Research does not disappear neatly. A project website may go offline while the same paper remains available in an institutional repository; an old conference page may survive only as a bibliographic reference; a PDF may still be cited in library guides although no current public copy can be located at its former address.
This library helps readers follow historical citations associated with the former Digital Curation Exchange. It is a curated collection of newly written source records and links to external authorities. TwoSquares does not claim to be the original publisher, rights holder or institutional repository for the papers listed here.
Featured historical papers and proposals
Martin J. Gengenbach, 2012
“The Way We Do It Here”: Mapping Digital Forensics Workflows in Collecting Institutions
A master's paper examining how digital forensic methods were being used within collecting institutions and how those practices connected with the management of born-digital material. Links to a file once hosted by the Digital Curation Exchange appeared in university, archival and professional sources. A published BitCurator historical note summarises the study and its implications; the author's ORCID record identifies a scholarly reference with DOI 10.17615/2X9G-7E66.
Read: Gengenbach research record and access information. Related guide: Digital forensics workflows in archives.
Sheila Corrall, 2013
A Competency Framework for Digital Curation and Data Science
A position paper associated with the 14 January 2013 Aligning Digital Preservation across Nations workshop. The University of Pittsburgh repository provides an identifiable record and downloadable material with licence information. Our source page separates the paper's bibliographic history from TwoSquares' own practical synthesis of skills needed for preservation.
Read: Corrall research record. Primary repository: University of Pittsburgh.
Paul Wheatley, 2013
Proposal and contemporary discussion concerning a community-owned digital preservation tool registry
A historical Digital Curation Exchange PDF path referenced a tool-registry proposal attributed to Paul Wheatley. Contemporary Open Preservation Foundation writing documents the move towards a shared community registry that developed into COPTR. The original exact PDF bytes from the old DCE address have not been verified for republication here.
Read: Wheatley historical source record. Current registry: COPTR.
Workshops and programmes previously referenced online
Closing the Digital Curation Gap, 2009-2013. The IMLS grant record and project announcement document the programme and its transatlantic partners. Read the historical programme overview.
Spanning the Boundaries of Digital Curation Education, 22-23 September 2010. The iPRES 2010 programme documents the Vienna workshop. Read the event record.
Aligning Digital Preservation across Nations, 14 January 2013. The DCC conference programme identifies the Amsterdam workshop; conference blogs point to a report and papers. Read the workshop record.
Other historically cited materials still requiring identification
A backlink export also references a file formerly at digitalcurationexchange.org/sites/default/files/unit13-characterization-slides-v01.pdf and historical Drupal pages identified by node numbers. We do not provide fabricated titles, authors, findings or download links for resources whose identity and rights have not been established. Such items should be investigated using archived captures, original authors, institutional repositories and the source of the citation.
If an original source is recovered, a robust bibliographic entry should record the title, creator, publication date, institution, persistent identifier if any, source URL, licence, rights review, capture date and file integrity hash. A PDF should only be rehosted where permission or an applicable licence allows it.
How to choose the right citation
For academic use, prefer the author's institutional repository, published DOI or original publisher. These are usually more authoritative citation targets than a new explanatory page. A modern source record is useful when the original address has failed, when multiple editions need distinguishing or when a reader wants to understand historical context. Do not cite a restored domain as proof that a missing document has been recovered.
The same principle applies to website restoration. Search continuity is strongest when a historically referenced resource is replaced by the exact material or a genuinely relevant, well-documented successor. A general commercial homepage cannot substitute for a scholarly paper.
Are these works owned or endorsed by TwoSquares?
No. Names, institutions and paper titles are included for identification and attribution. Their inclusion does not imply sponsorship, co-authorship, endorsement or permission to redistribute the underlying files. Any newly authored explanations are TwoSquares editorial content.
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