The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is a UK-based non-profit limited company which seeks to secure the preservation of digital resources in the UK and internationally to secure the global digital memory and knowledge base.
Founded in 2001, the DPC acts a consortium of those organisations interested in the preservation of digital information. Participation in the coalition is open to all sectors including commercial, cultural heritage, educational, governmental, and research bodies. The organisation was established to stop digital historical information disappearing into an electronic black hole.
Since 2004, the DPC has sponsored an international Digital Preservation Award, which is presented as part of the Conservation Awards.
British Library (BL), British Library websiteCambridge University Library (CUL), Cambridge University Library websiteConsortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL), Consortium of National and University Libraries websiteMuseums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), Museums, Libraries and Archives Council websiteDigital Curation Centre (DCC), Digital Curation Centre websiteJoint Information Systems Committee (JISC), JISC websiteThe National Archives – National Archives websiteNational Archives of Scotland (NAS), National Archives of Scotland websiteNational Library of Scotland (NLS), National Library of Scotland websiteOpen University (OU), Open University websitePublic Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), Public Record Offices of Northern Ireland websitePublishers Licensing Society (PLS), Publishers Licensing Society websiteResearch Councils UK (RCUK), Research Councils UK websiteUniversity of London Computer Centre (ULCC), University of London Computer Centre websiteBodleian Libraries (formerly Oxford University Library Services)Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) – Arts and Humanities Data Service websiteBBC (BBC) – British Broadcasting Corporation websiteCentre for Digital Library Research (CDLR) – Centre for Digital Library Research websiteCity of London Corporation – City of London Corporation websiteNational Library of Wales (NLW) – National Library of Wales websiteNatural History Museum (NHM) – Natural History Museum websiteOnline Computer Library Center (OCLC) – OCLC Products and Services websiteOxford Archaeology (OA) – Oxford Archaeology websiteParliamentary Archives – Parliamentary Archives websitePortico (digital archives) – Portico websiteSociety of Archivists (SOA) – Society of Archivists websiteTrinity College Library (Dublin) (TCL) – Trinity College Library websiteUK Data Archive (UKDA) – UK Data Archive websiteUniversity of Portsmouth – University of Portsmouth websiteUniversity of Southampton – University of Southampton websiteWellcome Trust – Wellcome Trust website, Wellcome Library websiteBritish Library (BL), BL National Preservation Office websiteLibrary of Congress (LOC), LOC Preservation Directorate websiteNational Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP)National Library of Australia (NLA), NLA National Preservation Office ---> NLA Conservation Policy & Planning website