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Rosetta

2021-04-26T15:48:58Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Ex Libris Rosetta enables institutions to preserve and provide access to the collections in their care.
|homepage=http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/RosettaOverview
|license=Commercially licensed product.
|function=Preservation System, Access, Metadata Processing, File Format Migration
|content=METS
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==
Designed in collaboration with the National Library of New Zealand and reviewed by an international peer group of recognized leaders and innovators, Ex Libris Rosetta enables institutions to preserve and provide access to the collections in their care, now and in the future.

Rosetta is a complete preservation solution. Its focus is to archive and preserve the digitized and born digital materials stored at academic and memory institutions like libraries and archives, research organizations and government institutions.
It aims to ensure data integrity and access over time for the archived digital data.

Rosetta supports the acquisition, validation, ingest, storage, preservation and dissemination of digitale objects that are in various formats and originate from many sources.

Rosetta uses standards like Premis and Mets. The METS profile of Ex Libris is published and open. Tehe data model of Rosetta is as following:

* intellectual entity (coherent set of content, the whole unit like e. g. a digitized book)
* representation (the set of files, including all the metadata)
* file
* bit-stream

Tools integrated in Rosetta
* BIRT (open source, eclipse-based Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools reporting system)
* thanks to a SDK, Rosetta users can easily build their own tools, submission applications and plug-ins
* Pronom connection

Rosetta is an OAIS-compliant solution.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

RODA DBML

2021-04-26T15:47:55Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Migrates databases to an XML schema, DBML. Can then provide access by dumping DBML to MySQL and showing it in phpMyAdmin.
|homepage=http://redmine.keep.pt/documents/show/3
|license=LGPL
|function=File Format Migration
|content=Database
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
= Description =
Migrates databases to an XML schema, DBML. Can then provide access by dumping DBML to MySQL and showing it in phpMyAdmin.

Part of RODA ([http://redmine.keep.pt/wiki/roda-public])

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RODA DBML is no longer being maintained. Its successor is '''Database Preservation Toolkit'''.
===== For more information, please visit [[http://coptr.digipres.org/Db-preservation-toolkit Database Preservation Toolkit]] . =====

Roda

2021-04-26T15:46:41Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|image=RODA-logo-basic.png
|purpose=RODA - Repository of Authentic Digital Objects
|homepage=http://www.roda-community.org
|license=LGPL v3
|platforms=Server runs on Linux. Client runs on any web browser.
|function=Preservation System
|content=METS
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Roda
}}
== Description ==

RODA is a digital repository created in conjunction with the Portuguese National Archives. Its primary objective is to allow long-term preservation and authenticity of digital objects of national importance. Based as much as possible on standards, following international specifications to become a trustworthy repository, as the OAIS/TRAC, and having high standards of security and scalability. The user interface was also an important consideration, as it was designed for archivists, producers, and consumers.

=== Features ===

RODA is a complete digital repository that delivers functionality for all the main units of the OAIS reference model. RODA is capable of ingesting, managing and providing access to the various types of digital content produced by large corporations or public bodies. RODA is based on open-source technologies and is supported by existing standards such as the OAIS, METS, EAD and PREMIS.

* '''Conforms to open standards''' - RODA follows open standards using EAD for description metadata, PREMIS for preservation metadata, METS for structural metadata, and several standards for technical metadata (e.g. NISO Z39.87 for digital still images).
* '''Vendor independent''' - RODA is 100% built on top of open-source technologies. The entire infrastructure required to support RODA is vendor independent. This means that you may use the hardware and Linux distributions that best fit your institutional needs.
* '''Scalable''' - The service-oriented nature of RODA's architecture allows the system to be highly scalable, enabling the distribution of the processing load between several servers. Furthermore, new developments are in the works to enable RODA's preservation actions to be run over Hadoop clusters for even greater performance.
* '''Embedded preservation actions''' - Preservation actions and management within RODA is handled by a task scheduler. The task scheduler allows the administrator to define the set of rules that trigger specific actions, and when these should take place. Preservation actions include format conversions, checksum verifications, reporting (e.g. to automatically send SIP acceptance/rejection emails), notification events, etc.
* '''Authenticity''' - RODA uses preservation metadata (PREMIS) to create a trust chain between all format migrations and content verifications. The preservation metadata, together with the establishment of trust of its surrounding environment (ISO 16363) ensures reliability of the service and authenticity of the enclosed digital records.
* '''Support for multiple formats''' - RODA is capable of ingesting and normalizing (according to the preservation plan in place) text documents, raster images, relational databases, video, and audio. A plug-in mechanism enables RODA to easily support additional formats.
* '''Copes with the rapid changing nature of technology''' - The plug-in and task scheduling mechanism allows an easy way to add more functionality to the system (e.g. new preservation events, alerts, tools, etc.). Also, the service oriented architecture allows RODA base components to be incrementally updated, allowing a heterogeneous use of technologies at all levels: hardware, OS and applications.
* '''Advanced access control''' - Users must be authenticated before accessing the repository. All user actions are logged for future accountability. Permissions are granular and can be defined at repository level, all the way down to individual data objects.
* '''Integration with 3rd party systems''' - RODA exposes all its functionality via Web Services. Convenient Java libraries are available to allow developers to interact with RODA via its Core APIs. Several tools exist to create and manipulate the SIPs and submit them to RODA's ingest workflow.
* '''Advanced ingest workflow''' - RODA supports the ingest of new digital material as well as associated metadata in 4 distinct ways: 1) online submission (self-archiving), 2) off-line submission using an client application called “RODA-in” (off-line self-archiving), 3) batch import by depositing SIPs via FTP or SMB/CIFS; and 4) integration with third-party document management software via invocation of SOAP Services or client API.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==


Code is being actively developed at [https://github.com/keeps/roda RODA GitHub repository].
All development activity is visible on GitHub: http://github.com/keeps/roda/commits

=== Release Feed ===
Below the last 3 release feeds:
<rss max=3>https://github.com/keeps/roda/releases.atom</rss>

The following new features were added in RODA version 1.2.0:
* Using Droid for file format identification
* Added support for presentations: Microsoft Powerpoint (ppt, pptx), OpenOffice Presentation / LibreOffice Impress (odp)
* Added support for spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel (xls, xlsx), OpenOffice Spreadsheet / LibreOffice Calc (ods)
* Added support for email (.eml) but conversion is not yet supported
* Added web service to download AIP
* Added web service to download DIP

For more information checkout the complete [https://github.com/keeps/roda/blob/master/CHANGELOG.txt change log].

=== Activity Feed ===
Below the last 5 commits:
<rss max=5>https://github.com/keeps/roda/commits/master.atom</rss>

RMCAS

2021-04-26T15:45:19Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=RMCAS is an assessment tool for organisations wishing to map their current records management infrastructure against community best-practice.
|homepage=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/rmcas/
|function=Organisational Audit, Planning
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=RMCAS
}}
= Description =
[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/rmcas/ RMCAS] is an assessment tool for organisations wishing to map their current records management infrastructure against community best-practice. The system offers templates for assessment interviews, which inform the assignment of capacity ratings against statements of best practice. Results can be viewed as reports or visualisations.  The tool also includes a database of guidance materials, training modules, and strategic planning tools to address holes uncovered during the assessment.
====Provider====
International Records Management Trust, in partnership with the UK National Archive and funded by the World Bank.
====Licensing and cost====
No licensing information available – software is free of charge.
====Development activity====
Version 1.4 was released in January 2005.
Development was funded from 2002-2004; the software does not appear to be currently supported.
====Platform and interoperability====
RMCAS runs on Windows 98, 2000 or XP operating systems, although later versions released since the publication of its system specifications may work also.  In tests, the program failed to install on Windows 7; despite the application of automated compatibility changes, compatibility issues persisted, seemingly related to the SQL Server Desktop software. Minimum hardware requirements include a processing speed of 166 MHz, RAM size of 32 MB, screen resolution of 800 x 600, and 100 MB available disk space.
====Functional notes====
Currently, RMCAS contains assessment modules on financial, human resource, and legal and judicial records and information systems. All modules can be applied to both paper and digital records and can be used to assess the relationship between paper and electronic record-keeping systems.
As the capacity-building resources database has not been updated since 2004/5, it is probable that users will need to seek elsewhere for more current materials. However, this does not detract from the value of the assessment and reporting functions.
====Documentation and user support====
The website links to an informational email address at IRMT, but it is unclear whether IRMT still provides support. The site also hosts a fairly comprehensive [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/rmcas/documentation/rmcas_user_guide.pdf User Guide], along with a help menu guiding the assessor through the software.
====Usability====
RMCAS includes an Installation Wizard, and has a simple graphical user interface. Assessment questions are written to be easily tailored to the specific organisation.
====Expertise required====
Assessors should be knowledgeable about the organisation, its structure, mandate, and record keeping infrastructure and control systems.
====Standards compliance====
RMCAS compares organisational responses against three best practice documents: ISO 15489, Canada’s Information Management Capacity Check, and the European Commission’s Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records (MoReq).
====Influence and take-up====
RMCAS was designed to be used in the public sector, for use in the developing world. It has been field-tested by government agencies in Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, India, Malawi, Singapore, South Africa, and Yap, a state of the Federated States of Micronesia.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Rhash

