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When Data Loss is Personal

Posted by: Leslie Johnston

On November 12, 2012, my home was broken into and robbed. I lost jewelry, some vintage tech (my beloved 1993 Mac Duo 230 laptop), and, more importantly, my netbook that I use for all my personal computing. I have learned a lot of lessons from that experience. First, I am very glad that I have …

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Framing the Digital Preservation Conversation

Posted by: Erin Engle

One of the best things about Thanksgiving is the food. But equally yummy is the company that comes with the holiday. Last weekend, I spent Thursday with family, and some of their friends, and some of their family.  It was an excellent celebration with a houseful of warm and inviting people, many of whom I …

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NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation: Release Candidate One

Posted by: Trevor Owens

In software development a release candidate is a beta version with the potential to be the final product.  Welcome to the release candidate for the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation. After some fantastic commentary on the blog, and presentations at a series of conferences to solicit feedback, I’m excited to share this revised version of the levels for further …

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Preserving Digital Archaeological Data

Posted by: Bill LeFurgy

This is a guest post by Leigh Anne Ellison, Sales and Marketing Coordinator, The Center for Digital Antiquity. I am excited for the opportunity to contribute a guest post here at The Signal. I work with The Center for Digital Antiquity, a collaborative non-profit organization devoted to enhancing preservation of and access to irreplaceable archaeological …

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Preserving.exe: A Short List of Readings on Software Preservation

Posted by: Trevor Owens

Most of the conversations I end up in about digital preservation are about the digital versions of analog things. Discussions of documents, still and moving images and audio recordings are important, but as difficult as the problems surrounding these kinds of digital objects are, there is a harder problem: preserving executable content, aka software. Software isn’t …

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MCN 2012, It Was All a Blur

Posted by: Susan Manus

So, how far along are we with cloning?  Because I could have really used a clone or two in order to cover the many (sometimes concurrent) interesting sessions at this year’s Museum Computer Network conference in Seattle.  Since this was my first MCN, I’m probably looking at this with more of a beginner’s “gee whiz” …

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All In! Embedded Files in PDF/A

Posted by: Butch Lazorchak

Wouldn’t it be great to have a single technical solution that solves all your long-term digital archiving, stewardship and preservation needs? Perhaps a file format with millions of users, widespread adoption across different computing platforms, free viewers and open documentation? A lot of hopes and dreams have been poured into the idea of “one preservation …

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November 2012 Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter

Posted by: Erin Engle

The November 2012 Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter is now available. http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/news/newsletter/201211.pdf In this issue: Activist Archivists preserving content from the Occupy Wall Street movement Mapping the Federal geospatial stewardship efforts Interviews with: Lori Emerson, Director of the Media Archaeology Lab; Peter Van Garderen and Courtney Muma, Archivematica; and Christie Moffatt and Jennifer Marill, …