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File Fixity and Digital Preservation Storage: More Results from the NDSA Storage Survey

Posted by: Susan Manus

The following is a guest post by Jefferson Bailey, Fellow at the Library of Congress’s Office of Strategic Initiatives. A vexing property of digital objects is the difficulties they pose to ensuring their ongoing authenticity and stability. Files can become corrupted by use, bits can rot even when unused, and during transfer the parts essential …

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Top Blog Posts of the Month

Posted by: Susan Manus

During the past almost-year of our existence, The Signal has covered a lot of territory, topic-wise.  But in the midst of all the activity required to keep this very active blog going, it’s easy for us to get lost in the day-to-day.  So, I think it’s a good idea once in awhile to pause and …