Next up in the session at #iPRES2026 is Jess Whyte with "Success Rates in Digital Media Preservation" short paper.
The paper summarizes findings. Whyte reports on findings of accessing 5.171 media carriers (CD-ROM, CD audio, cd-r, dvd, 3.5 flppy, 5.25 floppy plus zip disks and usk keys). 5 variables are captured:
media format,
filesystem (11 types), age (1-36 years),
collection source (manuscript/ published), success.
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