1. Improving Data Ingest and Preservation at The Henry Ford Brian Wilson, The Henry Ford Musueum Archives Section Symposium SAA 2014 Annual Meeting

2. 2 Image: 1966StardustGP_056; http://www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/6886135299/

3. 3 “optical disc” by kismihok; www.flickr.com/photos/kismihok/8928946658

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5. 5 “Playing with fire” by Fredrik Alpstedt; www.flickr.com/photos/alpstedt/9935571905

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7. 7 “Quandary” by Kaytee Riek; www.flickr.com/photos/riekhavoc/4975764806

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9. 9 RAID Workspace Network Storage Archivist Producer Workstation image: http://images.all-free-download.com/images/graphiclarge/dtrave_cartoon_computer_and_desktop_clip_art_10004.jpg Glasses: http://www.clker.com/cliparts/c/6/7/7/1335301202199095508Sunglasses%20Outline.svg

10. 10 Create Image File(s) Add Files To Object Folder Add Object Folder(s) To Submission Folder Copy Submission Folder To RAID Workspace Check Folder Size And Properties Review Submssn Fldr For Stray Files, File Naming Use DDA To Migrate Object Folder(s) To Preservation Delete Data Copy From Workspace Email Producer To Confirm Deletion of Local Copy

11. 11 Digital Preservation Policy Digital Preservation Procedures Guide Data Ingest Workflow and Checklists

12. 12 “Hard Work” by Mad Wraith; www.flickr.com/photos/mad_wraith/6328078372

13. 13 Beach scene at Current, Eleuthera by Trish Hartmann; www.flickr.com/photos/21078769@N00/8222670396

14. 14 http://mitchoconnell.blogspot.c om/; http://3.bp.blogspot.com/- oRECOxda3ok/T2KtKuVMpCI/A AAAAAAAJfI/86RgV4i5EX0/s160 0/NF%2B86.jpg

15. Brian Wilson Benson Ford Research Center The Henry Ford Dearborn, Michigan brianw@thehenryford.org Thank You!

16. 16 Special thanks to: - Megan Anthony, Wayne State University - Lance Stuchell, University of Michigan Libraries - Michael Shallcross, Bentley Historical Library - Lisa Schmidt, Michigan State University - Eric Reasons, The Henry Ford ITS