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  • Where are the files currently stored?  

    • On If stored on pieces of physical media, e.g.such as hard drives, CDs, or floppy disks? If stored on media, as about the number and type of media , what types of media and how many? (e.g. an album of CDs, 2 hard drives, etc.) 

    • In If stored in a cloud storage account, which type of account (e.g. Google Drive, Box, OneDrive?  etc.)? Can you share a link or otherwise provide access for our digital archivist to download the files directly?

    • If anything is stored on a device (e.g., such as a laptop, tablet, or phone), ask that they , are you able to copy the files to a hard drive (this is preferred) or a cloud storage account. ?

  • Do you know the approximate dates when the digital files were created?  

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  • Do you know of any unusual formats in the files?   

    • If so, can you provide the names of the software or devices that created the files?  

  • For hybrid collections that also contain paper/analog materials: do all or part of the digital materials duplicate the paper materials?  

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