Description This assignment introduces students to the BitCurator environment by asking them to download and install the virtual machine, create a disk image using Guymager, and analyze the contents of the disk image .INFO file. It is a hands-on activity that familiarizes students with resources … Read more →
Description The BitCuratorEdu project team built a library of datasets for educational, testing, and research purposes. The library can be accessed via the BitCurator Wiki, below. Learning object type Datasets Learning objectives This learning object might be used in a lesson to satisfy the following … Read more →
Description This assignment uses the Digital Curation Centre’s lifecycle model as a conceptual foundation and asks students to identify where they see opportunities to take the Sequential Actions outlined in the model using the BitCurator environment. The assignment is available for free download as a … Read more →
Description This is a paper and project assignment that asks students to review literature on digital forensics’ applications in digital archives, and gain hands-on experience using digital forensics tools to acquire and manage born-digital archival materials. The assignment is available for free download as a … Read more →
Description This assignment engages students in digital curation technology through several self-guided explorations culminating in a presentation. Students have the option of choosing the BitCurator environment as a research subject. Students answer a series of questions that mirror questions a practitioner responsible for making a … Read more →
Description These slides consist of a brief lesson that introduce students to workflows as models, describes process modeling, an in-class “sticky note” exercise, discussion questions, and real-world examples of born-digital processing workflows. This exercise can be implemented in a face-to-face setting with sticky notes, but … Read more →
Description This slide deck can be used or adapted to teach an introduction to the BitCurator environment and tools. Topics covered include: archival principles in relation to digital forensics, levels of representation for digital resources and interaction examples, BitCurator tools and workflows, and the BitCurator … Read more →
Description This exercise asks students to walk through the steps outlined in the OSSArcFlow Guide to Documenting Born-Digital Archival Workflows. The guide assists collecting institutions to begin documenting their born-digital workflows and map them to functional entities in the Reference Model for an Open Archival … Read more →
Description In this lesson, students learn why and how to identify personally identifiable information (PII) and other sensitive information within digital collections, as well as methods for redacting the information. The unit includes two hands-on exercises: 1) identifying potentially sensitive information within a disk image … Read more →
Description These guidelines are aimed at information professionals who wish to provide remote internship opportunities to students who seek practical experience in digital curation and preservation. Although the need for remote internships has recently increased due to COVID-19, hopefully these guidelines will also support ongoing … Read more →
Description These discussion questions can be used to encourage student engagement with the BitCurator screencast, Getting Started with the Virtual Machine. The questions can also be used for discussion accompanying a live demonstration, a guided hands-on exercise, or independent exploration of the BitCurator Environment. The … Read more →
Description These discussion questions can be used to encourage student engagement with the BitCurator screencast, Setting Up Shared Folders. The questions can also be used for discussion accompanying a live demonstration, a guided hands-on exercise, or independent exploration of the BitCurator Environment. The discussion questions … Read more →
Description The BitCurator Talking Points Database was created to assist information professionals who are trying to advocate for support or resources to install and implement the BitCurator Environment at their institution. The authors presented a workshop on the BitCurator Talking Points Database at the 2021 … Read more →
Description These discussion questions can be used to encourage student engagement with the BitCurator screencast, Introduction to the BitCurator Software Environment. The questions can also be used for discussion accompanying a live demonstration, a guided hands-on exercise, or independent exploration of the BitCurator Environment. The … Read more →
Open session where people can ask questions to the entire audience anonymously. Anything goes! These could be questions related to workflows, policies, things you are struggling with, something you’d like some community advice or guidance about.
To Disk Image, Or Not to Disk Image?: Identifying Potential Factors for Disk Imaging in Digital Archival Workflows Elise Tanner, UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture; Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University Library; Lara Friedman-Shedlov, University of Minnesota; Alex Nelson, US National Institute of … Read more →
Leveling Up on Preservation: Using BitCurator Reports to Better Preserve State Archives Materials Jamie Patrick-Burns, State Archives of North Carolina In 2020 the State Archives of NC (SANC) adopted a “levels of preservation” document to standardize preservation actions for electronic records. These actions include generating … Read more →
Restart It Again: Troubleshooting in Context Nick Krabbenhoeft, Ben Turkus, and Alison Rhonemus, New York Public Library; Caroline Gil Rodríguez Troubleshooting isn’t something that should be approached haphazardly. And unfortunately, there is little available training in how to bring systematic thinking to solving problems in … Read more →
Virtual Reading Rooms: Remote Access in Ethical and Responsible Ways Shelly Black, North Carolina State University; Annalise Berdini, Princeton University; Greg Cram, The New York Public Library Virtual reading rooms provide remote, mediated access to digitized and born-digital archival materials held by cultural heritage institutions. … Read more →
What Would You QEMU? Ethan Gates, Yale University Library QEMU (Quick EMUlator) is a powerful open-source program for emulation and virtual machine management. In this lightning talk, I will discuss its potential application in digital archive and curation workflows, including: running BitCurator in a virtual … Read more →