2021-04-26T15:44:22Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|image=Rhash.png
|purpose=RHash (Recursive Hasher) is a console utility for computing and verifying hash sums of files.
|homepage=http://rhash.anz.ru/
|license=Open Source MIT [http://rhash.anz.ru/license.php].
|platforms=Cross platforms
|function=Fixity Verification
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=rhash
|mailing_lists=https://www.openhub.net/p/rhash/rss_subscriptions
|releases_rss=http://sourceforge.net/projects/rhash/rss?path=/
|issues_rss=http://sourceforge.net/p/rhash/bugs/feed.rss
}}
== Description ==

RHash (Recursive Hasher) is a console utility for computing and verifying hash sums of files. It supports CRC32, MD4, MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512, Tiger, DC++ TTH, BitTorrent BTIH, ED2K, AICH, GOST R 34.11-94, RIPEMD-160, HAS-160, EDON-R 256/512, Whirlpool and Snefru-128/256 algorithms. Hash sums are used to ensure and verify integrity of large volumes of data for a long-term storing or transferring.
* Can calculate Magnet links
* Output in a predefined (SFV, BSD-like) or a user-defined format
* Ability to process directories recursively
* Updating existing hash-files (adding hash sums of files missing in a hash-file)>
* Portability: the program works the same under Linux, *BSD, Solaris or Windows
* Written in pure C, small in size, open source

=== Documentation ===
Use -h for the Help screen.
* Getting started: http://sourceforge.net/p/rhash/wiki/Home/
* Man page: http://rhash.anz.ru/manpage.php
* Hash functions: http://rhash.anz.ru/hashes.php
* Ubuntu rhash package (bugs page): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhash
* Uninstalling rhash from PC: http://pcuninstalltool.com/articles/How-to-Uninstall/Remove-RHash-Completely-Off-Your-PC_24_116231.html

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

Restorer Ultimate

2021-04-26T15:43:36Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Restorer Ultimate offers data recovery software.
|homepage=http://www.restorer2000.com/
|function=File Recovery
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Restorer Ultimate
}}
= Description =
Restorer Ultimate offers data recovery software.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

ResearchGate

2021-04-26T15:42:41Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=ResearchGate is an online professional network for scientists and researchers, particularly employed by those wishing to follow and track the publication outputs of others in their field.
|homepage=http://www.researchgate.net/
|function=Academic Social Networking
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=ResearchGate
}}
= Description =
[http://www.researchgate.net/ ResearchGate] is an online professional network for scientists and researchers, particularly employed by those wishing to follow and track the publication outputs of others in their field. In addition, researchers can create professional profiles, discuss their work in topic-specific forums, and share papers; the service also offers extensive conference and job listings.
====Provider====
ResearchGate GmbH
====Licensing and cost====
The service is free under a custom [http://www.researchgate.net/application.TermsAndConditions.html license].
====Development activity====
ResearchGate was launched in May 2008.
Development is ongoing, with financial support from Benchmark, Founders Fund, Bill Gates, and Tenaya Capital.
====Platform and interoperability====
As a web-based service, ResearchGate is platform agnostic. It does not advertise any browser limitations.
ResearchGate's internal search engine links with seven major databases containing articles and conference abstracts: Pubmed, Arxiv, Pubmed Central, IEEE, RePEc, Citeseer, NASA Library, and Directory of Open Access Journals.
====Functional notes====
Members can track the publication output of any academic – even those without ResearchGate memberships.
ResearchGate separates publications out into peer-reviewed, non-peer-reviewed and supplementary resources (including data and negative results). Peer-reviewed publications may be entered manually, selected from a list of automatic suggestions, or imported from a reference manager database file: BibTeX, RIS, MODS, RefWorks, Refer/BiblX, Dblp, and XML from EndNote or Reference Manager are supported. Non-peer-reviewed material can only be added through file upload.
Private collaboration, specifically via shared file storage and a message stream, is possible using the Projects feature. Non-members can be added to Projects by email address.
ResearchGate gives members a score based on their interactions with other members: questions asked and answered, and others viewing their publications or 'following' them. In February 2013 it introduced a citation tracking feature.
====Documentation and user support====
ResearchGate provides a tour of its services and task-based help pages (available via 'Learn more' links). The project [http://news.researchgate.net/ blog] includes some entries on service updates and organisational events.
[http://www.researchgate.net/application.Contact.html Contact information] for the support team is listed, and users with privacy or data protections inquiries are referred to the data protection officer.
====Usability====
ResearchGate uses an extremely straightforward web interface.
====Expertise required====
Familiarity with social networking norms is helpful.
====Standards compliance====
No standards compliance is advertised.
====Influence and take-up====
ResearchGate reached 3 million members in June 2013, drawn from over 193 countries.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Rescarta

2021-04-26T15:42:12Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=The ResCarta Tools software empowers users to create non-proprietary digital objects with LOC standard METS, MODS, MIX and AudioMD metadata from existing TIFF, JPEG, PDF and WAV data through user-friendly interfaces. Digital collections can be created, indexed, displayed and validated using the software. Exports DC, OAI_DC formats for use in OAI/PMH servers.
|homepage=http://www.ResCarta.org
|license=Apache License v2.0
|platforms=Linux, Windows, and OSX operating systems
|function=Preservation System, Access, Personal Archiving
|content=Audio, Document, Research Data, METS
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=rescarta
}}
== Description ==

ResCarta Toolkit allows users to create digital archives from scans, digital photographs or recordings of analog objects. Metadata is added using simple forms and is written into each digital object to Library of Congress Standards of METS, MODS, MIX, and AudioMD. Audio files containing spoken words can be automatically transcribed. Textural content of documents and audio can be edited to create highly accurate transcriptions using graphical tools. Standard directory and file naming is produced during use. A complete Lucene tm index of metadata and textural content can be created for use in a fully functional web application for discovery and display of digital objects. A checksum validation tool is included to assure long term stability of the archive.

====Platform====
The ResCarta Toolkit runs on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems in single user or coordinated multiuser mode.

== User Experiences ==

* https://sourceforge.net/projects/rescarta/reviews?source=navbar

== Development Activity ==

Years of archived releases can be found at...
http://sourceforge.net/projects/rescarta/files/ResCarta%20Tools/

ReNamer

2021-04-26T15:41:06Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=ReNamer is a very powerful and flexible file renaming tool.
|homepage=http://www.den4b.com/products/renamer
|license=Free for non-commercial use
|platforms=Windows
|function=File Management
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==

<blockquote>
ReNamer is a very powerful and flexible file renaming tool, which offers all the standard renaming procedures, including prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes, as well as removing contents of brackets, adding number sequences, changing file extensions, etc. For advanced users, there is a PascalScript rule, which let users program their very own renaming rule.

