In the latest Epistemicast podcast, our Executive Director Neil discusses open, resilient technology standards as the only answer to long-term data preservation. More info and listen here epistemicast.org/neil-jefferi...

Great news for the EOSC EDEN project - the Core Preservation Processes are nominated in the Digital Preservation Awards 2026!

A bit of #digipres detective sleuthing for DPX validation using our fido tool - nice work!

Our patch release for veraPDF 1.30.2 is out now! This comes with some important security fixes in line with a new security policy adopted by veraPDF. Read more about the release and download here: openpreservation.org/news/verapdf...

Unfortunately our webinar today has been cancelled as the speaker is unfortunately ill. We will be rescheduling soon and will make the details available to all registrants. Thank you for understanding

For any digital preservation professionals - this free event is highly recommended!

Our ODF Validator webinar is now available to watch back. We covered a bit about the ODF format, what led us to develop this validator, and a demo on how to use it. Members can watch the webinar in full via our website, and the demo section is available for all on our YouTube 👇 youtu.be/0Yjq0tUAV28

We are already one year in to the EOSC EDEN project - how time flies! We have a new blog post outlining the project, what's been happening this past year, and what's to come. happy reading! openpreservation.org/blogs/an-int...

Our Executive Director Neil Jefferies recently presented the Oxford Common File Layout at "Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approaches, an Online Symposium". The recording of his and all other talks are now available to view online www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The v1.30 full release of veraPDF and Arlington are out now. This full release addresses security vulnerabilities in the release candidates completed in February. Read more about the releases and download here 👉 openpreservation.org/news/verapdf...

Our 2025 Highlights Report is out now! It brings together the key #digipres activities from the OPF over the last year. Looking forward to even more to come this year! Read the PDF here 👉 openpreservation.org/wp-content/u...

A great boost for the Open Document Format (ODF) with this news in Germany! We've just launched our ODF Validator with Rigsarkivet, Nationaal Archief, Rahvusarhiiv, and the Swiss Federal Archives, to further boost this format and its uptake in the EU and beyond. itsfoss.com/news/germany...

A new paper, "Securing the Future of Books: A Collaborative Guide to Preservation" outlines the challenges in preserving eBooks, such as infrastructure limitations, technological barriers and resource constraints, and explores potential solutions. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This is a great initiative inviting professionals in the humanitarian sector to share their knowledge and experience despite funding constraints. If you're in the sector - get involved! #NewLearningLandscapes

Last week, the OPF met in-person for a week at Oxford's Bodleian Libraries. We celebrated 2025, planned for growth in 2026, and perhaps most importantly - we had the rare opportunity to collaborate face-to-face and grow together as a team. Read here: openpreservation.org/blogs/the-op...

Our tools are open source, with the code available on GitHub. If you have a suggestion, bug or fix, the best way to reach us is by raising an issue on the relevant tool repository. We've published some guidelines on how to do just that. Read here 👇 openpreservation.org/blogs/raisin...

the veraPDF and Arlington 1.30 release candidates are now available for community testing! The releases address technical depth and various real world issues reported by the community. Read more about the updates we've made and download on our website here 👉 openpreservation.org/news/verapdf...

We are kicking off our webinar in a few minutes - if you're registered, get ready to join! Alternatively, the highlights from the webinar will be posted to our YouTube channel in the coming days.

Join us for our next webinar on 10 February! As we've recently taken over stewardship of Fixity Pro, which will now be free and open-source, we'll be demonstrating the tool and taking your questions. Sign up here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

One week to go until Digital Preservation Summit 2026: Securing Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age - still time to register for the virtual event which will be held Thursday 5 February, co-located with the 'DAM and Museums' event. More info here 👉 henrystewartconferences.com/events/digit...

We're excited for Digital Preservation Summit 2026, co-located with the DAM and Museums event, exploring digital preservation in today’s technological landscape, with discussions on strategies for long-term digital asset use. 5 February. Register here 👉 henrystewartconferences.com/events/digit...

@nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy have released v.122 of PRONOM - which features 23 new PUIDs, 23 new signatures and 19 updates. More detailed release notes of the changes can be found here 👉 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/aboutapps/pr...

We are currently hosting a webinar on #CloudViPER, our cloud-native VRE: openpreservation.org/tools/cloudv... it's a really exciting teaching sandpit with heaps of #digitalpreservation tools inside. It can also be used for curation. Snippets will be uploaded to our Youtube soon!

The Humanitarian Archive Emergency Project has opened a call for proposals - to conduct a census of threatened humanitarian archives, and to develop a roadmap for rebuilding these archives. 🚨 DEADLINE - 25 JANUARY 🚨 More information via ELHRA call 👇 www.elrha.org/current-open...

