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Not sure if you want to remove the ANDS link and replace it with the DCP one? Gives options at least.
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edwardshaddow authored Mar 12, 2020
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easily survive for years, decades or even centuries but digital items
require special care to keep them usable over time.

1. This  [video](https://youtu.be/qEmmeFFafUs) (2.5 min) from the US
1. This [video](https://youtu.be/qEmmeFFafUs) (2.5 min) from the US
Library of Congress shows the vulnerability of “born digital”
objects like research data: they are fragile; they are dependent on
software and hardware; and they require active management.
2. If you have time: look at the ANDS page on [data
2. Look at the ANDS page on [data
preservation](https://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/data-management/data-preservation).
3. If you have time, look at the [Digital Preservation Handbook](https://www.dpconline.org/handbook) by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)

**Consider:** What key advice would you give someone about preserving
their born digital objects. For example the family historian, a
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If you have time: download the current version of DROID and try using it
to profile a small number of files.

**Consider:** Are PRONOM and DROID tools you'd like to explore further?
**Consider:** Are PRONOM and DROID tools you'd like to explore further?

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