Program allows you to combine multiple renaming actions as a rule set, applying each action in a logical sequence, which can be saved, loaded, and managed within the program. In addition, it has an ability to rename folders, process regular expressions, Unicode capable, and supports variety of meta tags, such as: ID3v1, ID3v2, EXIF, OLE, AVI, MD5, CRC32, and SHA1.
</blockquote>

== User Experiences ==

* [http://practicaltechnologyforarchives.org/issue1_schmitt/ Using ReNamer for Batch Finding Aid Production from Archivists’ Toolkit]

== Development Activity ==


<rss max=10>http://www.den4b.com/news.rss</rss>

Remove Empty Directories

2021-04-26T15:40:34Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Removes empty directories
|homepage=https://www.jonasjohn.de/red.htm
|license=GNU LGPL
|platforms=Windows
|function=File Management
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==
It finds empty directories and lists them. You can select all or filter for deletion. Directories with empty files can be interpreted as empty too.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

Regshot

2021-04-26T15:40:03Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Regshot is an open-source (GPL) registry compare utility that allows you to quickly take a snapshot of your registry and then compare it with a second one - done after doing system changes or installing a new software product.
|homepage=http://sourceforge.net/projects/regshot/
|function=Forensic
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Regshot
}}
= Description =
Regshot is an open-source (GPL) registry compare utility that allows you to quickly take a snapshot of your registry and then compare it with a second one - done after doing system changes or installing a new software product.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

ReDBox

2021-04-26T15:39:33Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=ReDBox and Mint are two complimentary applications designed to create, store, and provide access to research metadata.
|homepage=http://www.redboxresearchdata.com.au/
|function=Preservation System, Metadata Processing
|content=Research Data
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=ReDBox
}}
= Description =
[http://www.redboxresearchdata.com.au/ ReDBox] and Mint are two complimentary applications designed to create, store, and provide access to research metadata. RedBox provides workflows and user interfaces for entering and managing research data descriptors, while Mint serves as a name authority and vocabulary system.

====Provider====
Australian National Data Service

====Licensing and cost====
[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/au/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Australia License] - free

====Platform and interoperability====
Both ReDBox and Mint have been tested on Ubuntu, RedHat, Solaris, and Windows; the site states that the software will function on any ‘modern, general-purpose’ operating system. The software requires Sun Java JVM 1.6; the project recommends having at least 10Gb of storage space, with at 1Gb of RAM for both pieces.
The software is built on the Fascinator Platform. The Jetty server is included with the installations, and all documentation is based on that configuration; other container servers, such as Apache Tomcat, remain untested. The software can integrate with VTLS Vital and Fedora repositories, and also integrates Handle assignment.

====Functional notes====
ReDBox uses a filesystem storage mechanism as its default, under the assumption that actual research data, which often is quite large, will be hosted in a larger repository. The system does allow for the upload of non-metadata files such as supporting licenses and IP statements. It can, however, integrate with Fedora Commons, using Apache Solr to drive the portal interface.
RedBox attempts to follow Linked Data principles in its metadata creation, but needs the Mint to make this meaningful to outside repositories and data sources. The Mint can assign Linked Data identifiers to the materials, and can integrate information from external comma-separated files; this allows, for example, a repository to incorporate HR data to describe the researchers and grants attached to a dataset. The Mint has a number of common standard vocabularies ready to upload.
The two applications may be used as individual, separate systems.

====Documentation and user support====
The project site offers extensive documentation, including a user guide, a Developer wiki, and workshop materials. The site also links to an active [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/redbox-repo Forum]. Test sites are available for both [http://redbox-dev.cqu.edu.au/redbox/default/home RedBox] and [http://redbox-dev.cqu.edu.au/mint/rda_parties/home Mint].

====Usability====
The software is accessed through a graphical user interface.

====Expertise required====
Installation and configuration require solid knowledge of application design and technologies. Users should be thoroughly familiar with the metadata standards – both disciplinary and preservation-related – preferred by their organisation.

====Standards compliance====
The system adheres to Linked Data principles, and provides an OAI-PMH interface. The Mint can assign Handles.

====Influence and take-up====
ReDBox has among its users Deakin University; Flinders University; James Cook University; Swinburne University of Technology; University of Adelaide; University of Newcastle, Australia; University of Technology Sydney; University of Western Sydney; University of Tasmania; and Research Data Australia.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Version 1.6.1 was released in May 2013, and the [https://github.com/redbox-mint GitHub source code repository] shows that development activity is continuing. All development activity is visible on GitHub: http://github.com/redbox-mint/redbox/commits

=== Release Feed ===
Below the last 3 release feeds:
<rss max=3>https://github.com/redbox-mint/redbox/releases.atom</rss>

=== Activity Feed ===
Below the last 5 commits:
<rss max=5>https://github.com/redbox-mint/redbox/commits/master.atom</rss>

Redax

2021-04-26T15:38:46Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Redax completely redacts (removes) text and graphics from the PDF page.
|homepage=http://www.appligent.com/redax
|license=APPLIGENT INC d/b/a Appligent Document Solutions
|platforms=Windows (32-bit)
|function=Redaction, Forensic
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Redax
}}
= Description =
Redax completely redacts (removes) text and graphics from the PDF page. Hacking the file cannot reveal properly redacted information.

Redax is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat. Created and maintained by the Appligent Document Solutions, Redax software can be purchased for a single user licence or as an enterprise solution for multiple users. A free trail can be downloaded prior to purchase.

'''Cost and Licencing Options'''
http://shop.appligent.com/?shopp_product=redax

Digital curators handling files that include private information can use this tool to prepare documents for ingest by removing sensitive data (social security numbers, DOB's, addresses etc.) from PDF files at the bit level. Appligent notes special features in Redax that allow for manual specification and selection of redacted content, FOIA exemption codes, workflow automation and batch redaction processing. Text, images, whole pages and multiple pages of documents can be securely removed as well as the document metadata (http://www.appligent.com/desktop-software/redax/).

=== Platform ===
Available for Windows Operating System (32-bit). Full version of Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional versions 7-XI are required to use this plug-in.

=== Documentation and User Support ===
The Appligent Document Solutions website provides online user guides and product documentation as well as a Frequently Asked Questions page and customer support information. Customer support can be contacted via email, phone or fax for current licence holders.

*[http://redax.appligent.com/redax/ Redax and StampPDF User Guide]

*[http://docs.appligent.com/redax-enterprise-server/ Redax Enterprise Server Documentation]

*[http://www.appligent.com/about-us/contact-us/ Contact Customer Support]

= User Experiences =
*[http://www.whilstibreatheihope.com/2012/03/redaction-tool-review/ Redaction Tool Review]
*[https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/print/redacting-pdf-files-survey-tools Redacting PDF files: A survey of redacting tools]
*[http://www.oic.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/6741/guideline-external-review-providing-documents-to-the-oic.pdf External review: providing documents to the OIC]
*[https://techknowhow.library.emory.edu/blogs/branker/2009/06/03/redaction-software-recommendation-marbl-digital-archiving Analysis of four tools for redaction] by [http://web.library.emory.edu/ Emory Libraries].

= Development Activity =
Redax was first released in 1997. The latest version of the plug-in is Redax 5.6. It is maintained by supported by Appligent, Inc.

Redact-It

2021-04-26T15:37:53Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|image=Redact-itLogo.png
|purpose=Provides Windows desktop and server redaction of PDF, Word, scanned TIFF images. Find, black out and remove content within documents, images or drawings.
|homepage=http://www.redact.com
|license=IGC (Informative Graphics Corporation)
|platforms=Windows(32-bit) - Desktop version : Windows Server - Enterprise Server Version
|function=Redaction, Forensic
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Redact-It
}}


[[Category:Redaction]]
[[Category:Forensic]]
[[Category:Native Review]]

== Description ==
Find and completely remove (redact) sensitive or classified information from documents, PDF, drawings and images, then finalize redactions to create a new TIFF, PDF or secure CSF file.

Redact-It customers include federal, state and city agencies - including law enforcement, educational institutions, law firms, financial services companies, accounting firms and more. Software is used within top-tier eDiscovery solutions.

