Bryony Hooper
@bryonyhooper.bsky.social
Digital Preservation Manager at the University of Sheffield. Interested in digipres, RM, archives and human rights.
All views expressed are my own.
All views expressed are my own.
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Nothing encapsulates the “dedication to preserving and uplifting our history” quite like a file drawer of loose floppy disks. Each helpfully labeled “archives” and nothing else.
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Nothing encapsulates the “dedication to preserving and uplifting our history” quite like a file drawer of loose floppy disks. Each helpfully labeled “archives” and nothing else.
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#MetadataMatters - Ruth Elder (University of York) commented that to may be quite 'sobering' for libraries to see the extent of their poor quality records.
Legacy metadata issues can severely impact upon discoverability & interoperability, but libraries rarely have time/capacity to tackle it
Legacy metadata issues can severely impact upon discoverability & interoperability, but libraries rarely have time/capacity to tackle it
It also helps to identify parts of your data (metadata) that need attention - ie the records that need upgrading to ensure that they are not falsely flagged as unique when compared to NBK data
October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#MetadataMatters - Ruth Elder (University of York) commented that to may be quite 'sobering' for libraries to see the extent of their poor quality records.
Legacy metadata issues can severely impact upon discoverability & interoperability, but libraries rarely have time/capacity to tackle it
Legacy metadata issues can severely impact upon discoverability & interoperability, but libraries rarely have time/capacity to tackle it
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If you use digital newspaper collections this new OA paper is for you - it’s full of great insights into how to understand what’s in them and the many hidden perils of digital search (like the systemically poorer OCR for cheaper and more left-leaning newspapers - who knew?). Please share
!Stop Press! Article on bias in digitised newspaper collections: ’Whose News’, in the new journal of @comphumresearch.bsky.social by Kaspar Beelen, @jonhistorian61.bsky.social, @kmcdono.bsky.social and me. See blog for summary & 🧵 1/7
Article doi.org/10.1017/chr....
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#dh #c19 🗃️
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Blog is.gd/2IFc30
#dh #c19 🗃️
Whose news? Critical methods for assessing bias in large historical datasets | Computational Humanities Research | Cambridge Core
Whose news? Critical methods for assessing bias in large historical datasets - Volume 1
doi.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you use digital newspaper collections this new OA paper is for you - it’s full of great insights into how to understand what’s in them and the many hidden perils of digital search (like the systemically poorer OCR for cheaper and more left-leaning newspapers - who knew?). Please share
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Marcyliena Morgan, Founder of Harvard’s Hip-Hop Archive, Dies at 75 📜
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a...
Marcyliena Morgan, Founder of Harvard’s Hip-Hop Archive, Dies at 75
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Marcyliena Morgan, Founder of Harvard’s Hip-Hop Archive, Dies at 75 📜
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/a...
Library and archives in the news.
In particular, The British Library
#archives #libraries
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In particular, The British Library
#archives #libraries
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith
The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced priorities, says novelist Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Library and archives in the news.
In particular, The British Library
#archives #libraries
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In particular, The British Library
#archives #libraries
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Had a bit of scrolling on Ancestry this afternoon. Any sleuths recognise what my g.g.g.granddad did (the bit in brackets). I was a terrible paleography student!
P.S. as a Hooper, I'm pleased to see we also had a Cooper in the family!
P.S. as a Hooper, I'm pleased to see we also had a Cooper in the family!
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Had a bit of scrolling on Ancestry this afternoon. Any sleuths recognise what my g.g.g.granddad did (the bit in brackets). I was a terrible paleography student!
P.S. as a Hooper, I'm pleased to see we also had a Cooper in the family!
P.S. as a Hooper, I'm pleased to see we also had a Cooper in the family!
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Today is World Digital Preservation Day! And we're asking "Why do we preserve"? We preserve because the history of our University is really important to all of its members, past, present and future including a digital record of the changing face of our campus #WDPD2025 #DigiPres
Warwick at 60: The Changing Face of Campus
This exhibition showcases the growth and development of the University of Warwick since 1965. Using photographs from the University Archive, discover how accommodation, faculty buildings and sports…
warwick.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Today is World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD2025
This year the theme is #WhyPreserve
For us the answer is that without actively preserving our digital records we lose all the evidence and history of our recent (and even not so recent) past and present, and lose the story of what we're doing now.
