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This article details the processes, protocols, and results used when several European audio archives were transferred to a Digital platform. It also takes the stance for re-recording digital files to retain the information that could be lost using…

While this video does advertise the use of Toshiba products, it does give a brief explanation of OCR and what the process that it entails. It also highlights the benefits of using this process, in conjunction with the Toshiba software, including…

This article details the usage of an XML based infrastructure to record and keep track of the metadata used in persistent archives, mainly by a collaboration with the Nation Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It is the result of the desire…

This book goes into depth on the workings of the Extensible Markup Language or XML. Including the structuring, both Logical and Physical, and the validation process and common constructs.

In this paper, they review the traditional control methods, like RCS and SCCS, and how they fall short as they discuss alternative solutions. They also discuss a reference-based versioning scheme that are efficient in storing, retrieving, and…

This article is trying to create a framework that considers digital archiving as networked information production, where parts of it are modularized and distributed.

Moore et al.’s “Collection-Based Persistent Digital Archives” provides a brief view into the design and development of a persistent email archive that housed over a million messages, a project that offered students at Cornell personalized library…

The Queensland State Archive’s “Digital Archiving Discussion Paper: Informing an Approach to the Long Term Management and Preservation of Digital Government Records” was created to broaden public awareness of the digital content management needs of…

The Research Data Access & Preservation Summit is an annual conference hosted by the Association for Information Science and Technology. The past events page provides links to programs, and conference presentation slides from 2011-2013, and 2015…

Jeff Rothenber’s Avoiding Technological Quicksand addresses the fragility of digital documents and information, and suggests that “emulation” is the most reliable way to prolong the life of data, while also discussing the limitations of several…