BitCurator: Tools and Techniques for Digital Forensics in Collecting Institutions

Lee, Christopher A.; Chassanoff, Alexandra; Woods, Kam; Kirschenbaum, Matthew G.; Olsen, Porter

doi:10.1045/may2012-lee

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“…Several software tools have been developed in the field of NLP with applications for archival processing, such as ePADD [84] and the BitCurator NLP project [53]. These tools allow to extract, analyze, and produce reports on features of interest in the text, and provide essential NLP functionalities.…”

Section: Natural Language Processingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Computational Look at Oral History Archives

Pessanha

Salah

2021

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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Computational technologies have revolutionized the archival sciences field, prompting new approaches to process the extensive data in these collections. Automatic speech recognition and natural language processing create unique possibilities for analysis of oral history (OH) interviews, where otherwise the transcription and analysis of the full recording would be too time consuming. However, many oral historians note the loss of aural information when converting the speech into text, pointing out the relevance of subjective cues for a full understanding of the interviewee narrative. In this article, we explore various computational technologies for social signal processing and their potential application space in OH archives, as well as neighboring domains where qualitative studies is a frequently used method. We also highlight the latest developments in key technologies for multimedia archiving practices such as natural language processing and automatic speech recognition. We discuss the analysis of both visual (body language and facial expressions), and non-visual cues (paralinguistics, breathing, and heart rate), stating the specific challenges introduced by the characteristics of OH collections. We argue that applying social signal processing to OH archives will have a wider influence than solely OH practices, bringing benefits for various fields from humanities to computer sciences, as well as to archival sciences. Looking at human emotions and somatic reactions on extensive interview collections would give scholars from multiple fields the opportunity to focus on feelings, mood, culture, and subjective experiences expressed in these interviews on a larger scale.

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Section: Natural Language Processingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Computational Look at Oral History Archives

Pessanha

Salah

2021

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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“…These were installed directly from physical media collected at the University Library and School of Architecture archives. Using Guymager [2] within the BitCurator [33] toolkit, we converted the images to .iso format using the dd command line utility [1] and uploaded them through the EaaSI interface. In the case of AutoCAD R12, we cloned a software environment shared by Yale University Library.…”

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confidence: 99%

An Archive of Interfaces: Exploring the Potential of Emulation for Software Research, Pedagogy, and Design

Cardoso-Llach

Kaltman

Erdolu

et al. 2021

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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This paper explores the potential of distributed emulation networks to support research and pedagogy into historical and sociotechnical aspects of software. Emulation is a type of virtualization that re-creates the conditions for a piece of legacy software to operate on a modern system. The paper first offers a review of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Science and Technology Studies (STS) literature engaging with software as historical and sociotechnical artifacts, and with emulation as a vehicle of scholarly inquiry. It then documents the novel use of software emulations as a pedagogical resource and research tool for legacy software systems analysis. This is accomplished through the integration of the Emulation as a Service Infrastructure (EaaSI) distributed emulation network into a university-level course focusing on computer-aided design (CAD). The paper offers a detailed case study of a pedagogical experience oriented to incorporate emulations into software research and learning. It shows how emulations allow for close, user-centered analyses of software systems that highlight both their historical evolution and core interaction concepts, and how they shape the work practices of their users. CCS Concepts: • Applied computing → Computer-aided design; • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in interaction design; Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms; Interface design prototyping; • Information systems → Digital libraries and archives.

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“…A strategic policy framework which examined how different organizations are approaching the key stages in the life cycle of digital resources was developed in 1998 through a specific study by Beagrie and Greenstein (1998). To find a solution to problems associated to the inaccessibility of data due to hardware and software obsolescence, another study was carried out on 'digital archaeology' in the same year (Ross & Gow, 1998;Lee, Kirschenbaum, Chassanoff, Olsen and Woods, 2012). This important study examined approaches to accessing digital materials where the media have become damaged, through disaster or age, or where the hardware or software is either no longer available or unknown.…”

Section: Digital Preservation Projects In the United Kingdommentioning

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Recent Projects of a Preservation Framework for Digital Preservation

Kadir¹,

Yunus²

2017

IJARBSS

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This study is an attempt to gain greater understanding of the preservation of primary data and records of social science research in digital formats. In order to achieve this aim, we review previous framework on digital preservation. The work draws from the perceptions and ideas of those involved in the management and preservation of these records namely the researchers, research administrators, records managers and IT officers at the public research institutions and related organizations. Phase one of the study involved the examination and analysis of international best practice models and developed a generic model based on the InterPARES Chain of Preservation (CoP) and the United Kingdom Data Archives (UKDA) models.

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BitCurator: Tools and Techniques for Digital Forensics in Collecting Institutions

Cited by 7 publications

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A Computational Look at Oral History Archives

A Computational Look at Oral History Archives

An Archive of Interfaces: Exploring the Potential of Emulation for Software Research, Pedagogy, and Design

Recent Projects of a Preservation Framework for Digital Preservation

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