Caylin Smith
@caylin.bsky.social
Head of Digital Preservation for Cambridge University Libraries | Trustee for the Centre for Computing History | AHRC Peer Review College member | Article Editor for Archives and Records | Interested in file formats, digital forensics, web archiving...
I was interviewed for Cambridge University Libraries and Archives’ “This Library Life” where I share how our #DigitalPreservation Programme is building a culture of digital stewardship and helping to make digital preservation part of core #library business www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/libr... #WDPD2025
This Library Life - Caylin Smith
Caylin Smith, Head of Digital Preservation at Cambridge University Libraries and Archives
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November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I was interviewed for Cambridge University Libraries and Archives’ “This Library Life” where I share how our #DigitalPreservation Programme is building a culture of digital stewardship and helping to make digital preservation part of core #library business www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/libr... #WDPD2025
#iPRES2025 attendees--are the conference proceedings available online for people who didn't attend? #WDPD2025
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#iPRES2025 attendees--are the conference proceedings available online for people who didn't attend? #WDPD2025
Excited to share that my chapter “Extending the Archival Life of #Film” is now freely available in Exposing the Film Apparatus (Amsterdam University Press, 2016 and newly released as open access).
🔗 library.oapen.org/handle/20.50... #DigitalPreservation #Museum #OpenAccess #Archives
🔗 library.oapen.org/handle/20.50... #DigitalPreservation #Museum #OpenAccess #Archives
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Excited to share that my chapter “Extending the Archival Life of #Film” is now freely available in Exposing the Film Apparatus (Amsterdam University Press, 2016 and newly released as open access).
🔗 library.oapen.org/handle/20.50... #DigitalPreservation #Museum #OpenAccess #Archives
🔗 library.oapen.org/handle/20.50... #DigitalPreservation #Museum #OpenAccess #Archives
Just back from @nttw.bsky.social at the National #Library of Ireland, a brilliant few days of #open tools, shared practice with peers across the audiovisual and #digitalpreservation communities.
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#Archives #Access
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#Archives #Access
Reflecting on No Time To Wait 9: Common Questions for the Future of Open and Collaborative…
From 15 to 17 October, practitioners, developers, and researchers from around the world gathered at the National Library of Ireland and…
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October 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just back from @nttw.bsky.social at the National #Library of Ireland, a brilliant few days of #open tools, shared practice with peers across the audiovisual and #digitalpreservation communities.
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/reflecting-o...
#Archives #Access
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/reflecting-o...
#Archives #Access
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Digging through my photo archive for ones to contribute to the @nttw.bsky.social ten year anniversary collection. This one from #NTTW7 in Prague is definitely going to be added. #NTTW9
October 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Digging through my photo archive for ones to contribute to the @nttw.bsky.social ten year anniversary collection. This one from #NTTW7 in Prague is definitely going to be added. #NTTW9
At Cambridge University Library, the #DigitalPreservation Programme team is working with colleagues to test the Workbench, a new interface for managing digital collections, including born-digital archives.
#UserExperience #Archives #Libraries
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#UserExperience #Archives #Libraries
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Closing the Loop: From User Testing to Real Change in the Workbench
Alongside the preservation repository, members of the Digital Preservation Programme team have made significant progress on developing the…
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September 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
At Cambridge University Library, the #DigitalPreservation Programme team is working with colleagues to test the Workbench, a new interface for managing digital collections, including born-digital archives.
#UserExperience #Archives #Libraries
caylinsmith.medium.com/closing-the-...
#UserExperience #Archives #Libraries
caylinsmith.medium.com/closing-the-...
I used to think finding peer reviewers was straightforward. It turns out, it is one of the most challenging parts of the publishing process.
#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication #Archives #DigitalPreservation #InformationProfessionals
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#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication #Archives #DigitalPreservation #InformationProfessionals
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I thought finding peer reviewers would be straightforward. I was wrong.
Since I started as an article editor for Archives and Records last December, I have been thinking a lot about peer review and just how challenging it can be. Archives and Records is the journal of the...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I used to think finding peer reviewers was straightforward. It turns out, it is one of the most challenging parts of the publishing process.
#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication #Archives #DigitalPreservation #InformationProfessionals
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#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication #Archives #DigitalPreservation #InformationProfessionals
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In the latest post on the Cambridge University Libraries #DigitalPreservation blog, we explore the unique challenges and considerations involved in preserving #Minecraft Cambridge.
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#Library #Archives #Videogame
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#Library #Archives #Videogame
Archiving a Pixelated Pandemic: Part 2 — Minecraft at Cambridge University Libraries
In recent weeks, I have received a number of questions about videogame preservation at Cambridge University Libraries (CUL). While…
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July 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
In the latest post on the Cambridge University Libraries #DigitalPreservation blog, we explore the unique challenges and considerations involved in preserving #Minecraft Cambridge.
