@conference{macmeetings 12595, author = {Dillon Henry}, title = {From DOS Til Dawn: Preserving Digital Content on a Removable Media with Limited Resources}, volume = {2021}, year = {2021}, url = {https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/macmeetings/article/id/12595/}, issue = {1}, abstract = {<p>The University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) Special Collections and Archives (SCA) holds a variety of born-digital content, including content on removable media in a wide array of formats from 5.25-inch floppy disks, to Zip disks, to DVD-Rs. Preserving this content presents a unique set of challenges, particularly as hardware and software become outdated seemingly as soon as they are introduced, and limited funding and resources only compound these issues.</p><p>In October 2018, SCA created a grant-funded Digital Curation Fellowship position to address the challenges of providing long-term, sustainable access to born-digital content on legacy media. With guidance from the Head of Digital Archives & Stewardship, I have developed policies and procedures for imaging, extracting metadata, and providing meaningful and sustainable access to these materials. Working through our massive backlog, I have taken a patchwork approach—experimenting with various free and inexpensive tools to fulfill different functions—as many other institutions with limited staffing and resources must do.</p>}, month = {5}, publisher={Iowa State University Digital Press}, journal = {MAC Annual Meeting Presentations} }