The BitCurator Forum brings together representatives of all levels of experience from libraries, archives, museums, and related professions engaged in (or considering) digital archives work. The Forum will balance discussion of theory and practice of digital forensics, curation, and related digital analysis workflows. There will … Read more →
Are you looking for an alternative to VirtualBox VM for BitCurator installation via virtual machine? The Migrating BitCurator VirtualBox VM to Hyper-V documentation provides instructions for installing BitCurator for use with Hyper-V. Hyper-V creates virtual machines on x86-64 systems running Windows. Many thanks to Shelly … Read more →
The Quickstart Guide includes detailed instructions to assist you in setting up the BitCurator virtual machine (and/or installing the environment on a dedicated host) and help you get started with common tools in the environment.
The BitCurator Wiki is the repository for community documentation on the BitCurator environment. It is maintained by the BCC Documentation & Training Committee.
All resources created by the BitCuratorEdu project are now available on the BitCurator Consortium website! The BitCuratorEdu project team has partnered with the BCC Documentation and Training Committee to make these resources available for digital curation educators, students, and practitioners beyond the end of the … Read more →
The votes are in from the BitCurator Consortium’s 2022-2023 annual election! Charter Amendments All proposed charter amendments were unanimously approved. Please see our updated charter here: https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/bitcurator-consortium-charter/ Executive Council Welcome to our newest Executive Council members, Annalise Berdini from Princeton University Library, Sally DeBauche from Stanford Libraries, Elizabeth-Anne Johnson from the … Read more →
The BitCurator Consortium is happy to welcome the University of Calgary as our newest member! UCalgary Library is already using BitCurator and they are embarking on a project to develop more robust digital preservation workflows. We’re so excited to hear more about the process and … Read more →
We are thrilled to introduce four BitCurator Consortium Executive Council candidates! The BCC will elect four candidates to serve 2022-2024 terms. Sally DeBauche Bio Sally DeBauche is a Digital Archivist in the Department of Special Collections at Stanford Libraries. She is responsible for acquiring, processing, … Read more →
Congratulations to the Documentation and Training Committee! Their incredible maintenance work on open documentation and guidance related to the open source BitCurator software and other tools within the BitCurator environment was recognized with one of the first ever Sustainability awards from the NDSA Excellence awards. … Read more →
The BitCurator Consortium is happy to welcome the University of Toronto and the University of Minnesota as our newest members! UTL is already using BitCurator in some of their workflows, particularly for processing born-digital institutional records. They have an active role in supporting and using … Read more →
The BCC Membership Committee is pleased to announce that University of Pennsylvania has joined the BCC! Welcome to: Rachel Appel, Digital Preservation Librarian (UPenn voting representative) Allison Olsen, Digital Archivist Sarah Oswald, Archivist Sam Sfirri, Processing Archivist Our newest members are practitioners from across the … Read more →
The BCC Membership Committee is excited to invite you to participate in the BCC Peer Mentorship Program! The goals for this new program are twofold: to orient people to the BCC, encouraging them to build relationships and get involved; and to facilitate professional mentorship around … Read more →
The BitCurator Consortium (BCC) invites you to explore membership as an opportunity to engage with a growing group of dedicated, community-minded digital archives professionals! Initially founded in 2014 to build a strong community of practice for the Andrew W. Mellon-funded BitCurator projects, the BCC has … Read more →
🗞️Extra, EXTRA! The latest @Educopia newsletter is now available, featuring:
🔹New project announcments
🔹Updates from #BitcuratorEdu, #LibPubWorkflows, @CitaPress & @The_Maintainers
🔹An important Save the Date
Read the full issue: https://mailchi.mp/educopia/educopia-newsletter-aug22
I’m participating in this from the inside as a new board member—the most thoughtful leadership transition & organizational growth process I’ve seen in decades in our field: “While our external work is the most visible… our internal work is our engine of transformation.” https://twitter.com/Educopia/status/1549081678580162560
New on the @educopia blog:
Our leadership team reflects on two years of intentional and iterative organizational change & shares our vision for the future.
Read more: https://educopia.org/shaping-change/
Essential reading for envisioning systems and services that support future access to digital heritage https://twitter.com/rschon/status/1549435245774213123
Today, @IthakaSR is publishing a new report from @OyaRieger, @LiamMerrill, and me assessing the sustainability of the digital curation and preservation landscape. We are grateful for the support from @US_IMLS @ashley247 @rldale that enabled this work. https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/the-effectiveness-and-durability-of-digital-preservation-and-curation-systems/
New on the @educopia blog:
Our leadership team reflects on two years of intentional and iterative organizational change & shares our vision for the future.
Read more: https://educopia.org/shaping-change/
✨New on the blog✨
News from our Executive Director, Katherine Skinner, on changes underway at @Educopia
Read the full post👉: https://educopia.org/embracing-change/
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