[http://www.redact.com/overview Redact-It Key Features]

== User Experiences ==
* [https://techknowhow.library.emory.edu/blogs/branker/2009/06/03/redaction-software-recommendation-marbl-digital-archiving Analysis of four tools for redaction] by [http://web.library.emory.edu/ Emory Libraries].
*[http://www.practicalparalegalism.com/2010/06/software-review-redact-it-desktop.html Blog Review 1]
*[http://trial-technology.blogspot.com/2010/10/product-review-redact-it-desktop.html Blog Review 2]
*[http://www.redact.com/top-5-reasons Redact-It Key Benefits]

== Development Activity ==

Recovery is Possible

2021-04-26T15:37:13Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Recovery Is Possible (RIP) is a CD or USB boot/rescue/backup/maintenance system.
|homepage=http://freshmeat.net/projects/recoveryispossible/
|function=File Recovery
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Recovery is Possible
}}
= Description =
Recovery Is Possible (RIP) is a CD or USB boot/rescue/backup/maintenance system. It has support for many filesystem types (Reiserfs, Reiser4, Btrfs, Ext2/3/4, HFS+, ISO-9660, Squashfs, UDF, XFS, JFS, UFS2, CIFS, MS DOS, NTFS, and VFAT) and contains several utilities for system recovery.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Recompute

2021-04-26T15:36:47Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Automatically generates "playable" virtual machines from source code on github
|homepage=https://github.com/cjw-charleswu/Recompute
|license=MIT
|platforms=Python, VirtualBox, Github, Travis, Docker
|function=Emulation
|content=Software
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==

From the software Github page:

"A web application for recomputating your projects and experiments. It is a summer project for recomputation.org. The idea is that "If we can compute your experiment now, anyone can recompute it 20 years from now." We want to keep multiple revisions of the software and allow other people to run, maintain and test them. Recompute builds your GitHub project by following the build instructions from the Travis script in the project directory.

The application provides a user interface to submit the GitHub url for recomputation. It also allows you to browse through recomputed projects and access the virtual machines through an in-browser terminal."

The code represents a proof of concept developed as part of the Jisc funded Software Reuse project in 2015.

== User Experiences ==

*[http://wiki.dpconline.org/index.php?title=Software_Reuse Preservation analysis of Software Reuse by the DPC]

== Development Activity ==

Recollection

2021-04-26T15:36:14Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Recollections is a free open source platform for generating and customizing views (interactive maps, timelines, facets, tag clouds) that allow scholars, librarians, and curators to explore digital collection.
|homepage=http://recollection.zepheira.com/
|platforms=Open source software
|function=Access
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Recollection
}}
= Description =
Recollections is a free open source platform for generating and customizing views (interactive maps, timelines, facets, tag clouds) that allow scholars, librarians, and curators to explore digital collection. Developed by Zepheira. Written in a web environment.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

ReaderMeter

2021-04-26T15:35:34Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=ReaderMeter is a web-based service that compiles readership information about scientific content to create an estimate of the content's community impact.
|homepage=http://readermeter.org/
|function=Citation and Impact Tracking
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=ReaderMeter
}}
= Description =
[http://readermeter.org/ ReaderMeter] is a web-based service that compiles readership information about scientific content to create an estimate of the content's community impact.
====Provider====
Dario Taraborelli
====Licensing and cost====
Free – [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License 3.0]
====Development activity====
ReaderMeter Alpha was launched in September 2010. It has been unavailable since January 2013 due to hosting issues, and it is unknown when or if the site will be available again.
The service does not appear to be currently in development.
====Platform and interoperability====
As a web application, ReaderMeter is platform agnostic; no browser restrictions are listed on the site. The software was built with PHP, CSS3, JQuery, JSON, and the Google Visualisation API.
ReaderMeter compiles its statistics from [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resource/external/mendeley Mendeley] data.
====Functional notes====
ReaderMeter collects statistics about the number of readers of a given piece of scholarly output by using Mendeley records, which track the number of Mendeley members who download or link to the material. The site then compiles this information into impact metrics for an individual author’s overall body of work and creates a permanent URL for the report. The metrics are adaptations of two established metrics: the H-Index and the G-Index, which focus on scholarly citations rather than readership.
Users can find readership statistics for a given publication, including the scientific discipline, academic status and geographic location of readers.
A known limitation is that the statistics and corresponding metrics may be skewed due to the difficulty of consistently cross-referencing objects with multiple identifiers and researchers with multiple published versions of their names.
====Documentation and user support====
The website offers a FAQ and links to an [http://altmetrics.org/manifesto/ account] of the principles underlying and motivating the service. For some elements of the site, explanatory text appears as users hover over the area. Users can contact the site creator through email and twitter.
====Usability====
ReaderMeter uses an extremely simple web interface.
====Expertise required====
Familiarity with citation indices and the field of alt-metrics is helpful in interpreting report results.
====Standards compliance====
The service includes a JSON interface to render statistics in a machine-readable format. ReaderMeter relies on resource identification standards for compiling its reports; the DOI system is currently the most widely used, but a lack of standards is one of the core problems of the endeavour.
====Influence and take-up====
No information is available.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

ReACT (Resource Audit and Comparison Tool)

2021-04-26T15:34:47Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=A file audit and comparison tool using Microsoft Excel and VBA.
|homepage=http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/SPR/File+management+and+matching+of+tif%2C+htm+and+pdf+files+solution
|function=File Management, Quality Assurance
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Resource Audit and Comparison Tool (ReACT)
}}
= Description =
ReACT uses VBA macros within a Microsoft Excel environment to implement automated comparisons of files across folder and directory structures through a simple GUI. The tool was developed in a way that makes it adaptable to discreet differences within archival infrastructures, so that users can specify directories that they wish to compare and search these folders recursively. At the same time ReACT allows users to set matching parameters with the audit process, particularly file type. Once completed the results of the audit are viewed through a series of discrete datasheets which allow for straightforward comparison of files that have been Matched™ or those which are missing or have been mismatched.

= User Experiences =
More information about use of this tool on the Archaeology Data Service's blog: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/blog/2012/12/react/#more-168

= Development Activity =

=== Release and Activity Feed===
<rss max=7>https://github.com/openplanets/SPRUCE/commits/master.atom</rss>

RE (Rename Expert)

2021-04-26T15:33:34Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=A brief description
|homepage=https://www.rename-expert.de/start.aspx
|function=Metadata Processing, File Management
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==


Tool for controlled renaming of file collections. GUI with a variety of functions for sorting and filtering as well as renaming folders and files. Batch scripts can also be created. The results can be viewed in advance in a preview list and warnings are displayed. Old and new names can be exported without actually renaming them. In this way, metadata can be generated without making changes to the file name. The actions are documented in log files. Templates can be saved for recurring actions.

Costs < EUR 50.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

RCS (The Revision Control System)

2021-04-26T15:32:18Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files.
|homepage=http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/rcs.html
|function=Version Control
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=The Revision Control System (RCS)
}}
= Description =
The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files. RCS automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging of revisions. RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, including source code, programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form letters.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

RATOM

2021-04-26T15:31:04Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Review, Appraisal, and Triage of Mail (RATOM) is software to assist archives and other collecting organizations with email analysis, selection, and appraisal tasks
|homepage=http://ratom.web.unc.edu/
|license=MIT
|platforms=?
|function=Discovery, Metadata Extraction, Appraisal
|content=Email
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==
The Review, Appraisal, and Triage of Mail (RATOM) project is developing software to assist archives and other collecting organizations with email analysis, selection, and appraisal tasks. The project extends the email processing capabilities currently present in the TOMES software and BitCurator environment, developing additional modules for these tools along with select standalone software to support more advanced workflows. These include identifying and reporting on entities present within emails and email attachments using a scalable NLP library; identifying materials requiring redaction or review due to the presence of potentially sensitive information; and developing software modules to assist with preparation of materials for release and public access.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

RARC (ARC replicator)

2021-04-26T15:30:34Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=rARC is a distributed system that enables Internet users to provide storage space from their computers to replicate small parts of the archived data stored in the central repository of the Web archive.
|homepage=http://arquivo-web.fccn.pt/about-the-archive/how-does-it-work/rarc/rarc-arc-replicator
|function=Web Crawl
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=rARC: ARC replicator
}}
= Description =
rARC is a distributed system that enables Internet users to provide storage space from their computers to replicate small parts of the archived data stored in the central repository of the Web archive. It is being developed within the Portuguese Web Archive project.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

RapidRedact

2021-04-26T15:29:51Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=The RapidRedact product range provides fast, easy to use redaction tools for irreversibly blanking out (redacting) selected information, author's changes and hidden data from all electronic document types.
|homepage=http://www.rapidredact.com/
|function=Redaction, Forensic
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=RapidRedact
}}
= Description =
The RapidRedact product range provides fast, easy to use redaction tools for irreversibly blanking out (redacting) selected information, author's changes and hidden data from all electronic document types.