More #OPF tools are now included in Infra Finder, a tool from @investinopen designed to increase adoption of and investment in #openinfrastructure. Check out our entries for #fido infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/fido and #ViPER infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/vi... #digitalpreservation

Registration is now open for our first webinar of the year - introducing our latest tool, CLOUDViPER. Join us on 20 January 15:00 GMT. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’ve reached the end of our Festive Countdown! We close the office until 5 January to focus on festive feasting and merriment 🎄Thank you to all our members and the wider community for your continued support and knowledge. We look forward to more great work in the coming year.

Now for the final round of our Festive Friday Quiz! Fastest in the comments for the missing vowels round - complete the phrase below 👇

The OPF Winter Newsletter is now live 🎄 ! Catch up on the latest from the OPF and find out what we have been working on as the year draws to a close. Read here 👉 mailchi.mp/openpreserva...

In October our Community Officer Georgia contributed to the National Digital Stewardship Alliance #digipres conference. Georgia shares her insights from the event in this blog post openpreservation.org/blogs/reflec...

One of our highlights of the year was undoubtedly last month’s iPRES Conference which provided another excellent opportunity to engage with the thriving global #digipres community. We’re already looking forward to next year 🕺

Tune in for the 3rd part of our 4-part blog series on Open Infrastructures. This issue is about 'Community'. A usual occurrence, but not always guaranteed! openpreservation.org/blogs/part-3... #openinfrastructure #digitalpreservation

Festive Friday Quiz - Round 2! What comes fourth in this #digipres sequence?? Post your answers below 👇

Tune in for the 2nd part of our 4-part blog series over at the #OPF, on Open Infrastructures. This issue is about 'Control': openpreservation.org/blogs/part-2... #openinfrastructure #digitalpreservation

The ODF Validator alpha release (v0.20) is out now! This tool validates all Open Document Format (ODF) for Office Applications documents. With thanks our contributors Rigsarkivet (DNA), NANETH), Rahvusarhiiv and the Swiss National Archives. Read more 👉https://buff.ly/4oM9Cxi

Read our new blog on the launch of CloudViPER - where OPF team members Darren and Amanda took part in an event hosted by DDHN and DPC to discuss all things #digipres with the theme of "Why Preserve?" Read here openpreservation.org/blogs/we-cel...

This year, we announced our partnership to provide technical guidance to the Humanitarian Archive Emergency project. This initiative addresses a gap in the digital support for humanitarian and global health archives and research. Read more about the project here openpreservation.org/news/the-opf...

We've just shared the 1st in a 4-part blog series from our Executive Director, Neil. We'd love to know your thoughts on 'Open Infrastructures: Why they matter for long term access' as we post the rest of the series over the next few weeks: openpreservation.org/blogs/part-1... #digitalpreservation

Want to gift yourself or a loved one multiple treats packaged together? Try ViPER or CloudViPER today! The virtual environment and cloud-based versions of this excellent tool are free, and bundle together some of the most essential open-source #digipres tools. More here openpreservation.org

Good tidings! Some of our vital community-developed Wiki resources have been inaccessible for some time. We have now started to implement our plan to make these accessible once again. Read more on the work we're doing here 👉 openpreservation.org/news/what-is...

Round 1 of our Festive Friday Quiz! This year our quiz is Only Connect themed, with a #digipres twist! What connects the four clues below? Place your answers below!

Starting off our year highlights - we were delighted to welcome the British Film Institute as OPF members. Supporting and learning from the BFI, with #digipres of their film archive of over 275000 titles is an exciting development for our network. Learn more openpreservation.org/news/we-welc...

Watch below as Neil Jefferies, OPF Executive and Oxford Common File Layout (OCFL) Editor, gives an introduction to the OCFL Specification at Fedora Camp 2025, which was took place back in September www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI76...

This Christmas why not treat yourself (or your organisation) to an OPF membership? As well as access to excellent resources, knowledge sharing and support, you’ll be helping to keep essential #digipres tools maintained long into the future! More here openpreservation.org/membership/w...

Calling all OPF members! Join us TODAY 16:00 CET for a festive coffee morning - mulled wine optional! Today we’ll discuss the Value of File Format Validation in #digipres - open to all members. More info 👉 openpreservation.org/events/opf-n...

Tis the season for the daily OPF Festive Countdown! In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing highlights from the year, some #digipres gifts, and more. Stay tuned!

Our website is currently down for maintenance while we wait for a hosting issue to be resolved - we'll be live again soon!

Thanks to the Dutch Digital Heritage Network for their hospitality hosting the launch of CloudViPER on #WDPD2025. It was wonderful to connect in such a welcoming space. The tool is now ready to use - installation instructions can be found here openpreservation.org/tools/how-to-get-cloudviper/

OPF team members Darren and Amanda had a great time on #WDPD2025 at the CloudViPER launch event at the Kanaal30 creative hub in Utrecht - and even had time for some retro gaming!

Happy #WDPD! Introducing CloudVIPER, which bundles essential digital preservation tools into one place. CloudVIPER builds on the original VIPER tool, allowing users to now access these tools through their browser without needing to install a virtual machine. Find out more👇 #digitalpreservation