In what is in danger of becoming a new Christmas tradition, here's a festive message to celebrate the upcoming relaunch of the COPTR tool discovery wiki.
I'm dreaming of a byte Christmas
With all the files I used to know
Where the JPEGs glisten and WAVs to listen
To hear that voice from long ago
I'm dreaming of a byte Christmas
With every replica I write
May your GIFs be merry and bright
And may all your checksums be right
I'm dreaming of a byte Christmas
With all the memories we've made
Formats slowly changing, bits rearranging
To be sure the meaning doesn't fade
I'm dreaming of a byte Christmas
No digital risks left to fight
May your ingest backlog be light
And may all your checksums still be right
And please remember, bytes are for life, not just for Christmas... If you care about tools that help you take care of your digital collections, please come along to the relaunch webinar and please consider joining the Preservation Registries Special Interest Group.