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|purpose= The BitCurator is a general purpose desktop (and command line) tool designed to automate simple, file-based operations. The File Analyzer assembles a toolkit of tasks a user can perform.  The tasks that have been written into the File Analyzer code base have been optimized for use by libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions.
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|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.
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|homepage=http://bitcurator.net/
 
|homepage=http://bitcurator.net/
 
|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
 
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|function=File Management, Fixity, Metadata Extraction, Metadata Processing, Quality Assurance, Validation, Workflow
 
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= Description =
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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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The tasks that have been written include:
  
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* Creating forensic disk images: Disk images packaged with metadata about devices, file systems, and the creation process.
[[Category:File Management]]
 
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[[Category:Metadata Extraction]]
 
[[Category:Metadata Processing]]
 
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* Analyzing files and file systems: View details on file system contents from a wide variety of file systems.
  
= Description =
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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.
The BitCurator Environment is a Ubuntu-derived Linux distribution geared towards 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. BitCurator supports positive digital preservation outcomes using software (such Bulk Extractor, fiwalk, FSLint and FITS) and includes practices adopted from the digital forensics community.
 
  
The tasks that have been written include:  
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* Identifying sensitive information: Locate private and sensitive information on digital media and prepare materials for access.
  
Creating forensic disk images: Disk images packaged with metadata about devices, file systems, and the creation process.
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* Locating and remove duplicate files: Know what files to keep and what can be discarded.
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 =
 
= User Experiences =
  
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* 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
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* 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.
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* [https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/workflows Workflows] - BitCurator Consortium
  
 
= Development Activity =
 
= Development Activity =
  
The [https://bitcurator.net/bitcurator/ BitCurator project] has been a joint effort 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) to develop a system for collecting professionals that incorporates the functionality of many digital forensics tools begun in 2011.
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The BitCurator environment was originally developed through a [https://bitcurator.net/bitcurator/ 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].
 
 
Amongst the original 2011-2014 development team was Christopher (Cal) Lee, Associate Professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and was Principal Investigator of the BitCurator project, which is developing and disseminating open-source digital forensics tools for use by archivists and librarians.  
 
  
 
BitCurator software is now housed in a set of repositories on GitHub.
 
BitCurator software is now housed in a set of repositories on GitHub.
  
 
File an Issue
 
File an Issue
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The BitCurator Consortium maintains a [https://confluence.educopia.org/display/BC/Filing+an+issue+in+JIRA JIRA instance] to respond to software and environment issues outside of GitHub.
 
The BitCurator Consortium maintains a [https://confluence.educopia.org/display/BC/Filing+an+issue+in+JIRA JIRA instance] to respond to software and environment issues outside of GitHub.
  
 
Release Process and Schedule
 
Release Process and Schedule
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Visit the [https://confluence.educopia.org/display/BC/Release+Process+and+Schedule Release Process and Schedule] page for additional information on how the Consortium manages feature updates, bugfixes, and release scheduling.
 
Visit the [https://confluence.educopia.org/display/BC/Release+Process+and+Schedule Release Process and Schedule] page for additional information on how the Consortium manages feature updates, bugfixes, and release scheduling.
  
  
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=== Release and Activity Feed===
 
=== Release and Activity Feed===
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https://github.com/bitcurator/commits/master.atom

Latest revision as of 19:43, 11 May 2021



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.net/
License:Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Platforms:Ubuntu-Linux
Function:File Management,Fixity,Metadata Extraction,Metadata Processing,Quality Assurance,Validation,Workflow
Appears in COW:Archival Forensics workflow (storage media deposit), Digital archiving workflow (high-level), Flashback project - optical media imaging workflow


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Description[edit]

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[edit]

  • Alice Prael and Amy Wickner, "Getting to Know FRED," Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, October 9, 2015

Development Activity[edit]

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.

BitCurator software is now housed in a set of repositories on GitHub.

File an Issue

The BitCurator Consortium maintains a JIRA instance to respond to software and environment issues outside of GitHub.

Release Process and Schedule

Visit the Release Process and Schedule page for additional information on how the Consortium manages feature updates, bugfixes, and release scheduling.



Release and Activity Feed[edit]

https://github.com/bitcurator/commits/master.atom