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* [http://archive.org/details/XFRSTN_FAQ XFER STN FAQ] by New Museum of Contemporary Art (info on their project to preserve artists' multimedia from archaic formats) | * [http://archive.org/details/XFRSTN_FAQ XFER STN FAQ] by New Museum of Contemporary Art (info on their project to preserve artists' multimedia from archaic formats) | ||
* [http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/08/solving-problems-and-saving-bits-an-interview-with-jason-scott/ Solving Problems and Saving Bits: An Interview with Jason Scott] by Jefferson Bailey, for the Library of Congress blog | * [http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2013/08/solving-problems-and-saving-bits-an-interview-with-jason-scott/ Solving Problems and Saving Bits: An Interview with Jason Scott] by Jefferson Bailey, for the Library of Congress blog | ||
| + | * [http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2013/10/11/the-mother-of-all-disruptions/ The Mother of All Disruptions] by Venkat (what he calls "soft technology" corresponds pretty well with what's called "file format" here) | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 16 October 2013
Here's a collection of articles related to the File Format problem, this project, or education about the type of endeavor this sort of project entails.
- Open letter to Microsoft on specs for obsolete file formats by Chris Rusbridge.
- The PowerPoint 4.0 adventure: what did I learn? by Chris Rusbridge.
- Cleaning up the "Formats through Time" mess by David Rosenthal.
- Importing data is hard by Skud
- The Format Registry Problem by Gary McGath
- Files that Last: Digital Preservation for Everygeek by Gary McGath
- XFER STN FAQ by New Museum of Contemporary Art (info on their project to preserve artists' multimedia from archaic formats)
- Solving Problems and Saving Bits: An Interview with Jason Scott by Jefferson Bailey, for the Library of Congress blog
- The Mother of All Disruptions by Venkat (what he calls "soft technology" corresponds pretty well with what's called "file format" here)
