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How do you control for objects generated invisibly by OS X, Windows, Linux, etc?
I'm running some experiments with BagIt and noticing a surprising amount of hidden files being captured in my bags such as .ds_store, thumbs.db, and *.shs. Since these aren't essential files needed to ...
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Any tools or processes for deleting slack space from donated storage media?
Slack space poses some questions as far as "donor intent" concerning digital materials on storage media donated to archives. A donor may believe this information was deleted and not be aware it is ...
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Web archives that collect/request analytics of harvested sites?
Are there any web archiving projects or web archives that also collect/request web analytics of the harvested sites as part of the collection?
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In what cases should a library or archive plan on emulation as part of a digital preservation strategy?
At what point, or under what conditions should a library or archive plan on emulation as a strategy for viewing and or making accessible particular kinds of content?
