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Parts inside a 3.5-inch floppy disk

Picture of Monique Frize

A photograph of a 3.5" inch floppy disk. Color: Black; IBM formatted; 1.44 MB; Serial number: GK600G2201; Good physical condition; Label: "Final Report 1997, Women in Engrg chair; SSHRC; AMIA.htm[?]

A diagram of the digitization and preservation workflow. It is comprised of 6 main stages (Document media, Create disk image, Export files, Initial analysis, Appraisal, Pre-Ingest/ingest) which each contain a number of steps.

This workflow is…

A screenshot of the Guymager tool in BitCurator used to create the disk image of the floppy disk. This is Stage 2, step 4 of the workflow.

A screenshot of bulk extractor, the tool used to identify personal information and other features. Stage 4, step 1.

Final version of the Digital Preservation Guide for 3.5-inch Floppy Disks. The guide outlines the history of the data storage device, digitization and preservation challenges, best practices for digital preservation, and a detailed workflow for…

A screenshot of the files exported from disk 2. This is Stage 3, step 4.

Bar graph of the file counts by format (bc_format_bargraph.pdf).

High-level overview of features identified by bulk_extractor such as personal and private information (bulk_extractor_report.pdf ).