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* [http://unsustainableideas.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/open-letter-ms-obsolete-formats/ Open letter to Microsoft on specs for obsolete file formats] by Chris Rusbridge. | * [http://unsustainableideas.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/open-letter-ms-obsolete-formats/ Open letter to Microsoft on specs for obsolete file formats] by Chris Rusbridge. | ||
+ | ** [http://unsustainableideas.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/response-open-letter-obsolete-ms-formats/ Reply from Microsoft] | ||
+ | ** [http://unsustainableideas.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/more-from-microsoft/ 2nd reply from Microsoft] | ||
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* [http://unsustainableideas.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/ppt-4-adventure-learning/ The PowerPoint 4.0 adventure: what did I learn?] by Chris Rusbridge. | * [http://unsustainableideas.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/ppt-4-adventure-learning/ The PowerPoint 4.0 adventure: what did I learn?] by Chris Rusbridge. | ||
* [http://blog.dshr.org/2012/10/cleaning-up-formats-through-time-mess.html Cleaning up the "Formats through Time" mess] by David Rosenthal. | * [http://blog.dshr.org/2012/10/cleaning-up-formats-through-time-mess.html Cleaning up the "Formats through Time" mess] by David Rosenthal. | ||
+ | * [http://blog.dshr.org/2014/04/what-could-possibly-go-wrong.html What Could Possibly Go Wrong?] by David Rosenthal | ||
* [http://infotrope.net/2012/11/30/importing-data-is-hard/ Importing data is hard] by Skud | * [http://infotrope.net/2012/11/30/importing-data-is-hard/ Importing data is hard] by Skud | ||
* [http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8029 The Format Registry Problem] by Gary McGath | * [http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8029 The Format Registry Problem] by Gary McGath | ||
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* [http://vimeo.com/album/2651464/video/81873487 Jason Scott speech at DISH 2013] (video) | * [http://vimeo.com/album/2651464/video/81873487 Jason Scott speech at DISH 2013] (video) | ||
* [http://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/genesis-of-a-file-format/ Genesis of a file format] by Ross Spencer | * [http://exponentialdecay.co.uk/blog/genesis-of-a-file-format/ Genesis of a file format] by Ross Spencer | ||
+ | * [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/16/digital-failures-software Digital failures are inevitable, but we need them to be graceful] by Cory Doctorow | ||
+ | * [http://fsfe.org/activities/os/minimalisticstandards.html The minimal principle: because being an open standard is not enough.] by Bernhard Reiter | ||
+ | * [http://bjoern.brembs.net/2014/03/what-is-the-difference-between-text-data-and-code/ What is the difference between text, data and code?] by Björn Brembs | ||
+ | * [http://famicoman.com/2014/05/20/philosophy-of-data-organization/ Philosophy of Data Organization] by Famicoman | ||
+ | * [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/saving-old-software-from-extinction-in-the-age-of-cloud-computing/ Saving old software from extinction in the age of cloud computing] by Ron Amadeo | ||
+ | * [http://qanda.digipres.org//38/what-is-a-file-format?show=44 What is a file format?] (Discussion) | ||
+ | * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6265976.stm Warning of data ticking time bomb] (BBC News, 2007) | ||
+ | * [http://contentsmagazine.com/articles/dark-archives/ Dark Archives] by Tim Maly | ||
+ | * [http://files.d-nb.de/nestor/materialien/nestor_mat_15-eng.pdf Nestor guidelines for preservation planning] | ||
+ | * [https://themanual.org/read/issues/4/paul-ford/article On File Formats, Very Briefly] by Paul Ford | ||
+ | * [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/webarchive/2012/08/analysing-file-formats-in-web-archives.html Analysing File Formats in Web Archives] in UK Web Archive Blog | ||
+ | * [https://fstoppers.com/education/trouble-tech-or-why-you-should-print-your-photos-else-risk-losing-them-forever-59454 The Trouble With Tech or Why You Should Print Your Photos Else Risk Losing Them Forever] | ||
+ | * [http://nautil.us/blog/will-you-be-able-to-read-this-article-in-1000-years Will You Be Able to Read this Article in 1,000 Years?] | ||
+ | * [http://www.dpconline.org/advice/preservationhandbook Digital Preservation Handbook] | ||
+ | * [http://archive.ifla.org/IV/ifla63/63kuny1.pdf A Digital Dark Ages? Challenges in the Preservation of Electronic Information], by Terry Kuny (1997) | ||
+ | * [https://www.avpreserve.com/blog/what-is-the-chemistry-of-digital-preservation/ What is the chemistry of digital preservation?], by Bertram Lyons (2016) | ||
+ | * [http://www.kdk.fi/images/tiedostot/NDL-File-Formats-v1.4-en.pdf National Digital Library of Finland file format guide] | ||
+ | * [http://preservica.com/blog/how-not-to-build-a-digital-archive-lessons-from-the-dark-side-of-the-force/ How Not to Build a Digital Archive: Lessons from the Dark Side of the Force] | ||
+ | * [http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-disk-formats-of-star-wars-rogue-one-spoilers From Tape Drives to Memory Orbs, the Data Formats of Star Wars Suck (Spoilers)] | ||
+ | * [http://homes.ukoln.ac.uk/~lismd/preservation.html Preservation of electronic information: a bibliography] (1997) | ||
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Revision as of 16:25, 10 June 2017
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.
- What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 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)
- Disappearing Digital World by Rebecca E. “Becky” Briggs
- Process starts to select open standards for government documents (UK)
- Jason Scott speech at DISH 2013 (video)
- Genesis of a file format by Ross Spencer
- Digital failures are inevitable, but we need them to be graceful by Cory Doctorow
- The minimal principle: because being an open standard is not enough. by Bernhard Reiter
- What is the difference between text, data and code? by Björn Brembs
- Philosophy of Data Organization by Famicoman
- Saving old software from extinction in the age of cloud computing by Ron Amadeo
- What is a file format? (Discussion)
- Warning of data ticking time bomb (BBC News, 2007)
- Dark Archives by Tim Maly
- Nestor guidelines for preservation planning
- On File Formats, Very Briefly by Paul Ford
- Analysing File Formats in Web Archives in UK Web Archive Blog
- The Trouble With Tech or Why You Should Print Your Photos Else Risk Losing Them Forever
- Will You Be Able to Read this Article in 1,000 Years?
- Digital Preservation Handbook
- A Digital Dark Ages? Challenges in the Preservation of Electronic Information, by Terry Kuny (1997)
- What is the chemistry of digital preservation?, by Bertram Lyons (2016)
- National Digital Library of Finland file format guide
- How Not to Build a Digital Archive: Lessons from the Dark Side of the Force
- From Tape Drives to Memory Orbs, the Data Formats of Star Wars Suck (Spoilers)
- Preservation of electronic information: a bibliography (1997)