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Disk Imaging for Preservation: Part 1

An outline of the workflow developed to image and preserve content from obsolete floppy disks. Part 1 of 2.

Dispatches: Digital Preservation 2017 conference

A report from Pittsburgh on the National Digital Stewardship Alliance's annual conference, Digital Preservation 2017.

iPres 2018 Call for Contributions

iPres 2018 in Boston releases the initial call for contributions.

Personal Digital Archiving Guide Part 2: Media Types and File Formats

Part 2 of the Personal Digital Archiving Guide covers characteristics of digital file formats that you should consider when deciding how to preserve your digital materials.

What does a Data Workflows Specialist Do Anyways?

We are very pleased to have Susan Borda join the UM-Library as our very first Data Workflows Specialist. What exactly does a Data Workflows Specialist do you ask? Read on...

Digital Data in Biodiversity Conference, 6/5-6/6/17

The University of Michigan hosted the inaugural Digital Data in Biodiversity conference on June 5-6, 2017. Co-sponsored by NSF’s iDigBio program and the U-M Museums of Zoology, Paleontology, and the University Herbarium, this conference brought together researchers, database managers, and funders to discuss current projects and future plans for collection and use of biodiversity data.

Data Librarian Conference Round Up

The June 2017 Data Bites Forum provided an opportunity for librarians to share what they had learned from attending the Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP), IASSIST and other data related conferences.

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