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Digital Preservation, Outreach and Education (DPOE), part of the Library of Congress' National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDII), DPOE'S mission is to foster national outreach and education about digital preservation by building a collaborative network of instructors and partners to provide training to individuals and organizations seeking to preserve their digital content.

The DPOE team supports the growth of the DPOE National Trainer Network and builds relationships with organizations to make digital preservation training more widely available to working professionals.

Since the first Train-the-Trainer workshop in September 2011, DPOE Trainers have held over 20 training events (with 12 more upcoming) in States across the nation. As a result, more than 900 working professionals from a variety of institutions have received training in the fundamentals of digital preservation.

The DPOE mission is to foster national outreach and education about digital preservation by building a collaborative network of instructors and partners to provide training to individuals and organizations seeking to preserve their digital content.The DPOE team supports the growth of the DPOE National Trainer Network and builds relationships with organizations to make digital preservation training more widely available to working professionals. Since the first Train-the-Trainer workshop in September 2011, DPOE Trainers have held over 20 training events (with 12 more upcoming) in States across the nation. As a result, more than 900 working professionals from a variety of institutions have received training in the fundamentals of digital preservation.

DPOE is made up of Library of Congress staff, the National Trainer Network, the DPOE Steering Committee, and a community of Digital Preservation Education Advocates. The National Trainer Network currently consists of 24 individuals spread equally across 6 regions of the United States.

DPOE Background
Since its inception, the DPOE team has been active in researching and developing a program that can meet the digital preservation education needs of individuals currently working in the field. As part of this effort the DPOE team has defined training needs, reviewed existing digital preservation curricula, and compiled core principles for digital preservation training.

Growing a National Trainer Network
From September 20-23, 2011 DPOE held its first national Train-the-Trainer workshop. 24 working professionals from the 6 regions of the United States came to the Library of Congress to learn how to teach digital preservation and become DPOE Trainers. DPOE Trainers provide digital preservation training events in communities throughout the country. Moving forward, DPOE will continue to hold Train-the-Trainer workshops to broaden the reach of the National Trainer Network.

Defining Training Needs
To hone in on national digital preservation training needs, DPOE conducted a needs assessment survey in the Summer and Fall of 2010. 868 archivists, librarians, information officers, corporate executives, and similar professionals responded to the survey. A significant number of them identified a need for practical digital preservation information and hands-on training. The results of the survey are available in an Executive Summary [PDF], as cross-tabulated questions [PDF], and are recorded by percentage [PDF].

Reviewing Curricula
During the winter of 2010 DPOE reviewed the curricula of five digital preservation training providers:

Cornell University-ICPSR Digital Preservation Management Workshops Educopia Institute, MetaArchive Cooperative LYRASIS University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science, Graduate Certificate in Digital Information Management program University of North Carolina, DigCCurr (Digital Curation Curriculum) program

This review helped DPOE to craft a more targeted curriculum for working professionals.

Forming Core Principles
A working group of DPOE instructors drafted a set of core principles for digital preservation training. These principles are intended to encourage the development of a well-formed curriculum for inclusive training events that are offered to appropriate audiences by trained instructors. They are loosely modeled on the principles developed in A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO).

DPOE Curriculum
The DPOE Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum consists of 6 easily understandable topics.


 * 1)  Identify: the types of digital content you have.
 * 2)  Select: what portion of your digital content will be preserved.
 * 3)  Store: your selected content for the long term.
 * 4)  Protect: your content from everyday threats and emergency contingencies.
 * 5)  Manage: and implement requirements for long term management.
 * 6) Provide:  access to digital content over time.

The DPOE curriculum is informed by a national digital preservation training needs assessment survey, a review of existing digital preservation curricula, and DPOE’s core training principles. See the DPOE Background page for more information.

After participating in a DPOE Train-the-Trainer workshop, DPOE Trainers receive a package of ready made presentations, trainer notes, a list of resources for each topic, and a comprehensive guide for how to deliver a training event. Together these materials support delivery of the DPOE Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum.

Train-the-Trainer
The National Trainer Network is made up of working professionals who attended a DPOE Train-the-Trainer workshop. DPOE Trainers provide digital preservation training to other working professionals in their communities. DPOE Trainers teach the DPOE Baseline Digital Preservation Curriculum.

"The effort will not be wasted since the first group of DPOE Trainers, who completed the program in September of 2011, has already delivered digital preservation training using this curriculum to more than 900 professionals in less than one year. In return, DPOE Trainers contribute to the Library of Congress’s efforts to deliver digital preservation knowledge and practices to local organizations. This initiative is taking hold. Coulbourne recently stated that “digital preservation training needs to be accessible, for example, not only to large institutions but to smaller organizations such as museums and historical societies in small towns, and to individual citizens.”

DPOE People
The DPOE Network is made up of the DPOE National Trainer Network, the DPOE Steering Committee, and a community of Digital Preservation Education Advocates. The DPOE National Trainer Network is made up of individuals who have attended a DPOE Train-the-Trainer workshop. The network covers six regions: Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southcentral, Southeast, and Southwest.


