Gain insights into the scope and quality of the digital assets under your care.
We have the expertise and tools to extract and assess your data securely and safely, enabling you to plan for its future management with confidence.
You may be seeking to understand a new digital acquisition or check the integrity of an existing collection. We can find out whether the data is accessible, usable and stable, and advise on next steps.
Industry-standard data inventory facilities
Our suite of industry-standard technologies includes forensic workstations and write blockers. These enable us to access your material without compromising data integrity.
Our services include:
- data extraction: retrieving the data and moving it to a new location
- verification: to find out if the data is stable and functional
- fixity checking: to assess whether the data has changed over time
- file format analysis: to see if the data is accessible and can be rendered correctly
- production of a verifiable manifest detailing file types and data size
Expert advice and follow-up
To support your next steps, we can provide:
- inventory documentation in a format that’s compatible with your organisation’s collection documentation
- details of any immediate data issues and advice on how to address them
- an action plan for the care of your digital assets in the short, medium and long term
- advice on skills development to support future digital preservation activities
Keeping your data secure
We take the security and integrity of your data as seriously as you do:
- we use secure technologies
- we’ll work with you to understand the security and data protocols that apply to your collection
- we’ll explore what’s feasible logistically, for example on-site options
- GDPR compliance is built into all our practices
- we are trained and practised in object handling
Contact us
Get in touch to discuss your data inventory project. Email [email protected].