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The Top 10 Digital Preservation Developments of 2010

December 22, 2010 -- Read about some of the important digital preservation developments made during 2010.
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Time-Travel for the Web: Library of Congress Project Wins Preservation Award

December 22, 2010 --The Memento Project has won the Digital Preservation Award 2010. 
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Library Considers Data Appraisal, Selection

December 22, 2010 --The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program recently held a meeting to consider issues associated with geospatial data appraisal and selection, Nov. 17-18, 2010 in Washington, DC.
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NDIIPP Briefing: Preserving Creative America: Collecting Metadata for Recorded Sound

December 13, 2010 --President of BMS/Chace John Spencer will speak at the Library of Congress on December 17, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. 
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NDIIPP Partner Digital Collections Now Viewable

December 13, 2010 -- The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program website has a new section to provide a high level view of the collections that partners are preserving worldwide.
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Capturing Congressional Social Media

December 6, 2010 -- The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program is preserving the political record by capturing websites from the House of Representatives, Senate, congressional committees and related entities.
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Federal Agencies Working Group Developing AV Preservation Specification

December 6, 2010 -- Two National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program staff members recently led a working group focusing on a proposed standard for audio-visual preservation. 
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NDIIPP in Spain

December 2, 2010 -- National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program staff member Bill LeFurgy presented at the Fifth National Congress of Public Libraries, held November 3, 2010 in Gijón, Spain.
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Preserving Citizen Journalism and Community News

December 2, 2010 -- The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program organized a two-day workshop to discuss preserving citizen journalism and community news sites, held November 3-4, 2010 in Washington, DC.
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Digital Preservation Listserv Reaches 10 Year Mark

December 2, 2010 -- Last month, the JISC-sponsored Digital Preservation listserv reached its 10th anniversary, a milestone in the evolution of digital preservation. 
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LOC and NDIIPP Partners Present at the DLF Fall Forum

December 1, 2010 -- Several NDIIPP partners and LOC staff gave presentations at the recent Digital Library Federation Fall Forum.
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New Face of the OSI Internship Program

December 1, 2010 -- The LOC Office of Strategic Initiatives welcomes new staff member, Kris Nelson, who will help manage its internship program.
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