This Library Carpentry lessons introduced the basic concepts of preserving digital files. By the end of the lesson you will: have a basic understanding of file types and file systems; know about file format registries; be able to validate and interrogate files.
Under Design
This lesson is currently in its early design stage; please check the repository issues and pull requests to see what we have so far. Contributions are very welcome
Prerequisites
To complete this lesson, you will need a UNIX-like shell environment -see Setup. You will also need to download the file dp-lesson.zip from GitHub to your desktop and extract it there (once you have unzipped/extracted the file, you should end up with a folder called “dp-lesson”). It is recommended that you complete the lesson Shell Lessons for Librarians if you are not familiar with the shell.
| Setup | Download files required for the lesson | |
| 09:00 | 1. Fundamentals of file systems |
What is a filesystem?
What is a file? How do we tell the type of a file? |
| 09:30 | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.