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/archiving-a-...
#Library #Archives #Videogame
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/archiving-a-...
#Library #Archives #Videogame
What Makes Good Access?
Our latest blog post explores CUL’s work to make born-digital special collections more accessible.
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#DigitalArchives #UserExperience #Library #Archives #DigitalTransformation
Our latest blog post explores CUL’s work to make born-digital special collections more accessible.
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/what-makes-g...
#DigitalArchives #UserExperience #Library #Archives #DigitalTransformation
What Makes Good Access? Exploring Born-Digital Collections at CUL
Access to born-digital collection materials poses a wide range of challenges. These challenges aren’t solely technical — though technology…
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July 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
What Makes Good Access?
Our latest blog post explores CUL’s work to make born-digital special collections more accessible.
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/what-makes-g...
#DigitalArchives #UserExperience #Library #Archives #DigitalTransformation
Our latest blog post explores CUL’s work to make born-digital special collections more accessible.
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/what-makes-g...
#DigitalArchives #UserExperience #Library #Archives #DigitalTransformation
Curious about what business-as-usual might mean in a #DigitalPreservation context? Me too! Check out this blog post by me and Jen Mitcham about the workshop we ran earlier in the year.
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Steps towards a definition of Business of Usual for digital preservation
The following post was written by Jenny Mitcham and Caylin Smith. Jenny is Chief Digital Preservation Officer at the Digital Preservation…
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March 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Curious about what business-as-usual might mean in a #DigitalPreservation context? Me too! Check out this blog post by me and Jen Mitcham about the workshop we ran earlier in the year.
digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/steps-toward...
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Unsure what Business as Usual means for #DigitalPreservation?
Join me and Jenny Mitcham online on January 21st if you're interested in this topic and how it might apply to your own work!
Register here: www.dpconline.org/events/event...
Join me and Jenny Mitcham online on January 21st if you're interested in this topic and how it might apply to your own work!
Register here: www.dpconline.org/events/event...
Digital Preservation as ‘Business as Usual’ - Digital Preservation Coalition
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December 6, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Unsure what Business as Usual means for #DigitalPreservation?
Join me and Jenny Mitcham online on January 21st if you're interested in this topic and how it might apply to your own work!
Register here: www.dpconline.org/events/event...
Join me and Jenny Mitcham online on January 21st if you're interested in this topic and how it might apply to your own work!
Register here: www.dpconline.org/events/event...
John Gostick, Technical Lead for #DigitalPreservation at Cambridge University Libraries, is presenting in the 2024 Virtual #Fedora Showcase (Oct. 1-3) about "Building a Digital Preservation Service using Fedora 6". Check out the full programme: wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/2... #Library
2024 Virtual Fedora Showcase - Fedora Repository - LYRASIS Wiki
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September 9, 2024 at 3:11 PM
John Gostick, Technical Lead for #DigitalPreservation at Cambridge University Libraries, is presenting in the 2024 Virtual #Fedora Showcase (Oct. 1-3) about "Building a Digital Preservation Service using Fedora 6". Check out the full programme: wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/2... #Library
Really exciting opportunity to join Cambridge University Libraries as a Digital #Archivist! This role is based within the Dept. of Archives and Modern MSS and will support the delivery of the #DigitalPreservation Programme for born-digital #archives. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47852/
Digital Archivist (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Digital Archivist (Fixed Term) in the University Library at the University of Cambridge.
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August 15, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Really exciting opportunity to join Cambridge University Libraries as a Digital #Archivist! This role is based within the Dept. of Archives and Modern MSS and will support the delivery of the #DigitalPreservation Programme for born-digital #archives. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47852/
Great summary of software preservation challenges by Software Heritage ambassador Camille Françoise from the “Towards Preserving Digital Culture” interview series. I enjoyed taking part and learning about others' experiences www.softwareheritage.org/2024/03/26/p... #DigitalPreservation
“Towards Preserving Digital Culture”: an interview series by Camille Françoise
Our Software Heritage ambassador Camille Françoise published the “Towards Preserving Digital Culture” interview series, highlighting experts with different backgrounds and perspectives, in order to co...
