Navigating Uncertainty Together: A Digital POWRR Reflection Workshop for Digital Preservation Practice
Digital preservation work increasingly takes place under conditions of uncertainty: shifting funding landscapes, evolving systems, unclear authority, and emotional strain. While technical assessment frameworks help institutions evaluate infrastructure and workflows, they rarely address the human experience of stewardship work—confidence, safety, belonging, and sustainability.
This interactive workshop introduces and applies Navigating Uncertainty, a human-centered reflection and assessment framework developed by the Digital POWRR team through the Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program. Participants will actively complete the framework for their own professional context and engage in structured peer dialogue using guided reflection prompts.
Rather than producing a formal assessment outcome, the workshop emphasizes learning through reflection and conversation. Participants are invited to surface insights, clarify next steps, and reconnect with a sense of agency and community, highlighting how shared understanding and connection can be sources of joy even amid uncertainty.
- Date: September 25, 2026
- Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Central Time
- Presenter: Stacey Jones, Digital Preservation Librarian, University of Arizona