There’s less than one month to register for the MDPN’s symposium, Creating a Blueprint for Accessible Digital Preservation: Learnings from the Michigan Digital Preservation Network’s IMLS Grant Activities, on March 26 at the Library of Michigan!

We’re thrilled to bring several exciting sessions to the community, featuring presentations on workflows from storage grant recipients, use cases from MDPN members, technical insights from network hosts and collaborators from the LOCKSS Program, and future directions for the MDPN’s grant learnings. Featured sessions include: 

• Introduction to the Preservation Network Implementation Toolkit

• Chelsea Denault (MDPN)

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• DART in Action: The Digital Archivist's Resource Tool

• Melissa Iori (AP Trust)

• LOCKSS: A Lightning Talk

• Thib Guicherd-Callin (LOCKSS Program)

• Insights from the MDPN’s Technical Implementation

• Paul Gallagher (Western Michigan University), Thib Guicherd-Callin (LOCKSS Program), Scott Morey (Traverse Area District Library), Sophie Steiner (Capital Area District Libraries)

• A Tale of Two Collections: MDPN Storage Grant Recipients

• Rachel Stock (Sloan Museum of Discovery), Hilary Maurin (Rochester Hill Public Library)

• Marco? Polo? Where we are in the Process of Integrating MDPN in our Preservation Workflows

• Alexis Braun Marks (Eastern Michigan University), Brooke Boyst (Eastern Michigan University), Heidi Butler (Capital Area District Libraries), Paul Gallagher (Western Michigan University)

• What’s Next? The Future of the MDPN’s Learnings

• Chelsea Denault (MDPN), Meghan Frazer (LOCKSS Program), Alyssa Pierce (GINKONet/Case Western University), Penelope Shumaker (State Library of Ohio)

More information about the agenda will be shared on our website, MIpres.org, as it’s available!

Register today via the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services! The MDPN welcomes attendance by network members, grant collaborators, and anyone interested in learning more about the MDPN’s collaborative approach to making digital preservation easy for non-technical users. Space is limited, so don’t delay! 

Funds to support travel to the symposium are available through the MDPN with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Attendees can apply for funds via the Financial Assistance Form. While MDPN members and symposium presenters will receive priority funding, this opportunity is open to all attendees.

Questions? Contact MDPN Coordinator Dr. Chelsea Denault at denaultc@mcls.org.