This year the theme is #WhyPreserve
For us the answer is that without actively preserving our digital records we lose all the evidence and history of our recent (and even not so recent) past and present, and lose the story of what we're doing now.
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today is World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD2025
This year the theme is #WhyPreserve
For us the answer is that without actively preserving our digital records we lose all the evidence and history of our recent (and even not so recent) past and present, and lose the story of what we're doing now.
This year the theme is #WhyPreserve
For us the answer is that without actively preserving our digital records we lose all the evidence and history of our recent (and even not so recent) past and present, and lose the story of what we're doing now.
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”Are men who think about the Roman Empire at least once a day ruining the workplace?”
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
”Are men who think about the Roman Empire at least once a day ruining the workplace?”
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I hadn't planned to do anything particular for #WDPD this year, but when inspiration hits who am I to deny it?
So, here's my contribution for 2025, all put together since 10:30 this morning! A bit of fun aimed at everyone's "favourite" standard... 😝
youtu.be/OXb0NMKumkc
So, here's my contribution for 2025, all put together since 10:30 this morning! A bit of fun aimed at everyone's "favourite" standard... 😝
youtu.be/OXb0NMKumkc
Actually Pedantic
YouTube video by Sharon McMeekin
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November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I hadn't planned to do anything particular for #WDPD this year, but when inspiration hits who am I to deny it?
So, here's my contribution for 2025, all put together since 10:30 this morning! A bit of fun aimed at everyone's "favourite" standard... 😝
youtu.be/OXb0NMKumkc
So, here's my contribution for 2025, all put together since 10:30 this morning! A bit of fun aimed at everyone's "favourite" standard... 😝
youtu.be/OXb0NMKumkc
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new British Library digital preservation policy
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
Launching our new Digital Preservation Policy
On World Digital Preservation Day 2025, we’re pleased to announce the release of our new Digital Preservation Policy.
www.bl.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
new British Library digital preservation policy
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
Getting ready for a Digipres North's #wdpd #wdpd2025 special meeting. I love getting to hear what the community is up to, and listening to presentations and demos from colleagues around the region. Today we're getting to see how Explore York are introducing TeraCopy to their workflow.
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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On #WorldDigitalPreservationDay, this photo from our #UniOfExeterArchive is a reminder that technology is constantly evolving, & when it becomes obsolete, information may be lost. Digital preservation is vital to enable access to digital records, now & in the future.
#WDPD2025 #ThrowbackThursday
#WDPD2025 #ThrowbackThursday
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
On #WorldDigitalPreservationDay, this photo from our #UniOfExeterArchive is a reminder that technology is constantly evolving, & when it becomes obsolete, information may be lost. Digital preservation is vital to enable access to digital records, now & in the future.
#WDPD2025 #ThrowbackThursday
#WDPD2025 #ThrowbackThursday
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The World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD2025 theme this year asks the question #WhyPreserve? and prompts the #digitalpreservation community to share their motivations for preserving digital materials with the rest of the world. Watch some of the powerful responses in this video: buff.ly/sxKHxTV
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD2025 theme this year asks the question #WhyPreserve? and prompts the #digitalpreservation community to share their motivations for preserving digital materials with the rest of the world. Watch some of the powerful responses in this video: buff.ly/sxKHxTV
Posting and capturing slides from lightning talks is hard! So much info conveyed in such a tight amount of time.
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Posting and capturing slides from lightning talks is hard! So much info conveyed in such a tight amount of time.
