BIRDS OF A FEATHER 2: Stories of Failure and Resilience (45 minutes) + BIRDS OF A FEATHER 3: Where's the Next Checkpoint? A New Zealand Video Game Preservation Discussion (45 minutes)
Tracks
Makāro
| Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Makāro Meeting Room 1C |
Session Contact
Olga Holownia
Senior Program Officer
International Internet Preservation Consortium
Stories of Failure and Resilience
Summary Abstract
Often, we learn more from our failures and struggles than our successes. By learning from what didn’t work, we build stronger, more resilient practices moving forward. This Panel focuses on the importance of sharing failures and 'war stories' within the digital preservation community, using diverse examples from cultural heritage organisations.
By sharing these stories, we encourage transparency and open discussions. This has significant benefits for institutions in all stages of their digital preservation journey - from institutions with a long history of digital preservation experience and many stories to tell, to institutions just starting out that can benefit from these learned lessons.
By sharing these stories, we encourage transparency and open discussions. This has significant benefits for institutions in all stages of their digital preservation journey - from institutions with a long history of digital preservation experience and many stories to tell, to institutions just starting out that can benefit from these learned lessons.
Biography
Andrew N. Jackson, Preservation Registry Technical Architect, DPC.
Ben O’Brien, Digital Preservation Web Engineer, NLNZ; co-chair of the IIPC Research Working Group
Jeffrey van der Hoeven, Head of Digital Preservation, National Library of the Netherlands and IIPC Chair.
Meghan Lyon, Digital Collection Specialist, LC.
Mark Cooper, Digital Projects Coordinator, LC.
Charlotte McGillen
Digitisation Advisor
National Library Of New Zealand
Where's the Next Checkpoint? A New Zealand Video Game Preservation Discussion
Summary Abstract
The purpose of the session is to give those interested in video game preservation a chance to meet like-minded people and discuss the preservation of New Zealand made video games.
It is an informal session around what preservation urgency there is, what are the main challenges we face, what has already been done (e.g. the Play it Again project) and where do we go from here.
It is an informal session around what preservation urgency there is, what are the main challenges we face, what has already been done (e.g. the Play it Again project) and where do we go from here.
Biography
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