How closely should we watch the bits?
Is all digital data subject to bit rot? How long can you expect a hard drive in cold storage to retain its data?
Decision-making about digital preservation depends on these questions. Unfortunately, almost no good data is available. We're aiming to address this problem by running a distributed experiment on the longevity of digital media.
For an introduction to the project, check out our slides from our presentation at the Best Practices Exchange Conference in June 2023:
On this site, we will post more documentation and, eventually, results. Please check back!
Get in touch!
BRFX began as a collaboration between Owen King, Jamie Patrick-Burns, and Tyler Cline.
For more information, or if you'd like to participate, please email us:
![image of an email address: club [at] brfx.org](./img/email_club_at_brfx.png){kind=small}