= User Experiences =
[https://techknowhow.library.emory.edu/blogs/branker/2009/06/03/redaction-software-recommendation-marbl-digital-archiving Analysis of four tools for redaction] by [http://web.library.emory.edu/ Emory Libraries].

= Development Activity =

RAID (Real-time Analytical Intelligence Database)

2021-04-26T15:29:13Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=RAID is a relational database used to record key pieces of information and to quickly identify links among people, places, businesses, financial accounts, telephone numbers, and other investigative information.
|homepage=http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/domex/raid.htm
|function=Forensic
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Real-time Analytical Intelligence Database (RAID)
}}
= Description =
RAID is a relational database used to record key pieces of information and to quickly identify links among people, places, businesses, financial accounts, telephone numbers, and other investigative information.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

RackSpace

2021-04-26T15:28:28Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=RackSpace provices cloud based services to businesses of all sizes through the world.
|homepage=https://www.rackspace.com
|function=Storage
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=RackSpace
}}

[[Category:Storage]]
[[Category:Service]]

= Description =
RackSpace provices cloud based services to businesses of all sizes through the world.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Quick View Plus

2021-04-26T15:24:10Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=View virtually all the files and e-mail attachments you need, instantly without purchasing numerous software programs.
|homepage=http://www.avantstar.com/metro/visit
|function=Rendering, Multi Format Rendering
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Quick View Plus
}}
= Description =
View virtually all the files and e-mail attachments you need, instantly without purchasing numerous software programs. Quick View Plus maintains the formatting of the files you view so you can see them as they were originally created.

= User Experiences =

[http://digital-archiving.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/in-praise-of-quick-view-plus.html Jen Mitcham on using Quick View Plus at the University of York].

= Development Activity =

QPxTool

2021-04-26T15:23:07Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=With QPxTool you can measure the quality of CDs and DVDs.
|homepage=http://qpxtool.sourceforge.net/
|license=GNU General Public License version 2.0
|platforms=Cross-platform
|function=Disk Imaging
|content=Disk Image
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=QPxTool
}}
== Description ==

QPxTool allows scanning the quality of optical discs to predict failures, when used with supported optical dives.

This is a stub entry - I've not used this tool but it looks useful. Later authors should overwrite this text.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

Qpdf

2021-04-26T15:22:34Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=QPDF is a command-line program that does structural, content-preserving transformations on PDF files
|homepage=http://qpdf.sourceforge.net/
|license=Artistic License 2.0
|platforms=Windows, Linux
|function=Metadata Extraction, Decryption
|content=Document
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=qpdf
}}
== Description ==

Description from the project website:
<blockquote>
QPDF is a command-line program that does structural, content-preserving transformations on PDF files. (...) It also provides many useful capabilities to developers of PDF-producing software or for people who just want to look at the innards of a PDF file to learn more about how they work.
</blockquote>

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

QCTools

2021-04-26T15:21:58Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|image=QCTools_SquareLogo.jpg
|purpose=Digitized analog video analysis
|homepage=http://www.bavc.org/qctools
|license=GPLv3
|platforms=Windows, Mac & Ubuntu
|function=Quality Assurance
|content=Video
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==

QCTools analyzes digitized analog video files and detects corruption. It is built on [http://coptr.digipres.org/FFmpeg FFmpeg]'s filtering tools.

A related resource is the [http://bavc.github.io/avaa AV Artifact Atlas].

Quoted from the [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bavc/qctools/master/README.md README.md]:
“

QCTools (Quality Control Tools for Video Preservation) is a free and open source software tool that helps users analyze and understand their digitized video files through use of audiovisual analytics and filtering. QCTools is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Knight Foundation, and developed by the Bay Area Video Coalition.

Our (in progress) wiki is starting to develop [https://github.com/bavc/qctools/wiki here].

===general info===
QCTools allows archivists, curators, preservationists and other moving image professionals to identify, filter, and assess all manner of video errors and anomalies. The tool is flexible, providing a variety of viewing options, as well the ability to create and export reports (gzip, or .gz files, formatted according to the ffprobe xml standard).

For more information about the project, or to download the latest Mac/Winddows/Ubuntu release, please visit [http://www.bavc.org/qctools BAVC's QCTools homepage].

An overview of QCTools and how to use it can be found [http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/bavc/qctools/blob/master/Source/Resource/Help/How%20To%20Use/How%20To%20Use.html here].

===installation===
Go to http://bavc.org/qctools or [https://github.com/bavc/qctools/releases Releases] and download QCTools for your operating system. Initiate the install by double-clicking the icon, and follow the steps. New releases of QCTools will be periodically available at the QCTools Project website.

===getting started===
Currently QCTools accepts a variety of video formats, including *.avi, *.mkv, *.mov, and *.mp4, as well as a diverse selection of codecs. By relying upon ffmpeg's libavcodec and libformat libraries, QCTools can support a wide variety of digital audiovisual formats.

===graph descriptions===
QCTools offers a variety of [http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/bavc/qctools/blob/master/Source/Resource/Help/Filter%20Descriptions/Filter%20Descriptions.html Graphing Options] including: YUV Values, Temporal Outliers (TOUT), Vertical Line Repetitions (VREP), Broadcast Range (BRNG), Crop Width and Height (CropW and CropH), and Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNRf) and Mean Square Error (MSEf) differences per frame.

===playback filters===
The QCTools preview window is intended as an analytical playback environent that allows the user to review video through multiple filters simultaneously. The playback window includes two viewing windows which may be set to different combinations of [http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/bavc/qctools/blob/master/Source/Resource/Help/Playback%20Filters/Playback%20Filters.html filters].

===reading a qctools document===
The [http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/bavc/qctools/blob/master/Source/Resource/Help/Data%20Format/Data%20Format.html QCTools document] (built upon FFprobe's [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/master/doc/ffprobe.xsd xml expression]), is designed to be self-descriptive, storing analytical metadata about video and audio frames.

Incorporating a set of open source libraries developed under the ffmpeg project, the QCTools document offers metadata values derived from four evaluative filters: [https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#signalstats signalstats], [https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#toc-cropdetect cropdetect], [https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#psnr psnr], and [https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#ebur128 ebur128].

===a/v artifact atlas===
In conjunction with using QCTools, consider using the [http://avaa.bavc.org/artifactatlas/index.php/A/V_Artifact_Atlas A/V Artifacts Atlas] to gain further clarification and appropriate descriptive terminology for any anomalies or errors you might encounter in your video content. Users are invited to contribute unidentified errors they come across to the atlas.

===license===
QCTools deliverable is licensed under a GPLv3 License.
QCTools GUI part and FFmpeg statistics filter are licensed under the 3-Clause BSD license.
This software uses libraries from the FFmpeg project under the GPLv3, Qt and Qwt libraries under the LGPLv2.1, OpenJPEG library under the 2-Clause BSD license. See our [http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/bavc/qctools/blob/master/License.html License page] for more details.

