Bits and Pieces

Updates on our work in digital preservation and research data.
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A open sign in a shop window
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
Our Digital Preservation Lab now has a cool website with shared versions of our workflows to transfer material off current and obsolete media; information on new and vintage equipment used in the lab; and a selection of reports and research on born-digital preservation.
Black and white image of a creepy raven perched on a rock
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
An examination of our new dark preservation repository with some Poe thrown in for fun!
Mold removal setup
  • Christina Min
Part two outlining our findings after discovering some moldy floppy disks.
Picture of a workstation with a happy cartoon character as the desktop image
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
In this post we go over our current computing workstations and peripherals.
Moldy floppy disk
  • Christina Min
The first post on how we are dealing with moldy 5.25 floppy disks.
Artsy floppy disk
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
Major upgrades to our lab space!
Change
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
A summary of how we transitioned our workflow for forensic imaging.
Computer monitor planter
  • Lance Thomas Stuchell
Update on work done by the Digital Preservation Unit including efforts on the Digital Preservation Lab, digital file formats, and community outreach.
Box of Altman 3.5 inch floppy disks.
  • Leigh Anne Gialanella
An outline of the workflow developed to image and preserve content from obsolete floppy disks. Part 2 of 2.
Box filled with digital media from the Altman collection
  • Leigh Anne Gialanella
An outline of the workflow developed to image and preserve content from obsolete floppy disks. Part 1 of 2.