Digital Preservation Q&A

Recent questions without a selected answer

+4 votes

2 answers 450 views

Should collecting institutions keep external storage media once the digital content has been extracted?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by chelcie (270 points)

+1 vote

1 answer 1,514 views

What settings should be used when imaging floppy disks using a Kryoflux device?

asked Jul 21, 2014 by euanc (3,910 points)

+1 vote

2 answers 863 views

What encryption would you using for LTO tape for long-term storage or transport, why?

asked Jul 21, 2014 by Gail Truman (160 points)

+5 votes

2 answers 2,170 views

Do filesystem-based checksums add value in a digital preservation context?

asked Jul 15, 2014 by michael (400 points)

0 votes

3 answers 321 views

Standards for digital preservation

asked Jul 15, 2014 by Helen Afi (120 points)

+3 votes

1 answer 911 views

How to browse web archives using an old browser?

asked Jul 8, 2014 by anjackson (2,950 points)

0 votes

2 answers 2,558 views

What format questions to ask and considerations to make in acquisition of born digital architectural drawings?

asked Jul 7, 2014 by tjowens (2,360 points)

+1 vote

1 answer 368 views

Where can digital preservation system/tool requirements be found online?

asked Jul 3, 2014 by euanc (3,910 points)

+2 votes

1 answer 1,149 views

What are the research and development needs for digital cultural heritage?

asked Jul 3, 2014 by jsternfeld (140 points)

+2 votes

2 answers 1,934 views

Has anyone used a USB bridge & converter cables to writeblock non-USB devices?

asked Jun 27, 2014 by sarah.barsness (1,230 points)

+1 vote

3 answers 194 views

What makes a good answer?

asked Jun 26, 2014 by ChristiePeterson (580 points)

+2 votes

1 answer 641 views

What makes a good question?

asked Jun 26, 2014 by ChristiePeterson (580 points)

+3 votes

4 answers 1,601 views

What are the best examples of file format action plans?

asked Jun 25, 2014 by tjowens (2,360 points)

+1 vote

1 answer 596 views

When to redact AIPs vs DIPs in digital archives workflows?

asked Jun 24, 2014 by tjowens (2,360 points)

+3 votes

1 answer 243 views

How should digital preservation tools be funded?

asked Jun 20, 2014 by euanc (3,910 points)

+3 votes

2 answers 2,495 views

What do you (or should you do) with ‘thumbs.db’ and other hidden system files?

asked Jun 17, 2014 by crouchmi (270 points)

+5 votes

3 answers 2,128 views

Unusual sources of file format signatures

asked Jun 6, 2014 by richardlehane (1,000 points)

+2 votes

5 answers 6,400 views

How many State Archives have deployed a digital preservation system? What systems are they using?

asked Jun 5, 2014 by Vinh-Doyle (140 points)

+3 votes

1 answer 3,917 views

How should you scope a crawl for web archiving online discussion forums

asked Jun 5, 2014 by tjowens (2,360 points)

0 votes

1 answer 415 views

What is Preservation Planning?

asked May 28, 2014 by fryerc (230 points)

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