 * Sarah Grimm is an Electronic Records Archivist at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, Wisconsin.
 * Stephanie Gowler is Conservator at the Indiana Commission on Public Records in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 * Carol Kussmann is Collections Assistant at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota.
 * Matthew Schultz is Collaborative Services Librarian for Educopia and is located in Springlake, Michigan.
 * Emily Shaw is a Digital Preservation Librarian at University of Iowa.
 * Kristopher Stenson is the Electronic Records Archivist at the Illinois State Archives.
 * Cinda May is the Chair of Special Collections at Indiana State University.
 * Sara Fuchs is a Digital Content Initiative Coordinator at the American Librarian Association.
 * Elizabeth Dubuisson is the Archives Librarian at the USA Command and General Staff College.
 * Martin Gengenbach is the Policy & Program Analyst at the Kansas Historical Society.
 * Beth Shields is a Oral History Administrator at the Kentucky Historical Society.
 * Frances Lloyd-Baynes is a Content Database Specialist at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
 * Sara Ring is a Digitization & Metadata Training Coordinator at Minitex in Minneapolis.
 * Karen Keehr is the Curator of Photographs at the Nebraska State Historical Society in Lincoln Nebraska.
 * Jillian Carney is the Manager of Digital Services at the Ohio Historical Society.
 * Sara Casper is the Government Records Archivist at the Nebraska State Historical Society.
 * Emily Pfotenhauer is the Outreach Specialist at Wisconsin Heritage Online in Madison, Wisconsin.
 * Andrew Steadham is the Archives Specialist for Rotary International in Chicago, Illinois.
 * Brenda Burk is the Associate Archivist at Indiana University.
 * Stephanie Kom is a Cataloging Librarian at North Dakota State Library.
 * Nathan Troup is a Senior Records Analyst at the Missouri Office of the Secretary of State.
 * Tom Keyser is a Librarian at the Iowa State Library.
 * Kevin Driedger is a Librarian at the Library of Michigan.

DPOE has trainers in Connecticut, Maine, New York, and Washington D.C.


 * Brenda J. Miller is a Curator at the Hartford Public Library in Hartford, Connecticut.
 * Laura Osterhout is Member Services Librarian at the Rochester Regional Library Council in Fairport, New York.
 * Erin Rhodes is Digital Projects and Education Coordinator at the Colby College Library Special Collections in Waterville, Maine.
 * Sarah J. Rhodes is a Digital Collections Librarian at the Georgetown University Law Library in Washington, D.C.
 * Jennifer Fairall works at Siena College in Londonville, New York.

DPOE has trainers in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Utah.


 * Austin Schulz is a Reference Archivist at the Oregon State Archives in Salem, Oregon.
 * Chris Erickson is a Digital Preservation Officer at the Brigham Young University Libraries in Provo, Utah.
 * Sam Meister is a Digital Archivist at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
 * Michal Rebecca Walden is an Archivist at the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho.

DPOE has trainers in Texas and Oklahoma.


 * Fang Wang is Digital Information Management Librarian at Texas Tech University Law Library in Lubbock, Texas.
 * Kitty Pittman is an Administrative Librarian at the University of Oklahoma Libraries in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
 * Lauren Goodley is an Archivist at the Texas General Land Office in Austin, Texas.
 * Michelle Reilly is Head of Digital Services at the University of Houston Libraries in Houston, Texas.

DPOE has trainers in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and North Carolina.


 * Amy Rudersdorf is the Director of the Digital Information Management Program at the State Library of North Carolina in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 * Jody DeRidder is the Director of Digital Services at University of Alabama Libraries in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
 * Walker Sampson is an Electronic Records Manager at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in Jackson, Mississippi.
 * Wenxian Zhang is Professor and Head of Archives and Special Collections at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.

DPOE has trainers in California, Denver, Hawaii, and Nevada.


 * Jane Barnwell is the Director of Library and Information Literacy Initiatives at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning in Honolulu, Hawaii.
 * Jamie Seemiller is a Program Administrator at the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado.
 * Jeffrey Kintop is State Archivist for the State of Nevada.
 * Zoe Friedlander is a Systems Librarian at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California.

DPOE Steering Committee
The DPOE Steering Committee advises DPOE on the direction and execution of program strategies.


 * Allison Druin is Associate Dean for Research at the University of Maryland.
 * Anne Van Camp is the Director of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
 * Jim Corridan is the Indiana State Archivist and the Director of the Indiana Commission on Public Records.
 * Mary Molinaro is the Associate Dean for Library Technologies at the University of Kentucky.
 * Nadina Y. Gardner is the Director Division of Preservation and Access at the National Endowment for the Humanities.
 * Paul R. Bergeron is Nashua City Clerk and President of the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators.
 * Robert Horton is Associate Deputy Director Office of Library Services at the Institute for Museum and Library Services
 * Tamara Sumner is Associate Professor Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder
 * Victoria Irons Walch is Executive Director at the Council of State Archivists.
 * William Kilbride is the Executive Director of the Digital Preservation Coalition.