@SoftPresNetwork

Advancing software preservation through collective action ➡️ #EaaSI, #FCoP, Code of Best Practices for Fair Use, and DMCA Exemption.

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Camille Françoise @[email protected]@CMFrancoise5 Feb 2024
✨ Towards the Preservation of Digital Culture series✨ 💻 We're delighted to welcome @Tom_Ensom for our latest interview! Tom is a digital conservator working mainly on software-based art conservation! #Digipres 📖 Read more about his interview: medium.com/@digitalculturepr…

Towards Preserving Digital Culture: An interview with Tom Ensom

Towards Preserving Digital Culture series is a contribution to the Software Heritage initiative supported by INRIA and UNESCO, The primary…

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Congratulations to the 2024 SPN Coordinating Committee! Eric Kaltman (2024-2026) Lorena Ramírez-López (2024-2026) Scott McCoy (2024-2026) Talya Cooper (2024-2026) Claire Fox (2023-2025) Cynde Moya (2023-2025) Larry Masinter (2023-2025) Learn more: softwarepreservationnetwork.…
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On World Digital Preservation Day (this Thursday!) the Software Preservation Network’s Community Engagement Collaborative is hosting an Idea Workshop✨ Join us to hear new ideas, find collaborators, give and receive feedback. Learn more & register here: softwarepreservationnetwork.…
Digital flier reading: Software Preservation Network Presents The Idea Workshop. https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/the-idea-workshop/

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The new Software Metadata Recommended Format (SMRF) Guide version 1.1.0 is here! SMRF provides a framework to describe software in contexts and systems across libraries, museums, archives, and repositories: softwarepreservationnetwork.… #DigiPres #Metadata
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OPF@openpreserve5 Oct 2023
Join us on 10 October for our next #webinar! 'The 87% Missing Report & Digital Preservation Advocacy', discussing report findings on preservation of video games. Register: openpreservation.org/events/… Please note time zone for this webinar: 16:00 EDT, 21:00 BST, 07:00 AEDT #digipres
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@OctopusJones.bsky.social@jonah_magar5 Oct 2023
Really inspired to see discussion continue around this groundbreaking article from @GameHistoryOrg and @SoftPresNetwork. Definitely planning to attend this webinar. Join us! openpreservation.org/events/…

The 87% Missing Report and Digital Preservation Advocacy - Open Preservation Foundation

The 87% Missing Report and Digital Preservation Advocacy October 10, 2023 @ 10:00 pm CEST – 11:00 pm CEST Overview While the video game industry...

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Hope you can join us tomorrow for a great panel hosted by @library_futures in collaboration with SPN. Featuring @itstheshadsy, @M_F_Rose & @Sierra_OffLine discussing the report "Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States." Register here: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
Unacceptable loss: video game preservation in libraries and archives. Laine Nooney, Phil Salvador, Meredith Rose. September 26, 1-2:15pm ET. Library Futures & Software Preservation Network.

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Public Knowledge@publicknowledge20 Sep 2023
Don't miss! On 9/26 from 1pm to 2:15 pm ET, @M_F_Rose will join a panel hosted by @library_futures alongside @itstheshadsy & @Sierra_OffLine to discuss the report "Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States." Register today below! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
Graphic that reads. "Unacceptable Loss: Video Game Preservation in Libraries and Archives. Choose Your Player. Laine Nooney, Phil Salvador, Meredith Rose. September 26 1 to 2:15 PM ET. Hosted by Library Futures and the Software Preservation Network.

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We are excited about this upcoming conversation between Phil Salvador (@GameHistoryOrg ), Laine Nooney (NYU & Unboxing Pod) and Meredith Rose (@publicknowledge) about the new report “Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States”. Join us! softwarepreservationnetwork.…
Pixelated video game style image reading Unacceptable Loss: Video Game Preservation in Libraries and Archives / choose your player / Laine Mooney, Phil Salvador, Meredith Rose / September 26 1-2:15 ET

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Library Futures@library_futures5 Sep 2023
Video games are for the people. How can we make sure we preserve them for people? Learn more on 9/26 with Phil Salvador (Video Game History Foundation), Laine Nooney (NYU and Unboxing Pod,) and Meredith Rose (Public Knowledge) and @SoftPresNetwork! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
Pixelated video game style image reading Unacceptable Loss: Video Game Preservation in Libraries and Archives / choose your player / Laine Mooney, Phil Salvador, Meredith Rose / September 26 1-2:15 ET

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Please extend a warm welcome to our newest SPN member, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia @NFSAonline. We are all so eager to learn more about their preservation initiatives around videogame and other complex digital objects. nfsa.gov.au/
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Video games are a vital part of our cultural history. But as this new survey found, only 13% of historical video games published in the US are easily accessible: bad news for anyone who researches or cares about games. Full report here: softwarepreservationnetwork.…
New report: Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States. By Phil Salvador, copublished by the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network.

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Video Game History Foundation@GameHistoryOrg10 Jul 2023
An alarming 87% of classic video games released in the US are unavailable. Here’s why that matters. gamehistory.org/87percent

87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games | Video Game History Foundation

New study reveals most classic video games are completely unavailable

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In partnership with @GameHistoryOrg, we are excited to share the first ever survey on the commercial availability of classic video games, by Phil Salvador (@itstheshadsy). Spoiler alert: the results are bleak. Read the full report here: softwarepreservationnetwork.…
Graphic promoting the report. Text reads: New report — Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States by Phil Salvador, copublished by the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network.

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Many of our SPN members participated in this year’s Workshop on Sustainable Software Sustainability — the workshop report is available now, covering Open Science, FAIR software, human and technical infrastructure, advances in research software more!
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This week #A2KCoalition members are attending the @WIPO #SCCR43 to defend the rights of cultural heritage institutions, an issue close to our hearts. Learn more about the asks at a2k-coalition.org
Access to Knowledge Coalition image with text reading "Access to knowledge is a core mission of libraries, archives, and museums. Overly restrictive and outdated copyright exceptions impede the preservation and access to cultural heritage".

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SPN is proud to announce the 2023-2024 Coordinating Committee: @CyndeMoya, @wenybird, @stangunn, @clairefox, Daniel Johnson, @smallandmath, and @masinter. We're honored to have this group leading the SPN community from this year to the next!
SPN Coordinating Committee 2022-2023. Photos of Cynde Moya, Wendy Hagenmaier, Stan Gunn, Claire Fox, Daniel Johnson, Dianne Dietrich, Larry Masinter.

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