Introduction to Digital Preservation: File Integrity

Introduction to Digital Preservation: File Integrity

Resources for creating and maintaining files with integrity and authenticity.

File integrity ensures that digital content is stable, usable, and viable over time. Creating a plan for maintaining the integrity of files is necessary for any kind of digital preservation program.

These resources provide an introduction to maintaining and monitoring integrity of digital content, including monitoring “fixity.” File integrity should be considered when planning and implementing digital preservation management steps. By understanding this introductory information first, you will be better prepared to judge which software might be best suited for specific institutional and departmental needs.

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Community
Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation
Category
Digital Preservation, Digital Stewardship Curriculum
Summary
These slides are an introduction to digital preservation file integrity. Part of the Digital Stewardship Curriculum Module 3: Save It.
Community
Sustainable Heritage Network
Category
Digital Preservation, Digitization Planning
Community
Sustainable Heritage Network, Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation
Category
Digitization Planning
Community
Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation, Tribal Digital Stewardship Cohort Program 2019-2020
Category
Digital Preservation, Digital Stewardship Curriculum
Summary
This screencast is a demonstration of using the free software MD5Summer to create and verify checksums. Part of the Digital Stewardship Curriculum Module 2: Check It.
Community
Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation
Category
Digital Stewardship Curriculum, Digital Preservation
Summary
This is a set of instructions for the MD5Summer checksum tool. Part of the Digital Stewardship Curriculum Module 3: Save It.
Community
Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation
Category
Digital Stewardship Curriculum, Digital Preservation
Summary
This worksheet is an action plan for digital preservation file integrity. Part of the Digital Stewardship Curriculum Module 3: Save It.
Community
Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation
Category
Digital Stewardship Curriculum, Digitization Planning, Policies and Procedures
Summary
These slides show the importance of adding digitization standards and specifications within institutional policies and procedures. Part of the Digital Stewardship Curriculum.