DPC Releases Report on Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Digital Preservation Community

[Angela Puggioni]

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is pleased to announce the publication of the Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Digital Preservation Community Survey Report

The digital preservation workforce, being an emerging profession with highly distributed practitioners who often work in relative isolation, may be vulnerable to experiencing workplace issues that impact mental health and wellbeing. There is a growing amount of anecdotal evidence to support this suggestion as well as responses to the 2021 NDSA Staffing Survey highlighting the high levels of stress experienced by practitioners due to issues such as unrealistic workloads, fragmented roles, and the ongoing advocacy burden of digital preservation.

One of the DPC's key mandates is developing a "competent and responsive workforce that is ready to address the challenges of digital preservation." In line with this goal, the organization launched a research initiative in 2023 to study mental health and wellbeing in the sector. A community survey conducted in March 2023 gathered data on how digital preservation work affects practitioners, identifying pressing issues and ways to address them.

Today's report represents the culmination of that research work. It examines workplace mental health and wellbeing issues comprehensively, including policy implementation, workload management, physical environments, and specific challenges. The study analyzes organizational support, working relationships, and stress factors through survey findings, identifying key themes and next steps. 

Read more and access the full report at: https://www.dpconline.org/news/mental-health-and-wellbeing-report-launch

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Kind regards/Met vriendelijke groet,

Angela Puggioni
Community Engagement Manager

Digital Preservation Coalition

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