Spring 2024

INF 392K Digital Archiving and Preservation

Unique ID: 27850

*As of January 12, this class is canceled and will no longer be offered in Spring 2024.

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DESCRIPTION

Examines the permanent archiving of digital information. Covers media refreshment, emulation, migration, and electronic records repository construction and administration. Case study projects involving campus repositories and off-campus institutions. Students use legacy hardware and software and digital forensics tools to preprocess digital collections for repository storage. Also explores issues in long-term electronic records preservation

PREREQUISITES

Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

RESTRICTIONS

Restricted to graduate students in the School of Information.