching our first training courses next week! They'll be:

💾 Understanding File Formats for Digital Preservation

📄 Developing Digital Preservation Strategy

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iPRES 2025 International Conference on Digital Preservation @ipres2025.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's 3 September (at least here in NZ), which means we are exactly two months out from seeing everyone at #iPRES2025! In the coming weeks, we'll be providing detailed information for both in-person and virtual attendees, as well as for presenters, 1st time attendees. www.ipres2025.nz/post/frequen...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Have questions about iPRES 2025 in Wellington? Take a look below. If you have a question that's not answered here, let us know!

www.ipres2025.nz

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · Aug 7

@angelafromdpc.bsky.social - I saw this and thought of you! 🦉

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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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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · Aug 5

I love Elliott Smith's music but I've not listened in a while, thank you for the reminder! I was lucky enough to have seen him live when he toured this album.

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Preserve Together @preservetogether.bsky.social · Jul 30

We're pleased to announce the launch our blog! In the latest post, we discuss realism in relation to our digital preservation strategy, goals, and practice: www.preservetogether.com/blog/dp-real...

Keepin' It Real: Maintaining Realism in Digital Preservation

Sharon and Paul discuss how we can inject a dose of realism into our digital preservation work.

www.preservetogether.com

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · Jul 21

*Another book goes on my "to read" list...*

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Mary Grace🕷️🕸️🎃👻 @emgeekay.bsky.social · Jul 16

Sharing an updated digital preservation starter pack. #digipres

go.bsky.app/3SpFvF1

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Preserve Together @preservetogether.bsky.social · Jul 9

We're excited to share that we've just started our first major consultancy contract. 🎉 We're working on a project to optimize the content ingest and egress processes for a major preservation service.

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · Jul 4

It's been an absolute classic. I don't know if any other season has made me laugh as hard. The cast has been an absolute delight. In your face critics who said the format was stale!

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Sharon McMeekin @sharonmcmeekin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Really looking forward to this session! New professionals always ask some of the most interesting questions.

Preserve Together @preservetogether.bsky.social · Jul 2

We're pleased to share that on 23 July, Sharon will join @aranewprofs.bsky.social for a session reflecting on 2 decades in #digipres. Aimed a new entrants to info professions, the free event will cover lessons she's learned, resources she'd recommend & future trends.

Register here: bit.ly/3Ib1sOT

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

www.eventbrite.co.uk