Category: 'at risk records'

At Risk Records are archival records that are in danger of being lost forever, usually due to physical damage or (in the case of electronic records) loss of the ability to access the originals.

MayDay 2008: Do you have a disaster plan?

Posted on 1st May 2008
Under: archival community, at risk records, preservation | 1 Comment »

Caring for Special Collections: Exploring the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf

Posted on 28th January 2008
Under: archival community, at risk records, funding, preservation, what if | No Comments »

Digital Preservation via Emulation - Dioscuri and the Prevention of Digital Black Holes

Posted on 25th December 2007
Under: access, at risk records, born digital records, context, electronic records, future-proofing, open source, preservation, software | 2 Comments »

Will Crashed Hard Drives Ever Equal Unlabeled Cardboard Boxes?

Posted on 6th December 2007
Under: access, appraisal, at risk records, electronic records, future-proofing, preservation | 5 Comments »

SAA2007: Preserving Born Digital Records of the Design Community (Session 106)

Posted on 8th September 2007
Under: SAA2007, at risk records, born digital records, future-proofing, metadata, preservation, software | 7 Comments »

Preserving Virtual Worlds - TinyMUD to SecondLife

Posted on 17th August 2007
Under: access, at risk records, born digital records, funding, future-proofing, preservation | 2 Comments »

International Environmental Data Rescue Organization: Rescuing At Risk Weather Records Around the World

Posted on 7th June 2007
Under: access, at risk records, digitization, historical research, preservation | No Comments »