Functional category: file formatting

DROID

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:40:54 +0000

DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) is a software tool (developed and managed by UK National Archives) designed to perform automated batch identification of file formats. It is the first in a planned series of tools developed by The National Archives under the umbrella of its PRONOM technical registry service. DROID is used for curation in Institutional Repositories.

JHOVE

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:40:54 +0000

JSTOR/Harvard Object Validation Environment (JHOVE) is a Java software library (developed by Harvard University Library and JSTOR) for detecting file formats, used for curation in institutional repositories. JHOVE provides functions to perform format-specific identification, validation, and characterization of digital objects.

METSDSpaceSIP

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:40:54 +0000

METS Document Profile for Submission Information Packages (METSDSpaceSIP) is a DSpace format designed to be compatible with both DSpace and EPrints. Typically this DSpace package format is used in implementations of the SWORD (Simple Web-service Offering Repository Deposit) interoperability standard, allowing digital repositories to accept the deposit of content from multiple sources in different formats via a standardized protocol.

PRONOM

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:40:54 +0000

PRONOM is the online registry (managed by UK National Archives) of technical information about public file formats, software products, and other technical components required to support long-term access to electronic records and other digital objects of cultural, historical, or business value.