About COPTR - Revision history

Andrew N. Jackson: /* How can I get involved? */ Suggested prioritisation.

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How can I get involved?: Suggested prioritisation.

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Andrew N. Jackson: /* Sustainability */ Using GitHub discussions for this information.

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Sustainability: Using GitHub discussions for this information.

Andrew N. Jackson: /* What is the scope of COPTR? */

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What is the scope of COPTR?

Andrew N. Jackson at 14:10, 16 January 2026

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Andrew N. Jackson: /* Governance */

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Andrew N. Jackson: /* What is the scope of COPTR? */

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What is the scope of COPTR?

Andrew N. Jackson: /* How can I get involved? */

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How can I get involved?

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 Here are some suggestions:
 *[[Add a tool to COPTR|Add a new tool to COPTR]]. Add a tool you're familiar with or check out this [[Wish list of tools to add to COPTR|wish list of tools to add to COPTR]].
 *[[Contribute your workflow to COW|Add a new workflow to COW]]. It doesn't have to be a finished workflow - a draft or proposal is still useful!
 *Correct or add more detail to existing entries - use the "Edit with form" option to do this. For example, you could:

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 ==How can I get involved?==
 COPTR is a wiki, which means anyone can edit it and your contributions are very welcome. All changes are tracked, so if a mistake is made, it can easily be undone. So don't hold back - please dive in a help make the information in COPTR better.
-Editing this wiki requires a user account, but due to problems with spam, you have to get in touch with us to request an account. Just email coptr@openpreservation.org with your preferred username and we'll get you sorted. If you have any problems accessing your account, or want to report any spam, you can use the same contact email to request help.
+Editing this wiki requires a user account, but due to problems with spam, you have to get in touch with us to request an account. Just email [mailto:coptr@openpreservation.org coptr@openpreservation.org] with your preferred username and we'll get you sorted. If you have any problems accessing your account, or want to report any spam, you can use the same contact email to request help.
- Here are some suggestions:
+Here are some suggestions:
 *[[Add a tool to COPTR|Add a new tool to COPTR]]. Add a tool you're familiar with or check out this [[Wish list of tools to add to COPTR|wish list of tools to add to COPTR]].
 *[[Contribute your workflow to COW|Add a new workflow to COW]]. It doesn't have to be a finished workflow - a draft or proposal is still useful!

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 ==How can I get involved?==
-COPTR is a wiki, which means anyone can edit it and your contributions are very welcome. All changes are tracked, so if a mistake is made, it can easily be undone. So don't hold back - please dive in a help make the information in COPTR better. Here are some suggestions:
+COPTR is a wiki, which means anyone can edit it and your contributions are very welcome. All changes are tracked, so if a mistake is made, it can easily be undone. So don't hold back - please dive in a help make the information in COPTR better.
 *[[Add a tool to COPTR|Add a new tool to COPTR]]. Add a tool you're familiar with or check out this [[Wish list of tools to add to COPTR|wish list of tools to add to COPTR]].
 *[[Contribute your workflow to COW|Add a new workflow to COW]]. It doesn't have to be a finished workflow - a draft or proposal is still useful!

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 ==Sustainability==
-*Hosting is kindly provided by the OPF.
+COPTR is stable, but has some sustainability issues. [https://github.com/orgs/digipres/discussions/66 Please see the full details in this statement on the service status and sustainability.]
 ==Technical stuff==

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 *Out of scope: Digitisation, file creation
-Crucially, the goal of COPTR is to help you find tools to try out, not tell you what tools to use. The right tool often depends on your specific context and goals. By linking tools to user experiences and other records of practice, we hope it will be easier to find out what others are doing, and that this will help you evaluate what you need.
+Crucially, the goal of COPTR is to help you find tools to try out, not tell you what tools to use. The right tool often depends on your specific context and goals. By linking tools to user experiences, workflows, and other records of practice, we hope it will be easier to find out what others are doing, and that this will help you evaluate what you need.
 Beyond tools, there are a number of other 'registries' that are related to COPTR and interlinked with it such as the [http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/ Just Solve The Problem File Formats Wiki] for detailed file format information, and the [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/ PRONOM] format identification registry. You can find more resources and registries on the [https://github.com/digipres/awesome-digital-preservation?tab=readme-ov-file#readme Digital Preservation Awesome List].

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 __NOTOC__
-COPTR is a wiki based registry of digital preservation tools. It's main aim is to help practitioners discover preservation tools that will help them tackle particular preservation challenges. It can be browsed and searched directly by practitioners, or queried by other systems via an API.
+COPTR is a wiki based registry of digital preservation tools and workflows. It's main aim is to help practitioners discover preservation tools that might help them tackle particular preservation challenges. It can be browsed and searched directly by practitioners, or queried by other systems via an API.
 Each tool in COPTR is categorised by the [[Lifecycle Stages|Lifecycle Stage]] it falls within, the (sub) [[Tool Functions|Function]] it performs and by the [[Content Types|Content Type]] that it operates on. It may also input and/or output specific [[File_Formats|file formats]]. For example, [[EpubCheck]] performs the Function [[Validation]], it operates on [[EBook]] Content and has [[EPUB]] as an input format. COPTR can help by enabling you to browse to tools that meet a particular need - perhaps relating to a specific [[Content Types|Content Type]] or [[Tool Functions|Function]].

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 It is supported by the Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) and the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), who cover the basic aspect of hosting the service, taking backups, removing entries that are clearly off-topic spam or abusive. Other issues, such as guidelines or processes around content quality, scope, review (see e.g. responding to [[Talk:Main_Page| Main page/discussion]]) or major service changes (e.g. shifting to other platforms,  or dealing with the sustainability issues outlined below) are not covered.
-The staff of the OPF and DPC are not the target users for COPTR, so we would like to encourage community members who care about COPTR to help us find a way to improve this situation. Please join us or get in touch via the contact details below!
+The staff of the OPF and DPC are not the target users for COPTR, so we would like to encourage community members who care about COPTR to help us find a way to improve this situation. Please join us or get in touch via [[#Contact.2C_feedback_and_questions|the contact details below]]!
 ==Sustainability==

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 ** Check the [[:Category:Tool Status|Tool Status]], especially [[:Category:Unknown_Tool_Status|where the status is not known]].
 ** Flag<sup>1</sup> or fix up outdated details, like broken URLs.
-** Flag<sup>1</sup> or remove text that does not meet the editorial guidelines (see [[About COPTR#Scope|Scope]] below).
+** Flag<sup>1</sup> or remove text that does not meet the editorial guidelines (see ''Scope'' below).
 ** Add input or output formats. Ask for help (see below) if you need to create new [[File_Formats|File format]] entries.<sup>2</sup>