"

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

All development activity is visible on GitHub: http://github.com/bavc/qctools/commits

=== Release Feed ===
Below the last 3 release feeds:
<rss max=3>https://github.com/bavc/qctools/releases.atom</rss>

=== Activity Feed ===
Below the last 5 commits:
<rss max=5>https://github.com/bavc/qctools/commits/master.atom</rss>

Python XMP Toolkit

2021-04-26T15:21:10Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Library for working with XMP metadata, as well as reading/writing XMP metadata stored in many different file formats
|homepage=https://code.google.com/p/python-xmp-toolkit/
|license=BSD New
|function=Metadata Extraction, Metadata Processing
|content=Document, Image
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=python-xmp-toolkit
}}
== Description ==
Python XMP Toolkit is a library for working with XMP metadata, as well as reading/writing XMP metadata stored in many different file formats. It is wrapping [[Exempi]] (using ctypes), a C/C++ XMP library based on the Adobe XMP Toolkit, ensuring that future updates to the XMP standard are easily incorporated into the library with a minimum amount of work.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

Python DPX validator

2021-04-26T15:20:30Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=A lightweight DPX file format validator.
|homepage=https://github.com/Digital-Preservation-Finland/dpx-validator
|license=LGPLv3+
|function=Validation
|content=Video
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==

The tool validates the following set of header fields in a DPX file:

* Magic number of 'SDPX' or 'XPDS' for reversed byte order.

* A valid image data offset value.

* Header format version number as 'V2.0'.

* DPX file size in header matches what filesystem shows.

* Encryption key is undefined and therefore image is unencrypted.

For more information about DPX, see the SMPTE standard ST 268-1:2014: File Format for Digital Moving-Picture Exchange (DPX).

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

Python checkm package

2021-04-26T15:19:58Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=This is a Python implementation of the checkm specification.
|homepage=https://github.com/benosteen/checkm
|function=Fixity Verification
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Python checkm package
}}
= Description =
(see http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/TR/Specifications)

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

=== Activity Feed ===

<rss max=7>http://github.com/benosteen/checkm/commits/master.atom</rss>

=== Release Feed ===

PyFlag

2021-04-26T15:19:13Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=FLAG (Forensic and Log Analysis GUI) is an advanced forensic tool for the analysis of large volumes of log files and forensic investigations.
|homepage=http://www.pyflag.net/
|function=Forensic
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=PyFlag
}}
= Description =
FLAG (Forensic and Log Analysis GUI) is an advanced forensic tool for the analysis of large volumes of log files and forensic investigations. PyFlag features a rich FeatureList which include the ability to load many different log file formats, Perform forensic analysis of disks and images. PyFlag can also analyse network traffic as obtained via tcpdump quickly and efficiently.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

PRONOM Signature Development Utility

2021-04-26T15:18:14Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Output DROID compatible file format signature files using PRONOM syntax
|homepage=https://github.com/exponential-decay/signature-development-utility
|license=Open source (see URL above)
|platforms=PHP + JQuery + Javascript + text/html
|function=File Format Identification
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==

Utility to enable the creation of DROID compatible signature files using PRONOM regular expression syntax. The tool outputs in an XML format compatible with DROID 4 upwards (including DROID 5 and 6). Three sequences can be combined to create a single file format signature. Signature files can be concatenated manually if more complex collections are required for testing.

Signature File 88 contains of 1427 different PUIDs.

== Using its Output ==

=== DROID ===

The signature development utility output can be directly uploaded to DROID via its 'Install Signature File' mechanism. Be sure to then select the new file from 'Preferences'.

=== Siegfried ===

[http://coptr.digipres.org/Siegfried Siegfried] is a useful tool for testing because it can combine a new signature file from this utility with all the other signatures in the PRONOM corpus, plus its many others.

==== Instructions for Linux ====

We use a utility called Roy to extend signature files. This is installed alongside Siegfried.

To extend a signature file to include a custom signature file, we need to make sure that there is a 'custom' folder, where Roy can find it. We will need our signature to be on a path that looks as follows:

<pre>/home/{username}/siegfried/custom/{custom-dev-sig}.xml</pre>

Extending the signature file can then be completed in two stages:

<pre>1) Roy harvest</pre>

This will download PRONOM signature file reports. This is the most accurate way to run Siegfried. An alternative is to let Siegfried parse the DROID signature file, but this has shown to lead to some inconsistencies where PRONOM and DROID do not reflect each other entirely.

<pre>2) Roy build -extend {custom-dev-sig}.xml</pre>

Try Siegfried on a single file of the format we have created the signature for:

<pre>3) sf {custom-dev-format}.{ext}</pre>

The result will be:

<pre>---
siegfried : 1.7.6
scandate : 2017-10-25T23:35:31+13:00
signature : default.sig
created : 2017-10-25T23:23:59+13:00
identifiers :
- name : 'pronom'
details : 'DROID_SignatureFile_V91.xml; container-signature-20170330.xml; extensions: {custom-dev-sig}.xml'
---
filename : '{custom-dev-format}.{ext}'
filesize : 1492992
modified : 2017-10-22T16:02:13+13:00
errors :
matches :
- ns : 'pronom'
id : 'dev/1'
format : '{custom-dev-format}'
version : '1.0'
mime : 'application/{custom-dev-format}'
basis : 'extension match img; byte match at 1024, 32'
warning : </pre>

=== RDF ===

The tool's output suggests a potential RDF representation of a DROID signature. This looks as follows

<pre>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#" xmlns:sigdev="http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/preservation/sigdev/signature/" xmlns:bytes="http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/preservation/sigdev/signature/byteSequence/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#">
<sigdev:DevelopmentSignature rdf:about="http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/preservation/sigdev/signature/ddc3ab7d-db41-49c5-b3fa-262ad83dd703">
<rdfs:label>Development Signature</rdfs:label>
<sigdev:version>1.0</sigdev:version>
<sigdev:extension>ext</sigdev:extension>
<sigdev:internetMediaType>text/x-test-signature</sigdev:internetMediaType>
<sigdev:puid>dev/1</sigdev:puid>
<sigdev:byteSequence>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/preservation/sigdev/signature/byteSequence/228c0626-3e0d-40bc-98d3-d897a21b20e1/1">
<bytes:string rdf:datatype="http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/preservation/sigdev/signature/droidRegularExpression">255044462D312E34</bytes:string>
<bytes:anchor>BOFoffset</bytes:anchor>
<bytes:offset rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer">0</bytes:offset>
<bytes:maxOffset rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer">0</bytes:maxOffset>
</rdf:Description>
</sigdev:byteSequence>
</sigdev:DevelopmentSignature>
</rdf:RDF>
</pre>

This can be used to generate a graph visualization of a signature, and provides another serialization of a DROID signature that could potentially be consumed by tools in the future.

== User Experiences ==


* [http://digital-archiving.blogspot.co.nz/2016/08/my-first-file-format-signature.html Jenny Mitcham creates her first signature using the Signature Development Utility]
* [http://openpreservation.org/blog/2016/09/08/making-the-switch-from-user-to-user-and-contributor-my-first-file-format-signature/ Andrea K. Byrne creates her first signature using the Signature Development Utility]

== Development Activity ==

All development activity is visible on GitHub: https://github.com/exponential-decay/signature-development-utility/commits

==== Activity Feed ====
Below the last 5 commits:
<rss max=5>https://github.com/exponential-decay/signature-development-utility/commits/master.atom</rss>

Project Blacklight

2021-04-26T15:17:22Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Blacklight is a free and open source ruby-on-rails based discovery interface (a.
|homepage=http://projectblacklight.org/
|function=Discovery
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Project Blacklight
}}
= Description =
Blacklight is a free and open source ruby-on-rails based discovery interface (a.k.a. â€œnext-generation catalogâ€) especially optimized for heterogeneous collections.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Preservica

2021-04-26T15:16:07Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|image=Preservica-top-logo.png
|purpose=Preservica is a complete OAIS Digital Preservation system available on the cloud (hosted in US, EU, CA or AUS) and on premise (Standard and Enterprise versions). It is trusted by over 50 organisations across 4 continents to preserve collections both large (>6Pb) and small (few 100kb)
|homepage=http://www.preservica.com
|function=Preservation System
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Preservica(Tessella)
}}

[[Category:Preservation System]]
[[Category:Service]]

