1. Structure of the DPC Levels of Membership of the DPC:
Membership is open to all collective or non-profit
organisations (e.g. Cultural heritage, educational,
research, government organisations), for a yearly
subscription fee.
Other organisations (e.g. commercial ones) can
participate in alliances and sponsorship.

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3. Structure of the DPC Three levels of participation:
1. Full members: representative sits on the Coalition Board and all staff and members can participate in DPC activities.
2. Associate members: representative sits on the Advisory Council and all staff and members can participate in DPC activities.
3. Allied Organisations: collaborate with the Coalition on specific activities. They can include commercial organisations who work to promote dialogue with industry towards developing IT standards.
Allied Individuals: individuals who are invited to share their expertise with the advisory council or other activities.
The DPC’s priority is its members – their differing needs and requirements are always top of the Coalition’s agenda. The DPC’s primary source of funding is via annual membership fees.
The fee for a full member is: £10,000 pa, and £2,000 for an associate member. As of June 2005 there were 11 full members and 16 associated members.

4. Structure of the DPC
Sponsorship: all organisations can offer sponsorship for specific projects or events
Criteria for membership: Full membership is offered to organisations who can demonstrate a strategic contribution to the DPC and a national/international role in Digital Preservation.
Associate membership is offered to not-for-profit organisations who commit to active participation in the Coalition
Cross-sectoral involvement is strongly encouraged and this is already evident from the already varied membership
The DPC structure was reviewed in 2004/5 and a report was produced by ESYS.
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5. Members of the DPC Libraries Cross-Sectoral Publishing & Membership
Archives
Museums
& Records
Cross-Sectoral
Membership
Publishing &
Media
Data services
Science &
Technology
Government
Research
& Policy

6. Mission of the DPC
“ The aim of the Digital Preservation Coalition is to secure the preservation of digital resources in the UK and to work with others internationally to secure our global digital memory and knowledge base ”
The DPC also has a number of Goals and Principles:
The main priority in terms of practical work is in the UK (for example, the DPTP has a specifically UK emphasis), but the DPC also recognises the need to collaborate internationally.

7. Goals of the DPC
To disseminate, produce and provide information on current research, and build expertise amongst its members with the aim of accelerating their learning and generally widen the pool of professionals skilled in digital preservation.
To institute a concerted and co-ordinated effort to get digital preservation on the agenda of key stakeholders, in terms that they will understand and find persuasive.
To seek appropriate and adequate funding to secure the nation's investment in digital resources.
Examples of the above:
The DPC disseminates information such as ‘What’s New in Digital Preservation’, holds Forums, Training workshops/programmes.
The DPC promotes digital preservation via a PR consultancy programme, the UK Needs Assessment Programme and the Digital Preservation Award. The initial launch of the DPC in 2002 was a high-profile event.
3) The DPC seeks funding for key priorities in the work programme, such as the UK Needs Assessment Programme and the training programme.

8. Goals of the DPC
To provide a common forum for the development and co-ordination of digital preservation strategies in the UK and place them within an international context.
To promote and develop services, technology, and standards for digital preservation.
To forge strategic alliances with relevant agencies nationally and internationally, and with industry and research organisations, to address shared challenges in digital preservation.
To attract funding to the Coalition to support achievement of its goals and programmes.
Examples of the above:
To provide a common forum, the DPC holds Forums, Working Groups and Special Interest Groups.
Developing services includes creating training programmes and the current awareness bulletins.
Memoranda of Understanding are encouraged along with forging alliances with overseas members. The Digital Curation Centre will be a key strategic partner for the DPC.
The DPC bids for funds for the UK Needs Assessment, and JISC has funded a DPC report on digital preservation training. The JISC 4/O4 Call for projects to support institutional digital preservation and assets management provided £700k over 2 years based on three themes.

9. Principles of the DPC
The activities and members of the Coalition will operate by the
following principles:
Openness: The Coalition and its members commit to promoting and disseminating information and sharing outcomes.
Collaboration: Digital preservation has become so significant a phenomenon (in scope, complexity, and investment), that no single organisation can address all the challenges alone.
Collective benefit: Core Coalition activities supported by resources from its membership must be of common interest and benefit to them.
Vendor neutrality: The goals of the Coalition are generic and will be vendor neutral. It will support the development of standards and generic approaches to digital preservation.
Examples of the above:
Openness: Sharing information from Scenarios of data loss and case studies used in the DPC training workshops.
Collaboration: UK Web Archiving consortium; File format registry at the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales in France, training programme in collaboration with Cornell, MOU’s.
Collective Benefit: DPC Forums and ‘What’s New in Digital Preservation’.

