Software Preservation Network

Saving Software, Together.

The Software Preservation Network (SPN) is a leading organization established to advance software preservation through collective action. SPN preserves software through its Affiliated Projects, Strategic Partnerships and member engagement across five core activity areas.

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Upcoming Event

Software Preservation Community Forum (Fall 2022)

10.20.22 | Virtual

The Software Preservation Network’s Community Engagement Collaborative invites you to join us for the upcoming SPN Forum, “Building a Video Game Collection: Community Q&A!” The event will take place on Thursday, October, 20, 2022 at  12pm ET / 4pm UTC …Continue Software Preservation Community Forum (Fall 2022) →

Core Activity Areas

Affiliated Projects

  • BPs for Fair Use

    Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Software Preservation

  • FCoP

    Fostering Communities of Practice: Software Preservation and Emulation in Libraries, Archives and Museums

  • EaaSI

    Emulation-as-a-Service Infrastructure

SPN Members

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SPN Sponsors

SPN sponsors help ensure that we continue to advance field level capacity for software preservation through community engagement, infrastructure support, and knowledge generation. Learn more about sponsorship: https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/get-involved/#sponsorship

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As SPN transitions from an exclusively grant-funded and in-kind support model to a self-sustaining member-driven organization, I hope you will consider joining our growing community of practice. You can learn more about SPN’s current members and our plans for the future in the Software Preservation Network Prospectus.

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