The Society of American Archivists - Archivists of Religious Collections Section invites you to a Lunch and Learn session on April 19, 2023 12:00 PM EST/EDT. Join Jenny Mitcham, Head of Good Practice and Standards at the Digital Preservation Coalition, and Nathan Tallman, Digital Preservation Librarian at Penn State, for a presentation on the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation. This session will discuss the benefits of assessment models and frameworks in the field of digital preservation and provide an introduction to the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation<https://ndsa.org/publications/levels-of-digital-preservation/>. In a practical session, attendees will be encouraged and supported to carry out a quick assessment of their own digital preservation capabilities using the NDSA levels and anonymous benchmarking will be facilitated using an online poll. A wrap up presentation will suggest next steps for moving forward with assessment using the NDSA Levels and include other useful information and tools relevant to making progress with digital preservation. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MxlpZDKJSGCdNkzOxOxBCA Jenny Mitcham is Head of Good Practice and Standards at the Digital Preservation Coalition. She works closely with the members of the Coalition on their digital preservation challenges, as well as organising events and producing publications and resources to help move the community forward with digital preservation. She is currently serving on the NDSA leadership team and is one of the co-chairs of the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation. She specialises in certification and maturity modelling and has an interest in finding ways of lowering the barriers to digital preservation for those who are just getting started in this field. As Digital Preservation Librarian at Penn State University, Nathan coordinates policies, workflows and practices to ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of the Libraries' born-digital and digitized collections. He advises on equipment, infrastructure, and vendors for Penn State digital content. Nathan is also Product Owner for digital preservation and helps to coordinate community practices and support for digital collection infrastructure. Nathan is a past-chair of the NDSA Coordinating Committee and has served on the NDSA Levels Steering Group since 2020. Prior to Penn State, Nathan was the Digital Content Strategist at the University of Cincinnati and Associate Archivist at the American Jewish Archives. He earned his M.L.S. and a B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Biz Gallo Statewide Digitization Initiatives Coordinator Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48915 GalloB@michigan.gov<mailto:GalloB@michigan.gov> | mi.gov/LMdigitization<http://mi.gov/LMdigitization> | 517-335-1402 she/her/hers Michigan’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan<https://www.michigan.gov/mde/resources/michigan-top-10-strategic-education-plan> provides focused direction to drive educational achievement in support of all learners. [Logo, company name Description automatically generated]