= Description =
Key features include:
* '''Ingest:''' local tool to create SIPs and attach metadata and transfer to server; range of workflows to upload container files : ZIP files, DSpace, ContentDM or SharePoint exports, Outlook or Lotus Notes email files, or by taking a copy of a website; full QA of content plus running DROID and property extraction
* '''Data Management:''' Edit metadata using whatever descriptive schema you want e.g. Dublin Core, METS, EAD, etc; sync with catalogs e.g. CALM or via OAI-PMH; delete content using approval workflow.
* '''Administration:''' Create users, set roles, set access rules to content at fine grain; maintain transfer agreements; produce reports; sync with ActiveDirectory (on premise only)
* '''Access:''' Browse, search and download files and records using powerful interface. Separate public access interface for content with appropriate permissions.
* '''Storage:''' Large range of storage adapters including NAS / File Server, HSM, Centera, Atmos, S3, Glacier, SFTP; will manage multiple storage locations and copy to remote locations asynchronously; maintains metadata and index information; can set interval to check fixity
* '''Active Preservation:''' over 600 migration pathways installed; performs bulk migrations using background workflows then verifies using comparison of properties.
* '''API Access:''' All versions have an OAI-PMH data provider API and API for accessing metadata and content. Enterprise versions have a read/write REST API and a process control API.

===Versions===
* Cloud versions available hosted in EC, US, Canada and Australia
* Enterprise Private Cloud versions for running on a Preservica hosted and supported private cloud
* Enterprise versions for install in your own data centre
* Enterprise version allows development of complete solutions including your own workflows for all functions and a vast range of hosting options

= User Experiences =
* Case studies can be found here http://preservica.com/resources/case-studies/

= Development Activity =

Main release annually, around 4 minor releases per year

Latest 5.10 release information : https://preservica.com/resources/press-releases/latest-version-of-preservica-simplifies-digital-preservation-and-delivers-enhanced-api-capabilities-1

Pre-Ingest Tool

2021-04-26T15:15:06Z

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{{Infobox tool
|purpose=A tool for generating an OAIS SIP for digital preservation. It produces METS document that contains metadata for digital preservation.
|homepage=https://github.com/Digital-Preservation-Finland/dpres-siptools
|license=LGPLv3+
|platforms=Linux
|function=Metadata Extraction, Metadata Processing, Validation
|content=METS
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==

Pre-Ingest Tool is intended to be used for generating an OAIS SIP for digital preservation. It produces METS document that contains metadata for digital preservation required by the specifications used in Finnish national digital preservation services. The tool contains code for extracting metadata, creating and digitally signing the METS document.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

Power ISO

2021-04-26T15:14:10Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=PowerISO is a powerful CD/DVD image file processing tool, which allows you to open, extract, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount these files with internal virtual drive.
|homepage=http://www.poweriso.com/
|function=Disk Imaging
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Power ISO
}}
= Description =
PowerISO is a powerful CD/DVD image file processing tool, which allows you to open, extract, create, edit, compress, encrypt, split and convert ISO files, and mount these files with internal virtual drive. It can process almost all CD-ROM image files including ISO and BIN.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

PLATO

2021-04-26T15:09:04Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Plato is a preservation-planning tool for organisations charged with safeguarding digital materials.
|homepage=http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/dp/plato/intro.html
|function=Planning
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
= Description =
[http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/dp/plato/intro.html Plato] is a preservation-planning tool for organisations charged with safeguarding digital materials. The software guides users through a process of defining requirements, evaluating potential processes, and using the results to facilitate decision-making in the creation of a final preservation plan.

====Provider====
Open Planets Foundation

====Licensing and cost====
[http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Apache version 2.0] – free

====Platform and interoperability====
Plato is a web-based application, and as such should be platform agnostic. The software was tested on Windows and Linux, and guarantees compatibility with Firefox 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5. Other successfully tested browsers include Opera, Konqueror version 3.5.8, Internet Explorer 7.0, Google Chrome, and Safari; a few of these browsers induced minor layout problems. Plato does not recommend using Konqueror versions newer than 3.5.8 or version 6.0 of Internet Explorer.
The software integrates [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resource/external/jstorharvard-object-validation-environment-jhove JHOVE], [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resource/external/fits FITS], and [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resource/external/droid DROID], and will interface with [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resource/external/eprints ePrints]. Policy trees are created using the Freemind application.

====Functional notes====
The planning process involves four stages: Define requirements; Evaluate Alternatives; Consider Results; and Build Preservation Plan. For evaluating alternatives, Plato integrates services for content characterisation, preservation action and automatic object comparison; this allows users to test various technological strategies and consider whether the results are consistent with the overall preservation goal. Users can upload sample object sets of up to 200MB on which to perform the tests. The project has also developed an extensible measurement framework to connect decision criteria to measurable properties and metrics.
Alternately, the user can follow a three-step, fast track evaluation workflow that begins with a few basic assumptions and quickly evaluates potential solutions.
Version 4 added MyExperiment integration and the ability to share preservation plans with a group of users.

====Documentation and user support====
The site offers documentation in the form of a number of [http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/dp/plato/intro_casestudies.html case studies] and a bibliography of [http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/dp/plato/intro_documentation.html published literature]. The tool includes an integrated feedback link, and the site offers a contact email.

====Usability====
The system has a straightforward graphical user interface. The workflow is quite involved, however, and so users wishing to fully utilise the software should allocate significant time to the process.

====Expertise required====
Users should be knowledgeable about the organisation, its mission and designated community, and the kinds of digital materials they are likely to collect.

====Standards compliance====
Plato is intended to help organisations become OAIS-compliant, helping them aim for certifications such as TRAC-compliance.
The software uses a P2 Semantic Web Registry. The preservation plan itself is executable in XML.

====Influence and take-up====
No statistics are available for specific use; however, the tool has been used by prominent institutions such as the British Library, the State and University Library of Denmark, and the Austrian National Library, as shown in the case studies.
Plato was shortlisted for the 2010 DPC (Digital Preservation Coalition) Digital Preservation Award; the PLANETS project, which originally developed PLATO, won the 2012 DPC Award for Research and Innovation.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Plato 4.2 was released in June 2013. The source code is available from [https://github.com/openplanets/plato GitHub].
Plato was orinigally developed within the Planets EC-funded project, and forms part of the Planets Suite of tools. It is currently being developed as a part of the SCAPE project, which runs between February 2011 and July 2014. SCAPE is building on Plato for its automated planning component.

See the [https://github.com/openplanets/plato/graphs graphs on github] for a detailed view on the current status.
All development activity is visible on GitHub: http://github.com/openplanets/plato/commits

====Release Feed====
Below the last 3 release feeds:
<rss max=3>https://github.com/openplanets/plato/releases.atom</rss>

====Activity Feed====
Below the last 5 commits:
<rss max=5>https://github.com/openplanets/plato/commits/master.atom</rss>

PhotoRescue

2021-04-26T15:07:42Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=PhotoRescue is the best and fairest picture and data recovery solution for digital film - sd cards, compact flash, memory sticks, microdrive, etc.
|homepage=http://www.datarescue.com/
|function=Disk Imaging, File Recovery
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=PhotoRescue
}}
= Description =
PhotoRescue is the best and fairest picture and data recovery solution for digital film - sd cards, compact flash, memory sticks, microdrive, etc... Featuring innovative recovery algorithms, PhotoRescue displays reliable previews of the recoverable pictures.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

PhotoRec

2021-04-26T15:06:57Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery name) from digital camera memory.
|homepage=http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
|function=File Recovery
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=PhotoRec
}}
= Description =
PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery name) from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's file system has been severely damaged or reformatted.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Perma.cc

2021-04-26T15:05:58Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=A tool that captures, stores, plays-back and provides a new URL for web citation. Built and maintained at the Harvard Law School Library.
|homepage=https://perma.cc
|sourcecode=https://github.com/harvard-lil/perma
|license=Open source, shared via GitHub
|platforms=Platform agnostic, runs via web browser
|formats_out={{Format|WARC}}
|function=Personal Archiving, Web Snapshot
|content=Web
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==

Perma creates high fidelity web captures on demand for the specific goal of preserving citations. When a user creates a Perma record, perma.cc captures the referenced web content and generates a new link to a playback of the archived record. The record will always be available through the Perma.cc link and is displayed in an iFrame including time and date of capture as well as a path to the live page. Records are stored by the Harvard Law School Library and a consortium of partner institutions.

