Glasgow Datasets, Issues and Solutions

The pages below form a network of Datsets, preservation Issues with those Datasets, and Solutions to those Issues. Triples composed of a Dataset, Issue and a Solution describe an end to end digital preservation challenge.

This format was developed to capture the results of Mashup events that were held as part of the AQuA Project and has subsequently been developed and used within the SCAPE Project further hackathon events and the SPRUCE Project.

To add a new Dataset, Issue, Solution, click one of the links below.

Datasets:

These are the Datasets that relate to specific preservation Issues which in turn have Solutions developed for them. Create a new Dataset by clicking this link and filling out the template

• Archaeology Data Service archive
• Disk Images
• Emulation
• File management and checking of tif, htm and pdf files
• Malformed TIFF images
• Malta Music Memory Project (M3P)
• McLean Museum
• National Fairground Archive
• PRONI Digital Preservation Project
• Seven Stories author & illustrator files

Issues:

These are the preservation or other business driven Issues that are found in particular Dataset and may have Solutions developed to solve them. Create a new Issue by clicking this link and filling out the template

• Authenticity and Integrity of Digital Artwork
• Black areas or pixels in TIFF files
• Checking significant properties of documents have been retained after migration
• Checking significant properties of images have been retained after migration
• Classification of files within a disk image
• Correct File Formats
• Corrupted JPEG and JPEG2000 files
• Emulation - compatibility with current OSs
• Emulation - hard coding used within compilation
• Emulation - institutional support
• Emulation - potential use in multi-platform environment
• Emulation - screen resolutions
• Emulation - software deployment
• Emulation - software licensing issues arising out of emulation
• Emulation - software security issues if run in a networked environment
• Ensuring appropriate interface for data capture or deposit
• Extraction of keywords (and images) from large collections of text-based files
• File management and matching of tif, htm and pdf files
• Identification of file format and last modified or created dates of files within a disk image
• Identification of file formats with incorrect file extensions
• Identifing the software application that a file was created in
• New Operating System
• Preserving MS Outlook (.msg) E-mails with Attachments

Shifted Crop Corruption

Solutions:

These are Solutions that address Issues that relate to particular Datasets. Create a new Issue by clicking this link and filling out the template

• Checking the Authenticity and Integrity of Digital Content
• Corrupted JPEG and JPEG2000 files solution
• Creation of a virtual machine to run old or deprecated software
• Emulation solution
• Extracting content from Facebook to Mediawiki
• File management and matching of tif, htm and pdf files solution
• Malformed TIFF images solution
• Preserving MS Outlook (.msg) E-mails with Attachments - Solution
• Tika Batch File Identification