A digital preservation community is

• An open community of persons and/or institutions which engages with the subject of digital preservation. Digital preservation can be one of several topics which the community deals with.
• A community whose members are committed to digital preservation in a manner that goes beyond pure self-interest. Its central or sole purpose is not to supply a product orprovide a commercial service.
• A platform for discussing the topic of digital preservation and its advancement, including the development of tools and/or the provision of services. It can be
  • local, regional, national or international.
  • large or small.
  • product-related or not product-related.