10. Members: Libraries British Library
Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL)
Online Computer Library Center
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Wales
National Electronic Library for Health
Research Libraries Group
Trinity College Library Dublin
Wellcome Trust Library
Open University Library
Libraries include UK Copyright libraries, BL, NLS, NLW, TCD. Also library consortia such as CURL, (which represents 26 leading research libraries in the UK), and OCLC and RLG, and special libraries, such as NELH, and Wellcome Trust

11. Members: Education & Research
Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS)
UK Data Archive , Essex University (UKDA)
University of London Computer Centre (ULCC)
Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
University of Oxford
These DPC members have extensive experience of managing digital materials.
The AHDS was established in the 1990’s to look after digital materials being created in the arts and humanities. An AHRB condition of grants is that digital materials created will be deposited with AHDS.
The UKDA was established in the 1960’s to collect survey data but now collects a wide range of digital materials of interest to the academic sector, and in a wide range of formats.
The ULCC has over 25 years experience of data storage and dissemination and manages the National Digital Archive of Datasets (NDAD) as well as offering a wide range of other services. ULCC was one of the founding members of DPC.
The DCC is jointly funded by JISC and the e-Science Core Programme for an initial three-year period and consists of a consortium of Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, UKOLN, and CCLRC. It will undertake research and develop tools to support effective digital curation, developing standards and certification. It will also pilot preservation services within the H.E. sector.
Oxford University Library Services, which includes the Bodleian Library at its centre, is an organization that exists to collect, preserve, and make available information for the scholarly community in the University of Oxford, and to the wider world of scholarship. It has engaged in the world of digital information from its earliest days both as a creator and a consumer, and recognizes that ensuring long-term accessibility of both categories of digital information is an activity critical to its mission both now and in the future.

12. Members: Government & Policy
Joint Information Systems Committee of the Higher and Further Education Funding Councils (JISC)
Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC)
The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries (MLA)
Corporation of London
JISC was one of the founding members of the DPC and played an active role in supporting its establishment. Through its Digital Preservation and Records Management programme it has provided leadership and support to the UK HE/FE sectors.
The MOD Records Management section was a welcome addition to DPC membership as they are such a major govt. dept.
The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC) was formed in 1995 and owns and operates the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire and the Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire. These world-class institutions support the research community by providing access to advanced facilities and an extensive scientific and technical expertise. They are also a member of the DCC consortium.
The MLA (formerly Resource) was also a founding member of the DPC and was launched in April 2000 as the strategic body working with and for museums, archives and libraries, tapping the potential for collaboration between them. The new organisation replaces the Museums and Galleries Commission (MGC) and the Library and Information Commission (LIC), and now includes archives within its portfolio.
The Corporation of London provides local government services for the City of London and its archives and libraries hold several terabytes of data. The Corporation is interested in the long term preservation of digitised archives, printed materials, records and records created in electronic formats.

13. Members: Archives The National Archives National Archives of Scotland
Public Record Office Northern Ireland
Natural History Museum
Ministry of Defence
Three archives with a major national role are all full members of the DPC.
The National Archives won the first ever award for digital preservation in 2004 for their Digital Archive.
“The NAS is the repository for the public and legal records of Scotland but also holds many local and private archives. It also advises Scottish government departments, institutions, businesses and private individuals on the care of their records.”
PRONI is responsible for the preservation of records, public and private, irrespective of medium. The corporate Northern Ireland Civil Service EDRM programme will result in electronic records being created and eventually transferred to PRONI. There will also be a requirement to maintain the digital material created by the PRONI digitization programme.
The NHM is increasingly conscious of the quantity of digital material that is generated in the course of its normal business, or to improve access, or specifically as a means of preserving certain rare or fragile materials. Means of guaranteeing access and authenticity into the indefinite future are required if this investment is to be secured against the ravages of hardware and software obsolescence.

14. Members: Publishing & Media
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
BBC Information & Archives
Publishers Association
Close collaboration between libraries and publishers is essential in the digital world so we were delighted that two publisher organisations, ALPSP, and PA were early DPC members.
The BBC Information and Archives section looks after the constantly changing BBC website, video, audio, and business records so are well aware of the nature of digital technology.