Paraphrasing Christobel Underwood of the Australian National University's lightning talk:
How to prioritise audio visual material for preservation
1. Magnetic tape!!
2. Reacting to a disaster and the damage caused
3. Items of historical or cultural significance
4. User Requests
#iPRES2025
How to prioritise audio visual material for preservation
1. Magnetic tape!!
2. Reacting to a disaster and the damage caused
3. Items of historical or cultural significance
4. User Requests
#iPRES2025
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Paraphrasing Christobel Underwood of the Australian National University's lightning talk:
How to prioritise audio visual material for preservation
1. Magnetic tape!!
2. Reacting to a disaster and the damage caused
3. Items of historical or cultural significance
4. User Requests
#iPRES2025
How to prioritise audio visual material for preservation
1. Magnetic tape!!
2. Reacting to a disaster and the damage caused
3. Items of historical or cultural significance
4. User Requests
#iPRES2025
This is familiar! Ali Hayes-Brady's lightening talk on Intranet preservation challenges at Monash University #iPRES2025
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is familiar! Ali Hayes-Brady's lightening talk on Intranet preservation challenges at Monash University #iPRES2025
ICPSR lightning talk at #iPRES2025 on safeguarding public data in a challenging political lifecycle. Fantastic work as days stewards while we witness the erosion of public data in the US
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
ICPSR lightning talk at #iPRES2025 on safeguarding public data in a challenging political lifecycle. Fantastic work as days stewards while we witness the erosion of public data in the US
Attending Aotearoa Wellington #ipres2025 virtually means that #wdpd feels like an extra long celebration this year. So while it's still 8:00 on Wednesday here, I feel like I can already post Happy World Digital Preservation Day post 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Attending Aotearoa Wellington #ipres2025 virtually means that #wdpd feels like an extra long celebration this year. So while it's still 8:00 on Wednesday here, I feel like I can already post Happy World Digital Preservation Day post 🎉
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🎉GET READY FOR #WDPD2025 TOMORROW🎉 Expect vlogs, blogs, campaign launches (including one from the #DPC 🥳), and plenty to think about as we raise awareness for digital preservation around the globe. Read up on buff.ly/uvCS2Jm and stay tuned for more - much more - posts!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🎉GET READY FOR #WDPD2025 TOMORROW🎉 Expect vlogs, blogs, campaign launches (including one from the #DPC 🥳), and plenty to think about as we raise awareness for digital preservation around the globe. Read up on buff.ly/uvCS2Jm and stay tuned for more - much more - posts!!
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Wednesday's #iPRESradio shared some of the contestants at the @ipres2025.bsky.social Digital Preservation bake-off & we went down a rabbit hole of 90s web design thanks to @protoweb.org.web.brid.gy
Speaking of preserving the web... have you heard about our @dpasshconf2026.bsky.social next year?
Speaking of preserving the web... have you heard about our @dpasshconf2026.bsky.social next year?
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Wednesday's #iPRESradio shared some of the contestants at the @ipres2025.bsky.social Digital Preservation bake-off & we went down a rabbit hole of 90s web design thanks to @protoweb.org.web.brid.gy
Speaking of preserving the web... have you heard about our @dpasshconf2026.bsky.social next year?
Speaking of preserving the web... have you heard about our @dpasshconf2026.bsky.social next year?
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Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
London Lives
www.londonlives.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
Next years IASSIST (International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology) online conference has it's call for papers out, with the main theme being 'Championing Data: Data Professionals at the Nexus'
#data #researchdatamanagement
iassistdata.org/conferences/...
#data #researchdatamanagement
iassistdata.org/conferences/...
IASSIST 2026 - Call for Proposals
IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences and beyond.
iassistdata.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Next years IASSIST (International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology) online conference has it's call for papers out, with the main theme being 'Championing Data: Data Professionals at the Nexus'
#data #researchdatamanagement
iassistdata.org/conferences/...
#data #researchdatamanagement
iassistdata.org/conferences/...
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Great talk from @archivistkelsey.bsky.social on accessibility of born digital collections. She discusses the implicit, systemic, and unconscious biases built into hardware and software which can negatively impact users, and encourages us to prioritise the humanity of workers and users #ipres2025
November 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Great talk from @archivistkelsey.bsky.social on accessibility of born digital collections. She discusses the implicit, systemic, and unconscious biases built into hardware and software which can negatively impact users, and encourages us to prioritise the humanity of workers and users #ipres2025
