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DPF Manager: new release ready to download!

After the redesign phase, a new version of the DPF Manager is available. Version 2.0 includes many new functionalities and improvements and is now ready to be downloaded on the PREFORMA Open Source Portal. Everybody is invited to download the DPF Manager and test the latest release. Your feedback is essential to keep improving the software. Continue reading


CulturalBase: the Major Stakeholder Conference

The Major Stakeholder Conference (MSC) “Co-creating Agendas for Culture in Europe. Memory, Inclusion, Creativity” was held in Barcelona (Spain) on 11-12 May, 2016 in the framework of the CulturalBase project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program. The Major Stakeholder … Continue reading


The N.I.C.E. Award

The N.I.C.E. Award: The N.I.C.E. Award is an initiative by the “Network for Innovations in Culture and Creativity in Europe” (N.I.C.E.), which was launched in Dortmund in 2013 by the european centre for creative economy (ecce) with the backing of … Continue reading


Open Source Workshop: presentations now online!

Sweden’s majestic Royal Library Kungliga Biblioteket welcomed more than a hundred heritage professionals for the first public PREFORMA event, the Open Source Preservation Workshop – Serving the Cultural Heritage. All presentations are now available for download on the event website. Continue reading


Who’s Using What: PREFORMA Project

For this edition of Who’s Using What, Gregory Markus looks towards the digital preservation challenges that GLAMs face. He interviewed two developers from the PREFORMA Project: Xavi Tarres from Easy Innova (who is working on DPF Manager, the conformance checker for TIFF images) and Jérôme Martinez from MediaArea (who is working on MediaConch, the conformance checker for MKV/FFv1 audiovisual files). Continue reading


MediaConch Newsletter #4 – April 2016

MediaArea Team released version 16.03 of MediaConch, the open source conformance checker for audiovisual files. Among the latest updates, it now supports plugins including VeraPDF and DPFManager, the other two PREFORMA conformance checkers for electronic documents and still images. The Online MediaConch GUI enables accessibility across platforms. Continue reading


Cloud Forward Conference 2016

Registration is now open to attend Cloud Forward 2016. The conference, organised under the auspices of AMETIC, CDTI, Chamber of Commerce, EGI, Madrid+d, UNED and IEEE Cloud Computing Magazine, will take place in Madrid at the Circulo de Bellas Artes from 18 to 20 October 2016. Continue reading


“Roadmap for Citizen Researchers in the Age of Digital Culture” presented in Rome

Developed under the EC’s funded CIVIC EPISTEMOLOGIES project, the Roadmap,as the main outcome achieved by the project, has been presented to a selected number of different italian stakeholders. The encounter has been held in the prestigious “Biblioteca delle Corporazioni”, in the premises of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The meeting has been filmed by a newscast which addresses the themes around the cultural heritage. Continue reading


“Digital Scholarly Editions as Interfaces” International symposium

The symposium will discuss the relationship between digital scholarly editing and interfaces by bringing together experts of DSEs and Interface Design, editors and users of editions, web designers and developers. Continue reading


IASCC Conference 2016 – Heritage in Transition: Scenes of Urban Innovation

This Conference is hosted by The Culture of Cities Centre and will convene on July 27-29th, 2016 at The Cultural Center in Ermoupolis, on the island of Syros in Greece. It is held in collaboration with York University, St. Jerome’s … Continue reading