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The Digital Dilemma

25 January 2010
The Digital Dilemma | Science and Technology Council | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

In the fall of 2007, the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released a report entitled, “The Digital Dilemma“. In a nutshell, the Council tackled the topic of archiving digital movies. They examined how this could be done, what the costs would be, and how these methods [...]

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Team Digital Preservation and the Deadly Cryptic Conundrum

20 January 2010
Team Digital Preservation and the Deadly Cryptic Conundrum

“Team Chaos have struck again! But do not fear, Team Digital Preservation are on hand, in what could be their funniest adventure yet.”

This is the latest release (as of this writing) of a series of animations by Digital Preservation Europe that address the digital preservation problem. This team manages to make something that can be [...]

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“A Data Deluge Swamps Science Historians”

14 January 2010
Server cabinets at a data center

A few months ago, Robert Lee Holtz wrote an article in the Science Journal section of the Wall Street Journal where he discussed how the data deluge is swamping scientists and researchers.
The author addressed the particular issue of how curators store data for current and future access so that other scientists may access the data [...]

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Data Archives That Can Last Forever?

5 January 2010
Carbon Nanotube Interior

Scientists have developed technology using carbon nanotubes that may permanently preserve individual bits of data. This means that it may now be possible to create digital data archives that will last not just for 100 years, but possibly, forever. The technology promises to solve the problem of the physical media degradation that is common to [...]

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Team Digital Preservation and the Aeroplane Disaster

18 December 2009
Team Digital Preservation saves the world from mid-air disaster caused by the work of Team Chaos

“Team Digital Preservation saves the world from mid-air disaster caused by the work of Team Chaos.”

This is the second animation of Digital Preservation Europe’s series on digital preservation.

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“Keeping Up with Data Rot”

8 December 2009
Bye, Tech: Dealing with Data Rot

CBS News ran this nice overview of the digital preservation/data (bit) rot problem. I have found this to be a great way to explain the problem in a way that doesn’t put the average listener to sleep.

Go ahead, send the article and video out to your friends and family without fear. You know you want [...]

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Team Digital Preservation and Nuclear Disaster

6 December 2009
Team Digital Preservation saves the world from nuclear disaster caused by the work of Team Chaos

“Team Digital Preservation saves the world from nuclear disaster caused by the work of Team Chaos.”

Digital Preservation Europe released this cute animation a few months ago. It provides a nice overview of the digital preservation problem.

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Data Scientist vs. Data Manager

5 December 2009
intersection of science and technology

So, what exactly is a data scientist? How does this role compare to a data manager?
The authors of a 2005 National Science Foundation (NSF) report defined five actors in data management: data users, authors, managers, scientists and funding agencies. Today, I will examine the data scientist vs. the data manager.
First, what are the shared goals [...]

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