NDLI: A framework for understanding file format conversions

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A framework for understanding file format conversions

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Ondrejcek, Michal Bajcsy, Peter Marini, Luigi McHenry, Kenton Kooper, Rob
Abstract	This paper addresses the workshop question: "Can data generated from the infancy of the digital age be ingestible by software today?" We have prototyped a set of e-services that serve as a framework for understanding content preservation, automation and computational requirements on preservation of electronic records. The framework consists of e-services for (a) finding file format conversion software, (b) executing file format conversions using available software, and (c) evaluating information loss across conversions. While the target audience for the technology is the US National Archives, these basic e-services are of interest to any manager of electronic records and to all citizens trying to keep their files current with the rapidly changing information technology. The novelty of the framework is in organizing the information about file format conversions, providing services about file format conversion paths, in prototyping a general architecture for reusing existing third-party software with import/export capabilities, and in evaluating information loss due to file format conversions. The impact of these e-services is in the widely accessible conversion software registry (CSR), conversion engine (Polyglot) and comparison engine (Versus) which can increase the productivity of the digital preservation community and other users of digital files.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	7
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781450301091
DOI	10.1145/2039274.2039284
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2010-03-29
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	File format conversions Information loss evaluations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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