“The answer to nearly all-digital preservation question is “it depends.” In almost every case, the details matter. The following is one of my favourite quotes from his book, and is particularly relevant in this context: We've been thinking about what it is we are really trying to preserve? What are the important features of these documents?Īgain, Trevor Owens has some really useful insights on this process and numerous helpful examples in The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation. Significant properties are the characteristics of a file that should be retained in order to create an adequate representation. We took urgent action and in the following months have had time to reflect, carry out QA and document the significant properties of the files. This has led to a slightly back-to-front approach to file migration. I saw an immediate risk and I happened to have available resource (someone working with me on placement), so it seemed a good idea to dive in and take action. This is a point that Trevor Owens makes very clearly in his excellent new book The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation (draft).
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One of the reasons this was imperfect (aside from the fact that perhaps all file migrations are imperfect - see below) was because it was an emergency rescue triggered by our Windows 10 upgrade.ĭigital preservation is about making best use of your resources to mitigate the most pressing preservation threats and risks. I blogged a couple of months ago about an imperfect file migration.
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