A presentation of a survey and testbed results, investigating the way architects manage their digital assets and a round up of issues when ingesting architects' bron digital archives
4. research questions
¤ survey: how are digital architectural
archival records created and managed?
¤ case study: what steps are necessary at
ingest and preservation?
6. objectives
¤ understanding of process of creation and
management of digital archives.
¤ anticipate problems with digital
sustainability.
¤ exploring possible win/win solutions.
8. design proces?
“Designing is done with pencil and paper.
The CAD drawing is made by an employee.”
“We import an AutoCAD drawing into
Sketch-up and convert it to 3D. The result is
printed and updated with marker pen. We
scan it again and edit it further in
Photoshop.”
9. lesson #1
An understanding of the design process is a
prerequisite to make decisions on
preservation actions.
11. importance & use?
“Our archive is a tool we use daily.”
“Files are moved to the basement once the
acceptance is signed. We’ll only consult it in
case of a legal dispute”
12. lesson #2
Tell me how you use your archive, and I’ll
tell you how well it’s ordered.
13. lesson #3
Once a file is older than 10 years, attention
and care declines dramatically.
32. the treats
¤ obsolete / divergent file formats
¤ obsolete / licensed software
¤ obsolete operating systems
¤ obsolete hardware
¤ obsolete media
¤ bitrot
33. preservation file format?
¤ open format
¤ usage and software libraries
¤ geometry vs. intelligence (e.g. layers)
¤ reversibility
¤ external reference files (x-refs)
¤ … and try to keep it simple