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March 26, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Great summary of software preservation challenges by Software Heritage ambassador Camille Françoise from the “Towards Preserving Digital Culture” interview series. I enjoyed taking part and learning about others' experiences www.softwareheritage.org/2024/03/26/p... #DigitalPreservation
And we visited The Centre for Computing History! Staff and volunteers have shared their knowledge and skills with #DigitalPreservation staff at Cambridge University Library. It was great to introduce peers to this incredible resource for computing history. #RetroComputing www.computinghistory.org.uk
March 21, 2024 at 7:32 PM
And we visited The Centre for Computing History! Staff and volunteers have shared their knowledge and skills with #DigitalPreservation staff at Cambridge University Library. It was great to introduce peers to this incredible resource for computing history. #RetroComputing www.computinghistory.org.uk
Hosted visitors from the Complex Digital Objects Group at Cambridge University Library yesterday! Always nice to show people our #DigitalPreservation Lab + the Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory, + keep discussions going in between conferences and other events. www.lib.cam.ac.uk/digitalprese...
March 21, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Hosted visitors from the Complex Digital Objects Group at Cambridge University Library yesterday! Always nice to show people our #DigitalPreservation Lab + the Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory, + keep discussions going in between conferences and other events. www.lib.cam.ac.uk/digitalprese...
"Lessons Learned from the #CyberAttack," new paper by the British Library about the October 2023 attack with information that could help organisations plan and protect themselves. blogs.bl.uk/living-knowl... #Library #CyberSecurity #DigitalPreservation
Learning lessons from the cyber-attack
Photo: Tony Antoniou Today, we’ve published a paper about the cyber-attack that took place against the British Library last October. Our hope is that doing this will help other organisations to plan a...
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March 15, 2024 at 10:46 PM
"Lessons Learned from the #CyberAttack," new paper by the British Library about the October 2023 attack with information that could help organisations plan and protect themselves. blogs.bl.uk/living-knowl... #Library #CyberSecurity #DigitalPreservation
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@euanc.bsky.social 's research shows why we need preservation alternatives to migration. Look at how something as important as exponents in equations changes in various environments. Imagine if this was the formula for a drug or a flight plan to the Moon 😬 web.archive.org/web/20130207... 🐘♻️
February 1, 2024 at 2:46 PM
@euanc.bsky.social 's research shows why we need preservation alternatives to migration. Look at how something as important as exponents in equations changes in various environments. Imagine if this was the formula for a drug or a flight plan to the Moon 😬 web.archive.org/web/20130207... 🐘♻️
Software affects our everyday lives. And its preservation is crucial for mitigating the loss of digital cultural heritage. Glad I could share my thoughts on software preservation as part of the Towards Preserving Digital Culture series! #DigitalPreservation lnkd.in/ecg3cYGj
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February 12, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Software affects our everyday lives. And its preservation is crucial for mitigating the loss of digital cultural heritage. Glad I could share my thoughts on software preservation as part of the Towards Preserving Digital Culture series! #DigitalPreservation lnkd.in/ecg3cYGj
Looking forward to what's sure to be an interesting workshop with library colleagues this afternoon! We'll be discussing our Digital Preservation Lab and the bigger picture for managing older, complex, or less common carriers and formats. #DigitalPreservation
January 17, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Looking forward to what's sure to be an interesting workshop with library colleagues this afternoon! We'll be discussing our Digital Preservation Lab and the bigger picture for managing older, complex, or less common carriers and formats. #DigitalPreservation
Looks like a great #DigitalPreservation opportunity with @NYULibraries: Digital Preservation Librarian! apply.interfolio.com/136684
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December 19, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Looks like a great #DigitalPreservation opportunity with @NYULibraries: Digital Preservation Librarian! apply.interfolio.com/136684
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December 6, 2023 at 11:39 AM
Work with us
@UKNatArcSector
- we're looking for a Digital Development Manager to take forward capacity building and innovation in support of archives civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
@UKNatArcSector
- we're looking for a Digital Development Manager to take forward capacity building and innovation in support of archives civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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New report on the fantastic work undertaken by the ‘Archive of tomorrow: capturing public health discourse in the UK Web Archive’ project bl.iro.bl.uk/concern/repo... 🗃️
November 30, 2023 at 11:51 AM
New report on the fantastic work undertaken by the ‘Archive of tomorrow: capturing public health discourse in the UK Web Archive’ project bl.iro.bl.uk/concern/repo... 🗃️
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It's #dpc #digitalpreservation #ff Follow Friday. I seem to be building my network from scratch and have lots of work to do! This week let me recommend @caylin.bsky.social who is leading on a large and important #digipres program at Cambridge University Library. Who do you recommend Caylin?
November 24, 2023 at 7:59 AM
It's #dpc #digitalpreservation #ff Follow Friday. I seem to be building my network from scratch and have lots of work to do! This week let me recommend @caylin.bsky.social who is leading on a large and important #digipres program at Cambridge University Library. Who do you recommend Caylin?