During the 2015-16 academic year, I joined the Solomon R. Guggenheim Library and Archives as a Pratt Institute fellow. My project for this period was determined by a grant-funded, electronic-records management project launched in 2014 to survey the state of internally created, born-digital records. Using files created by the curatorial team, I studied and practiced implementing a workflow for processing computer-based media.
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Abstract:
During a nine month period spanning Fall 2015 and Spring 2016, I joined the Solomon R. Guggenheim Library and Archives as a Pratt Institute/School of Information Fellow. My project for this time frame was determined by a grant-funded, electronic-records management project launched in 2014 to survey the state of internally created, born-digital records. Institutional records in this context contain valuable information related to museum and exhibition history and without an established workflow for permanent retention, important information could be at risk. Rapid development of technology and subsequent waves of obsolescence have produced sensitive formats in ever-changing digital forms. This period is critical for addressing ways to protect these files and make them available for public research in the future. For this case, the discovery of a backlog containing thousands of records over ten years old exposed the necessity of hiring a digital archivist to begin processing this collection as soon as possible; this was the focus of my fellowship.
Presentation link: Born-digital Archiving for Infoshow