Greetings colleagues,

The Integrating Preservation Functionality into ePADD (or ePADD+) project is concluding this month, and our team is excited to share the final results of our work with the community. Please save the date for a final presentation on 19 January 2023 from 11-12:30 pm ET / 4-5:30 GMT. We will present the project outcomes, demonstrate the newest ePADD release, and facilitate an exercise in building a community roadmap. We will also put out the call to join our newly formed ePADD Steering Group and ePADD Code Group meetings to help us shape the future of ePADD going forward. We will circulate a more detailed agenda and calendar invitation in early January.

ePADD is a free and open source software originally developed by Stanford Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives. It uses natural language processing and machine learning to support archival appraisal, processing, discovery, and delivery for email records of historical or cultural value. The ePADD+ project is a collaboration between Harvard Library, the University of Manchester, and Stanford Libraries to enhance ePADD with support for the long-term preservation of email records. This project is graciously supported by the Email Archives: Building Capacity and Community regrant program, administered by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Emailing about email,

Tricia Patterson and Paul Carlyle, ePADD+ Project Managers