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Code for Thought · April 20 · 1 hr

[EN] Making Data Last

English Edition: preserving digital data has become essential for archives and libraries, as we have seen an explosion of content. I met with various experts in the field who talk to me about the different aspects and facets of saving our data for future generations to come: Thomas Ries (University of Austin, Texas, US), Nanna Bonde Thylstrup and Katie Mackinnon (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Andy Jackson (Digital Preservation Coalition, UK) and Laurisa Sastoque Pabon (University of Southampton, UK). Some links to tools and sites mentioned in the episode: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/format/proformatsearch.aspx?status=new Pronom database by the National Archive in the UK https://www.dpconline.org/ Digital Preservation Coalition https://bit-list.dpconline.org/ list of 'endangered digital material' https://thorsten-ries.net/ Thorsten Ries home page https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/digital-preservation-southampton Digital preservation at the Uni. Southampton https://arcticworldarchive.org/ Svalbard Arctic World Archive https://piql.com/ piql data preservation https://github.com/piql GitHub Piql - the archiving file format https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434376-preserving-today-s-digital-data-for-tomorrow https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10042-w storing data in glass/silica https://unlocked.microsoft.com/sealed-in-glass/ Project Silica https://english.umd.edu/directory/matthew-kirschenbaum Kirschenbaum papers on recovering digital texts etc. https://www.kali.org/tools/foremost/ the open source "forensic" data tool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls going back in time: a link with a description of the Dead Sea scrolls Get in touch Thank you for listening! Merci de votre écoute! Vielen Dank für´s Zuhören! Contact Details/ Coordonnées / Kontakt: Email mailto:peter@code4thought.org UK RSE Slack (ukrse.slack.com): @code4thought or @piddie Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/code4thought.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pweschmidt/ (personal Profile) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeforthought/ (Code for Thought Profile) This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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English Edition: preserving digital data has become essential for archives and libraries, as we have seen an explosion of content. I met with various experts in the field who talk to me about the different aspects and facets of saving our data for future generations to come: Thomas Ries (University of Austin, Texas, US), Nanna Bonde Thylstrup and Katie Mackinnon (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Andy Jackson (Digital Preservation Coalition, UK) and Laurisa Sastoque Pabon (University of Southampton, UK). 

Some links to tools and sites mentioned in the episode:

Get in touch

Thank you for listening! Merci de votre écoute! Vielen Dank für´s Zuhören!

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This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Licence:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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