Digital Preservation Q&A

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Recent questions

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Are there guidelines or best practices for preserving iOS apps and iBooks?

asked Jul 24, 2014 by lily (160 points)

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2 answers 1,292 views

What specifications are available for digital preservation and processing workstations?

asked Jul 24, 2014 by lljohnston (230 points)

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1 answer 3,354 views

What are best practices/recommendations for how often to check fixity of content?

asked Jul 24, 2014 by elisedunham (290 points)

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1 answer 469 views

What should be in a digital preservation strategic plan?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by tjowens (2,360 points)

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3 answers 974 views

When accessioning born-digital materials, what actions should I take after discovering virus-contaminated materials?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by chelcie (270 points)

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2 answers 773 views

What storage hardware should I use for a LOCKSS node?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by jeffersonbailey (380 points)

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2 answers 3,010 views

What should I consider when evaluating a request to delete materials from a digital preservation environment?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by chelcie (270 points)

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2 answers 269 views

Is simple fixity information valuable to digital stewards?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by SpencerGoodwin (450 points)

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2 answers 5,047 views

What are the specs of workstations people are using for digital preservation activities?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by SpencerGoodwin (450 points)

+2 votes

2 answers 6,454 views

Is there a matchmaking service to match my legacy media with other institutions' hardware?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by SpencerGoodwin (450 points)

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1 answer 1,627 views

What criteria should I consider when determining the hardware specs for a disk imaging station?

asked Jul 23, 2014 by chelcie (270 points)

+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 (3,930 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)

+3 votes

3 answers 410 views

Should there be a Pronom ID for unidentifiable/unidentified?

asked Jul 15, 2014 by euanc (3,930 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)

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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)

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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)

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1 answer 368 views

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

asked Jul 3, 2014 by euanc (3,930 points)

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