Digital Preservation Awards 2018

Nominations are welcomed for the 2018 Digital Preservation Awards.

There are five award categories:

• Research and Innovation – recognising excellence in practical research and innovation activities (£1000 prize and a trophy)
• Teaching and Communications - recognising excellence in outreach, training and advocacy (£1000 prize and a trophy)
• Most Distinguished Student Work in Digital Preservation- encouraging and recognising student work in digital preservation (prize includes attendance at an international conference, a trophy and a certificate)
• Safeguarding the Digital Legacy - celebrating the practical application of preservation tools to protect at-risk digital objects (£1000 cash prize and a trophy)
• Most Outstanding Digital Preservation Initiative in Commerce, Industry and the Third sector - encouraging and recognising the adoption of digital preservation tools and approaches in institutions which are not explicitly memory institutions (£1000 cash prize of £1000 and trophy)

There will also be a Fellowship award.

The award ceremony will be held in Amsterdam in November.

For more information, see the Digital Preservation Coalition website.