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Thanks, Eric! Next up is Amanda May of the Preservation Reformatting Division (PRD). Amanda will present “Digital Forensics: Preserving Born-Digital Archival Materials from Obsolete Media.” #PresTC
The Preservation Reformatting Division processes archival collections with born-digital materials, which may include CDs, DVDs, 5.25” and 3.5” floppies, Zip disks, computers, or more obscure formats. #PresTC 
Recovering the data from each type of media requires different equipment: Forensic Recovery of Evidence Devices (FRED), hardware write blockers, an FC5025, a KryoFlux, specialized software, and cables. So. Many. Cables. #PresTC
1.#PresTC Twitter conferences from organizations like @SAApreservation and
@Conservators_uk shows the popularity of social media is in conservation. Last year I started to ask myself who is using it and how?
@Conservators_uk shows the popularity of social media is in conservation. Last year I started to ask myself who is using it and how?
2. #PresTC To answer that question I designed a survey was circulated through the
Conservation DistList and on social media with the help of groups like @CAC_ACCR, @Conservators_uk, @conservators, and @AICCM_OZ.
Conservation DistList and on social media with the help of groups like @CAC_ACCR, @Conservators_uk, @conservators, and @AICCM_OZ.
3. #PresTC 284 people responded. Answers came in from every continent except Antarctica. @fletcherdurant helped put me in touch with a contact to help improve the number or respondents from Asia but the unilingual nature of the survey played a roll in response locations.
