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GETTING BITS OFF DISKS

Using Open Source Tools to Prepare Born-Digital Materials for Long-Term Preservation and Access

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• This project made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services

GETTING BITS OFF DISKS

Using Open Source Tools to Prepare Born-Digital Materials for Long-Term Preservation and AccessSam MeisterDigital Archivist and Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Montana

INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT

Access & Collections Services

Archives & Special Collections

Conservation & Preservation

MansfieldLibrary

Archives & Special

CollectionsDigital Production

Technology & Systems

Born-Digital Workflow

Acquisition Accession

Arrangement&

Description

Discovery&

Access

Acquisition Accession

Arrangement&

Description

Discovery&

Access

Acquisition Process

Donor Survey

Feasibility Assessment

Transfer Agreement

Donor Survey

Creation

Context

Organization

Privacy & Security

Storage

Technical

Transfer Options

Current

Future

DrupalWeb Form XML / CSV

Feasibility Assessment

Do we have resources to feasibly acquire, preserve, and provide access to the digital materials?

Transfer

Physical Media Network

ARCHIVES

Current

Future

DrupalWeb Form XML / CSV

Acquisition Accession

Arrangement&

Description

Discovery&

Access

Accession Process

Disk Image Media

Initial Analysis

Produce AIP

Data Transfer

3.5 Floppy Drive5.25. Floppy Drive

Zip DriveCD / DVD Drive

USB Write-BlockerSATA / IDE Write-Blocker

Hardware

FTK ImagerGuymager

FC5205

Software

Disk Imaging

“A single file or storage device containing the complete contents and structure representing a data storage medium or device, such as a

hard drive, tape drive, floppy disk, CD/DVD/BD, or USB flash drive”

Disk ImagingBorn Digital Workstation 1.0

Disk ImagingBorn Digital Workstation 2.0

Disk Imaging

Get Media

Assign Identifier

PhotographMedia

Record Characteristics

Write-Protect Media

Create Image

Export Files

Virus Scan

FC5205Disk Image and Browse

FTK Imager