Research Catalog

Title

Digital forensics and born-digital content in cultural heritage collections / by Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, Richard Ovenden, Gabriela Redwine ; with research assistance from Rachel Donahue.

Author

Kirschenbaum, Matthew G.

Publication

• Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Information Resources, [2010]
• ©2010

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ovenden, Richard
• Redwine, Gabriela
• Donahue, Rachel

Description

viii, 93 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

Summary

"While the purview of digital forensics was once specialized to fields of law enforcement, computer security, and national defense, the increasing ubiquity of computers and electronic devices means that digital forensics is now used in a wide variety of cases and circumstances. Most records today are born digital, and libraries and other collecting institutions increasingly receive computer storage media as part of their acquisition of "papers" from writers, scholars, scientists, musicians, and public figures. This poses new challenges to librarians, archivists, and curators--challenges related to accessing and preserving legacy formats, recovering data, ensuring authenticity, and maintaining trust. The methods and tools developed by forensics experts represent a novel approach to these demands. For example, the same forensics software that indexes a criminal suspect's hard drive allows the archivist to prepare a comprehensive manifest of the electronic files a donor has turned over for accession. This report introduces the field of digital forensics in the cultural heritage sector and explores some points of convergence between the interests of those charged with collecting and maintaining born-digital cultural heritage materials and those charged with collecting and maintaining legal evidence."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

CLIR publication ; no. 149

Uniform Title

CLIR publication ; no. 149.

Subjects

• Archives > Administration
• Digital humanities
• Digital preservation
• Archives > Administration > Technological innovations
• Electronic records > Management
• Archives > Data processing
• Forensic sciences

Note

• "December 2010."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-91).

Contents

Introduction. Purpose and Audience ; Terminology and Scope ; Background and Assumptions ; Prior Work ; About This Report. -- Challenges. Legacy Formats ; Unique and Irreplaceable ; Trustworthiness ; Authenticity ; Data Recovery ; Costing. -- Ethics. Security Issues ; Privacy ; Working with Data Creators. -- Conclusions and Recommendations. Next Steps.

Call Number

JFF 20-411

ISBN

• 9781932326376
• 1932326375

LCCN

2010048734

OCLC

691927676

Author

Kirschenbaum, Matthew G., author.

Title

Digital forensics and born-digital content in cultural heritage collections / by Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, Richard Ovenden, Gabriela Redwine ; with research assistance from Rachel Donahue.

Publisher

Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Information Resources, [2010]

Copyright Date

©2010

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

CLIR publication ; no. 149

CLIR publication ; no. 149.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-91).

Added Author

Ovenden, Richard, author.

Redwine, Gabriela, author.

Donahue, Rachel, author.

Other Form:

Online version: Kirschenbaum, Matthew G. Digital forensics and born-digital content in cultural heritage collections. Washington, D.C. : Council on Library and Information Resources, [2010] (OCoLC)697506546

Research Call Number

JFF 20-411