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        Recommended Preservation Formats for Electronic Records

        • Date: April 26, 2017
        • Description: This document is intended for Smithsonian staff responsible for organizing and managing electronic records. It describes Smithsonian Institution Archives’ guidelines regarding file formats used for the long-term preservation of electronic records.

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        Smithsonian Institution Archives

        • Date: April 14, 2011
        • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      • A computer window titled DArchInfo with clickable heading tabs labeled Search, Query Results, Clipboard, SQL, and logoutThe first column contains accession numbers for Smithonian Archives born-digital holdings (i.e. 00-002). The second column contains names of format types (i.e. AppleDouble Resource Fork, etc.). The third column is the number of each type of file format in that accession (i.e. there are 93 Acrobat PDF/A files).

        Assessing File Format Risk for Born-Digital Preservation Planning

        • Date: August 3, 2021
        • Description: In addition to physical damage and deterioration of storage media, the technological complexity and dependency of electronic records make them uniquely vulnerable to loss, corruption, and alteration (both accidental and malicious). To achieve long-term preservation of fragile born-digital materials, digital archivists need a plan.

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      • Preservation of Executable Files

        • Date: July 24, 2012
        • Description: As archives begin to receive executable files, archives must think about if and how to preserve them so their content lasts.

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        One Lens for Multiple Archives: A Pan-Institutional Survey of Born Digital Holdings

        • Date: May 28, 2015
        • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
        • Description: Summary of pan-Smithsonian survey of born digital collections holdings at archives and museums at the Smithsonian.

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        Finding the Thousand Words Behind the Picture

        • Date: March 31, 2010
        • Creator: Mary Markey
        • Description: You know the old cliché—“A picture is worth a thousand words.” But is it true in every case? A simple portrait from 60 years ago may give some clues to period hairstyle and dress, but none to where the photo was taken or why the person was noteworthy. Sources now available on the internet, such as the Historic newspaper database, Proquest, and even YouTube—give Smithsonian

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        Digital Curation

        • Date: April 27, 2017
        • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives' digital curation process, encompassing the selection, acquisition, preservation, maintenance, and delivery of digital data.

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      • Variety of record formats that are commonly found in archives.

        Some Archival Career Advice

        • Date: April 26, 2012
        • Creator: Jennifer Wright
        • Description: Commonly asked questions and answers about becoming an archivist.

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        Setting Up Electronic Files

        • Date: April 18, 2011
        • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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        Uta C. Merzbach: Smithsonian's First Curator of Mathematical Instruments

        • Date: March 22, 2018
        • Creator: Mitch Toda
        • Description: Uta C. Merzbach was the Smithsonian's first curator of mathematical instruments. She brought her field to life with unique presentations of mathematical concepts and computer history.

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      • Link Love: 5/24/2019

        • Date: May 24, 2019
        • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
        • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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