On December 1, Work Package 1 hosted the 1st EOSC EDEN Webinar focusing on "What Every Trustworthy Digital Archive Should Be Doing". This webinar marked a major milestone as being the official public release of the 30 Core Preservation Process Descriptions as developed by EOSC EDEN.
The CPPs are designed as a practical and shared resource for digital preservation practitioners and data curators across all sectors, as well as archival educators, students, and anyone with an interest in data curation and digital preservation in Europe and beyond.
The webinar provided the first opportunity to introduce the CPPs to the wider community, explain their purpose and structure, and situate them within the broader EOSC EDEN vision. As a first milestone, the release of the CPPs represents a crucial step in building a common language and shared understanding of digital preservation processes across domains. Community interest and participation clearly indicate that this approach resonates and meets an existing need.
The response to the webinar exceeded our expectations. We received over 500 expressions of interest from participants from more than 32 countries, spanning all continents. The fact that 42% of the registrants indicated being practitioners certainly highlights the practical relevance of the CPPs for day-to-day preservation work.
A snapshot of our global audience
Given the large number of registrations from institutions overseas (including New Zealand, Australia, the Americas, and the Arab World, many of which fall outside our immediate time zone) we did not expect all registrants to attend the live session. To ensure accessibility, we are pleased to share that the webinar recording is now available on YouTube for those who were unable to join live.
Nearly half of the registered participants (47%) came from archives, some from libraries (12,5%), and digital preservation service providers (9%) made up another great part. This strong engagement confirms that EOSC EDEN has already established solid connections with the archive and library communities. At the same time, it highlights an area for improvement: in the next project phase, we aim to strengthen our engagement with repositories, research infrastructures, research performing organisations, as well as museums and galleries, ensuring their needs and contexts are also reflected.
Next Steps
The release of the 30 Core Preservation Processes marks a critical milestone within the EOSC EDEN project, as they form a core building block of the Reuse Fitness Framework. Alongside the forthcoming enhancement of the framework with quality metrics in Task 1.2, Part B, we are looking forward to:
- Gathering user feedback to refine and expand the CPP resources;
- Hands-on workshops to support institutions in applying the CPPs;
- Developing complementary guidance that facilitate adoption across diverse organisational contexts (as currently being done through our Winter Calendar on our socials, see e.g. EOSC EDEN LinkedIn).
As we are transforming the CPPs into a community-owned resource to ensure their long-term sustainability, your expertise and experience are essential. We warmly invite you to share your feedback on the CPPs via the webform on the project website or engage in community discussions on our GitHub repository to help us broaden and strengthen their practical relevance.
If you missed the live event, watch the webinar recording and explore our CPP resources at your own pace.
Stay tuned for more digital preservation fun!
🔗 Recording: https://youtu.be/OVBQmRYoNCg
📂 Materials: https://zenodo.org/records/17780009