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The floppy disks in the garage: physical preservation conditions and digital media

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This talk illustrates a case study of working with removable digital media previously stored in far-from-ideal conditions, in a small archives with minimal resources. The process included physical cleaning of disks, and resulted in over 90% of data being recovered and preserved. The preservation of born-digital materials begins well before they reach any archival institution.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13737774

Author: Janes, Sara

Language: English

Topic: Digital and Traditional Archives Management

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6967646406

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