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euanc

3930 points
8 questions
23 answers
27 comments
member since 27 Mar 2014

Questions (8)

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What organizations are preserving software?

asked by euanc on 13 Aug 2015
- software-preservation
- software
1votes 1answers 1514views
What settings should be used when imaging floppy disks using a Kryoflux device?

asked by euanc on 21 Jul 2014
3votes 3answers 410views

Should there be a Pronom ID for unidentifiable/unidentified?

asked by euanc on 15 Jul 2014
1votes 1answers 368views
Where can digital preservation system/tool requirements be found online?

asked by euanc on 3 Jul 2014
3votes 1answers 243views
How should digital preservation tools be funded?

asked by euanc on 20 Jun 2014
0votes 1answers 289views
Should discussion about questions be in the comments or the answer fields?

asked by euanc on 5 Jun 2014
- meta
4votes 2answers 744views
How can we ensure obsolete software can be legally used for digital preservation and access?

asked by euanc on 21 May 2014
5votes 7answers 2778views
What is a file format?

asked by euanc on 21 May 2014

Answers (23)

1votes

Does splitting large master files (temporarily) go against best practices?

answered on 11 Sep 2019
1votes

Parity data for ISO images: anyone doing this? Best practices? ✔ accepted

answered on 11 Sep 2019
0votes

Digital Preservation - Server Side

answered on 1 May 2018
2votes

How/where to store metadata about optical media sector layout in METS/PREMIS

answered on 5 Feb 2018
2votes

Best method to record track playing order for ripped audio CDs

answered on 20 Oct 2015
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Is there a GUI alternative to Bagger that performs a similar function?

answered on 18 Jun 2015
1votes

Preserving PDF files with multimedia content

answered on 18 Jun 2015
2votes

Recommendations - Drives for Offline Storage

answered on 4 Jun 2015
1votes

What is a good way to record information about the funding of a preservation project?

answered on 29 Jan 2015
1votes

Are there frameworks or standards for migration testing available?

answered on 29 Jan 2015
2votes

Should data repositories remove illegal characters from filenames?

answered on 13 Nov 2014
3votes

Is Multipage Tiff an acceptable Preservation format?

answered on 5 Nov 2014
2votes

Must SIPs, DIPs and AIPs have separate copies of an object file?

answered on 9 Sep 2014
0votes

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

answered on 21 Jul 2014
1votes

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

answered on 16 Jul 2014
2votes

What makes a good answer?

answered on 27 Jun 2014
3votes

What is the service life of an external hard drive? ✔ accepted

answered on 27 Jun 2014
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What is a file format?

answered on 10 Jun 2014
0votes

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

answered on 6 Jun 2014
4votes

What should be the qualifications for digital archivist jobs?

answered on 21 May 2014
1votes

What are the reasons for saving disk images?

answered on 21 May 2014
1votes

Where can I find guidance or standards for environmental storage conditions for new and older legacy media types?

answered on 21 May 2014
1votes

What format questions to ask and considerations to make in acquisition of born digital photography collections ✔ accepted

answered on 21 May 2014