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| − | |purpose= The BitCurator Environment is | + | |purpose=The BitCurator Environment is an Ubuntu Linux distribution geared to the needs of archivists and librarians. It includes a suite of open source digital forensics and data analysis tools to help collecting institutions process born-digital materials. |
| − | + | |homepage=http://bitcurator.github.io/ | |
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|license=Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | |license=Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | ||
|platforms=Ubuntu-Linux | |platforms=Ubuntu-Linux | ||
| + | |function=File Management, Fixity, Metadata Extraction, Metadata Processing, Quality Assurance, Validation, Workflow | ||
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| + | = Description = | ||
| + | The BitCurator Environment is an Ubuntu Linux distribution geared to the needs of archivists and librarians. It includes a suite of open source digital forensics and data analysis tools to help with collecting institutions process born-digital materials. | ||
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| + | * Creating forensic disk images: Disk images packaged with metadata about devices, file systems, and the creation process. | ||
| − | + | * Analyzing files and file systems: View details on file system contents from a wide variety of file systems. | |
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| + | * Extracting file system metadata: File system metadata is a critical link in the chain of custody and in records of provenance. | ||
| − | + | * Identifying sensitive information: Locate private and sensitive information on digital media and prepare materials for access. | |
| − | + | * Locating and remove duplicate files: Know what files to keep and what can be discarded. | |
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= User Experiences = | = User Experiences = | ||
| + | * Alice Prael and Amy Wickner, "[https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/18486/S6-PraelWickner.pdf Getting to Know FRED]," Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, October 9, 2015 | ||
| − | + | * Sam Meister and Alexandra Chassanoff, "[https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v9i2.325 Integrating Digital Forensics Techniques into Curatorial Tasks: A Case Study]," International Journal of Digital Curation 9, no. 2 (2014): 6-16. | |
| − | + | * [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/workflows Workflows] - BitCurator Consortium | |
| − | + | = Development Activity = | |
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| − | + | The BitCurator environment was originally developed through a [https://bitcurator.github.io/ series of projects] (2011-2014) led by the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (SILS) and the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Since 2014, the software has been maintained by the [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/ BitCurator Consortium]. | |
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| + | = Maintenance, Documentation, and Help = | ||
| − | + | BitCurator software is maintained in repositories managed by the [https://github.com/BitCurator BitCurator organization on GitHub]. | |
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| − | + | BitCurator Consortium members and community members contribute to the [https://bitcurator.github.io/documentation/ BitCurator documentation] site, and respond to issues and requests on the [https://groups.google.com/g/bitcurator-users BitCurator Users Google Group]. | |
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Latest revision as of 01:25, 9 May 2026
Description
The BitCurator Environment is an Ubuntu Linux distribution geared to the needs of archivists and librarians. It includes a suite of open source digital forensics and data analysis tools to help with collecting institutions process born-digital materials.
The tasks that have been written include:
- Creating forensic disk images: Disk images packaged with metadata about devices, file systems, and the creation process.
- Analyzing files and file systems: View details on file system contents from a wide variety of file systems.
- Extracting file system metadata: File system metadata is a critical link in the chain of custody and in records of provenance.
- Identifying sensitive information: Locate private and sensitive information on digital media and prepare materials for access.
- Locating and remove duplicate files: Know what files to keep and what can be discarded.
User Experiences
- Alice Prael and Amy Wickner, "Getting to Know FRED," Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, October 9, 2015
- Sam Meister and Alexandra Chassanoff, "Integrating Digital Forensics Techniques into Curatorial Tasks: A Case Study," International Journal of Digital Curation 9, no. 2 (2014): 6-16.
- Workflows - BitCurator Consortium
Development Activity
The BitCurator environment was originally developed through a series of projects (2011-2014) led by the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (SILS) and the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Since 2014, the software has been maintained by the BitCurator Consortium.
Maintenance, Documentation, and Help
BitCurator software is maintained in repositories managed by the BitCurator organization on GitHub.
BitCurator Consortium members and community members contribute to the BitCurator documentation site, and respond to issues and requests on the BitCurator Users Google Group.