This report gives an overview of the work that was done as part of the preservation risks knowledge base task. This includes the establishment of the OPF File Format Risk Registry, research and development on analysis tools, the creation of evidence in the form of sample files, and the development of a general methodology for assessing files against an institutional policy. The relations of this work with SCAPE activities on preservation watch, policies and quality assurance are also discussed.
Upcoming Events
- The SCAPE Project has closed on 2014-09-30. See Past Events above.
OPF Blogs for SCAPE
- A Reflection: Community Engagement in Digital Preservation 06/12/2023A year and a half ago I started at the Open Preservation Foundation as their new Community Officer. I had big shoes to fill, and...Georgia Moppett
- No Sabotage but Satisfaction 02/11/2023To strengthen mutual ties, show our love for our job and have fun together, employees of OPF members KB and NANeth made a parody of Benny Benassi’s Satisfaction for World Digital Preservation Day 2023. This blog describes 'the making of'.Remco van Veenendaal
- PREMIS – one year after receiving the award 01/11/2023The PREMIS Editorial Committee gives an update on the last year.Karin Bredenberg
- Monitoring Disappearing File Formats 5: Applications for disappearing file formats 10/08/2023This article is the fifth in the series on monitoring ageing file formats. The underlying question is: Can we predict which file formats are likely...Kiki
- A Request for Comment: Automatic Digital Preservation and Self-Healing DOIs 07/08/2023We're excited to share the latest blog post by Martin Eve, Principal R&D Developer on the Crossref Labs team, discussing a potential solution for enhancing the digital preservation of scholarly content crucial to maintaining persistent identifier integrity.Rosa Clark
- A Reflection: Community Engagement in Digital Preservation 06/12/2023