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Is checking fixity at the folder level sufficient for knowing if any files within that folder that been altered?
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Feb 7, 2018
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Parity data for ISO images: anyone doing this? Best practices?
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Best method to record track playing order for ripped audio CDs
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What organizations are preserving software?
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Strategy for preserving scanned files outside of repository
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Recommendations - Drives for Offline Storage
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How to distinguish 68k and PPC executables on classic Macintoshes?
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Mar 26, 2015
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Any LTP "Packaging Format" Standard you Support that Makes More Sense than WARC?
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Feb 13, 2015
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Who uses the SPOT Model for Risk Assessment?
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Dec 15, 2014
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risk
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How to open WARC files
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Nov 27, 2014
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Should data repositories remove illegal characters from filenames?
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Nov 13, 2014
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Is there a standard way of citing OAIS?
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Oct 31, 2014
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What are some techniques for safely preserving virus-infected files?
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Oct 28, 2014
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andrewjbtw
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viruses
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Documenting Scope and Content for Web Archives
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Aug 22, 2014
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archival-discription
selection
policy
collection-development
web-archiving
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What are the content appraisal at scale practices that are most useful?
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Aug 1, 2014
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scale
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policies
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What are best practices for cleaning floppy drive heads?
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Jul 30, 2014
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disk-imaging
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What makes for well defined selection criteria for an Archive-It Web Archive collection?
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Jul 30, 2014
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tjowens
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web-archiving
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What specifications are available for digital preservation and processing workstations?
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Jul 24, 2014
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lljohnston
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hardware
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research-and-development
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What should be in a digital preservation strategic plan?
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Jul 23, 2014
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tjowens
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policy
planning
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When accessioning born-digital materials, what actions should I take after discovering virus-contaminated materials?
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Jul 23, 2014
by
chelcie
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270
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