Digital Preservation Coalition
Digital Preservation Coalition

Charity registered in Scotland SC051077

The DPC exists so our members can ensure a secure digital legacy. A small but growing not-for-profit company, the DPC occupies a distinctive position within this dynamic and diverse field. It was founded in 2002 and works with and on behalf of the leading experts in the field internationally. DPC has a world class reputation. At the time of writing, it has 115 institutional members around the world. It is funded principally through membership and receives around one quarter of its funds through externally sponsored projects. We enable our members to deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services, helping them to derive enduring value from digital assets and raising awareness of the strategic, cultural and technological challenges they face. We achieve our aims through advocacy, community engagement, workforce development, capacity-building, good practice and good governance. In 2019 we added a strategic objective to build a coalition scaled to the global digital preservation challenge. In 2020 we opened an office in Melbourne. The DPC has doubled in size in the last five years, a welcome development which has been enabled and required continuous improvement in processes and administration. It has recently completed an application to OSCR for registration as a charity. It employs ten staff in offices in Glasgow, York and Melbourne and is governed by a Board of Directors constituted from its full members. Digital preservation is characterized by a supportive, international and vibrant community which is expanding rapidly. Cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaborations are highly valued and they create the conditions for creativity and innovation in the face of shared challenges.