Archiving research data » History » Version 1
Steve Welburn, 2012-08-22 03:21 PM
| 1 | 1 | Steve Welburn | h1. Archiving research data |
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| 3 | 1 | Steve Welburn | For archival purposes data needs to be stored in a location which provides facilities for long-term preservation of data. As well as standard data management concerns (e.g. backup, documentation) the media and the file formats will need to be appropriate for long-term use. |
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| 5 | 1 | Steve Welburn | This may involve: |
| 6 | 1 | Steve Welburn | * refreshing the media at suitable intervals by moving data onto new media |
| 7 | 1 | Steve Welburn | * creating copies of the data in new formats to allow their use (e.g. converting data in closed formats to open formats, updating data to new versions of file formats). |