Perma.cc differs from traditional web crawlers, capturing content that allows for a high fidelity replay of a given webpage so that users see and interact with a website the way they would have with the live site. It also provides a user interface for account holders to organize and manage their links. Institutional accounts allow for shared foldering. Free for academic institutions and courts. Individual users can create 10 links per month for free. Paid individual accounts and commercial subscriptions available for access to unlimited link creation by non-academic affiliates.

== User Experiences ==

* [http://strathoa.tumblr.com/post/175604632530/maintaining-and-preserving-the-digital-scholarly 2018-07-06 Maintaining and preserving the digital scholarly record with Perma.cc]
* [https://blogs.harvard.edu/perma/2015/04/14/how-can-faculty-use-perma-cc/ 2015-05-14: How Can Faculty Use Perma.cc?]
* [https://www.library.umass.edu/services/writing-and-publication/perma-cc/ UMass Amherst LibGuide ]

== Development Activity ==


All development activity can be seen on GitHub: https://github.com/harvard-lil/perma/commits/develop

Peepdf

2021-04-26T15:05:15Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=peepdf is a Python tool to explore PDF files in order to find out if the file can be harmful or not.
|homepage=http://eternal-todo.com/tools/peepdf-pdf-analysis-tool
|license=GNU GPL v3
|function=Metadata Extraction
|content=Document
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=peepdf
}}
= Description =
From the peepdf homepage:

peepdf is a Python tool to explore PDF files in order to find out if the file can be harmful or not. The aim of this tool is to provide all the necessary components that a security researcher could need in a PDF analysis without using 3 or 4 tools to make all the tasks. With peepdf it is possible to see all the objects in the document showing the suspicious elements, supports all the most used filters and encodings, it can parse different versions of a file, object streams and encrypted files. With the installation of Spidermonkey and Libemu it provides Javascript and shellcode analysis wrappers too. Apart of this it is able to create new PDF files and to modify existent ones.

= User Experiences =
After downloading the tool [http://eternal-todo.com/tools/peepdf-pdf-analysis-tool Download Page] you can just open the command line from any folder on your machine with PDF files in it and type e. g.:

''folderWithPeepdfInIt\peepdf.py -l nameOfPdfToanalyse.pdf''

You can also create an output file (e. g. output.txt),it will appear in the folder of the PDF you are examining.

''folderWithPeepdfInIt\peepdf.py -l nameOfPdfToanalyse.pdf > output.txt''

An output might look like this:

[[File:Screenshot_peepdf_findings.jpg]]

= Development Activity =

Pearl Crescent Page Saver

2021-04-26T15:04:41Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=Pearl Crescent Page Saver is an extension for Mozilla Firefox that lets you capture images of web pages, including Flash content.
|homepage=http://pearlcrescent.com/products/pagesaver/
|function=Web Snapshot
|content=Web
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=Pearl Crescent Page Saver
}}
= Description =
Pearl Crescent Page Saver is an extension for Mozilla Firefox that lets you capture images of web pages, including Flash content.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

PDWIPE (Physical Drive WIPE)

2021-04-26T15:04:05Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=PDWIPE (Physical Drive WIPE) is a standalone DOS utility to wipe (zero) an entire physical hard drive.
|homepage=http://www.digitalintelligence.com/software/disoftware/pdwipe/
|function=Secure Deletion
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=PDWIPE
}}
= Description =
PDWIPE (Physical Drive WIPE) is a standalone DOS utility to wipe (zero) an entire physical hard drive.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

PDFTron PDF-A Manager

2021-04-26T15:03:31Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=PDF/A Manager is a PDF/A (ISO 19005) validation and conversion software.
|homepage=http://www.pdftron.com/pdfamanager/index.html
|license=Commercially licensed product, developers licenses are free.
|platforms=Versions available for Windows, Mac, and linux.
|function=Validation, File Format Migration
|content=Document
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=PDFTron PDF-A Manager
}}
= Description =
A tool that converts PDF documents to PDF/A (Version 1, 2 and 3 and Level A, B and U) documents, or validate a PDF file against the PDF/A specification. Versions available for Windows, Mac, and linux.

=== Product variants ===
Command-line and software development kit (SDK).

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

Pdftk

2021-04-26T15:02:48Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=PDF manipulation tool
|homepage=http://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/
|license=GPL
|function=Metadata Extraction, Repair
|content=Document
}}
{{Infobox tool details
|ohloh_id=pdftk
}}
= Description =
Pdftk supports various kinds of PDF manipulation and hacking, including the extraction of metadata and repairing damaged PDFs.

= User Experiences =

= Development Activity =

[http://code.google.com/p/openjpeg/updates/list]

PDFsam

2021-04-26T15:02:14Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|purpose=PDFsam splits and merges PDF files
|homepage=https://pdfsam.org/download-pdfsam-basic/
|license=GAGPL 3.0
|platforms=Linux, Windows, MacOS
|function=Rendering, Redaction
|content=Document
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==
PDFsam is a free tool for splitting and merging of PDF files.

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

Pdfcpu

2021-04-26T15:01:27Z

Ania Molenda:

{{Infobox tool
|image=pdfcpuLogoSmall.png
|purpose=A Go library and command line tool for PDF processing incl. validation
|homepage=https://pdfcpu.io/
|license=Apache-2.0 License
|function=Validation, Metadata Extraction
|content=Document
}}
{{Infobox tool details}}
== Description ==

pdfcpu is a powerful Go library and command line tool that supports many PDF processing functions such as reading and writing the xref table, extracting images, fonts and embedded file attachments and encryption detection as well as decryption.
A full list of the command set is avaiable at:
https://pdfcpu.io/about/command_set

=== Validation ===
pdfcpu validates PDFs up to version 1.7. There are two different levels of validation, strict and relaxed, and the option to run validation in verbose mode which shows the output of the entire PDF syntax.

pdfcpu validate -mode strict this.pdf
validating(mode=strict) this.pdf ...
validation error (try -mode=relaxed): dict=type1FontDict required entry=FirstChar missing

pdfcpu validate -mode relaxed this.pdf
validating(mode=relaxed) this.pdf ...
validation ok

=== Metadata Extraction ===

Extraction of Metadata is possible in two ways. The argument ''info'' prints Information such as title, author, PDF producer, creation / modification data and some technical metadata such as encryption and permission information and whether the PDF is tagged, linearized or includes watermarks.
Sample output:

pdfcpu info this.pdf
PDF version: 1.6
Page count: 96
Page size: 21.00 x 29.70 cm
.........................................
Title: This is just a test
Author: Digiman
Subject:
PDF Producer: Adobe PDF Library 15.0
Content creator: Adobe InDesign CC 207 (Macintosh)
Creation date: D:20190912181416+02'00'
Modification date: D:20190918120753+02'00'
Keywords: key1
key2
..........................................
Tagged: Yes
Hybrid: No
Linearized: No
Using XRef streams: Yes
Using object streams: Yes
Watermarks: No
..........................................
Encrypted: No
Permissions: Full access

The second option is to extract any embedded metadata via the extract -mode meta flags. This creates txt files with the extracted metadata entries in a specified directory.
Sample output:

pdfcpu extract -mode meta this.pdf mdout
extracting metadata from this.pdf into mdout/ ...
writing mdout\this_Metadata_XObject_6499_6500.txt
writing mdout\this_Metadata_unknown_401_33.txt
writing mdout\this_Metadata_XObject_292_289.txt
writing mdout\this_Metadata_Catalog_6455_385.txt
writing mdout\this_Metadata_XObject_291_290.txt
writing mdout\this_Metadata_unknown_6491_6475.txt

== User Experiences ==


== Development Activity ==

pdfcpu has an active user and developer community. All activity can be viewed via the github repo:
[https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu]