Digital Archiving and Preservation

Program: MSIS/PhD
Course Areas
Archival Science/Preservation/Records Management

Catalog 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.

Instructor 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.
Skills and Knowledge
Digital Archives
digital Preservation
Topics and Concepts
Born Digital Material
Digital Archives
Digital Preservation

Scheduled and Upcoming Classes for this Course

Class Name Semester Day(s) Start Time(s) End Time(s) Building Room
INF 392K: Digital Archiving and Preservation

Brenna Edwards

Fall Term 2025
  • Wednesday
  • 6:00 pm
  • 9:00 pm
  • UTA
  • 1.210A

Past Classes for this Course

Class Name Semester Day(s) Start Time(s) End Time(s) Building Room
INF 392K: Digital Archiving and Preservation

Spring Term 2024
INF 392K: Digital Archiving and Preservation

Brenna Edwards Syllabus

Fall Term 2024
  • Wednesday
  • 6:00 PM
  • 9:00 PM
  • UTA
  • 1.210A
INF 392K: Digital Archiving and Preservation

Brenna Edwards Syllabus

Spring Term 2023
  • Wednesday
  • 6:00 PM
  • 9:00 PM
  • UTA
  • 1.210A
INF 392K: Digital Archiving and Preservation

Brian Thomas Syllabus

Spring Term 2022
  • Thursday
  • 6:30 PM
  • 9:30 PM
  • UTA
  • 1.210A