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What should be the qualifications for digital archivist jobs?
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Dec 2, 2013
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workforce
archives
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Is digitisation on topic?
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What is a good tool for normalizing image file formats?
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Jan 29, 2024
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normalization
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digital-preservation
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Best way to crawl website from localhost with wget, preserving all files in source directory
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Jul 3, 2018
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warc
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wget
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What are the risks involved in a DIY solution like RODA?
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Feb 7, 2018
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Digital Preservation - Server Side
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Feb 7, 2018
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server
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bagit
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What are current best practices for acquiring & preserving Google Docs?
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Feb 5, 2018
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ChristiePeterson
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580
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google
acquisition
migration
digital-preservation
apps
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Preserving VCD's, what is the best format
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Dec 21, 2016
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thorsted
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videocd
cd-da
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dat
vob
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Are there accepted alternatives to WAVE for storing audio files larger than 4GB?
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Jun 23, 2016
by
nkrabben
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audio
file-formats
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I am looking for a straightforward accession tool. Can people please advise?
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Apr 1, 2016
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psleeman
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140
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How should an organisation QA the results of its outsourced web archiving activities?
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Nov 25, 2015
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Incomplete ISO image after imaging CD-ROM - how to prevent and detect this?
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Sep 3, 2015
by
johanvanderknijff
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disk-imaging
hardware
cd-rom
disk-image
media
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Is it problematic to include spaces in file names?
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Jul 9, 2015
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290
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filenames
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What are best hardware/software for automated back-up to external hard drive?
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Jun 9, 2015
by
elisedunham
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290
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storage
external-hard-drives
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What preservation format for video to use when digitizing VHS tapes?
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Jan 5, 2015
by
Branko
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150
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video
digitization
format
preservation
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Tools for identifying obfuscated files, specifically password protected and encrypted formats?
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Nov 23, 2014
by
ross-spencer
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190
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digital-preservation
software
digital-archiving
digital-forensics
appraisal
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Best Practices for Accessioning Email from Web Applications?
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Sep 30, 2014
by
tjowens
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2,360
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acquisition
email
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1
answer
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Are there frameworks or standards for migration testing available?
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Sep 24, 2014
by
mgallinger
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880
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standards
storage-migration
testing
frameworks
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External 3.5 disk drive recommendation?
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Sep 23, 2014
by
Matt Gorzalski
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140
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370
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Could MarkDown support be added to this site?
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Aug 27, 2014
by
johanvanderknijff
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2,070
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meta
markdown
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